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CBC S1 E8: COVID Casts a Long Shadow Over Sports Scholarships

College careers delayed, hopes dashed. Midwestern high school athletes now have a much higher mountain to climb to get that D1 scholarship.

TMS- Denny Reese

By WNIN • Dec 4, 2020

David speaks with local author Denny Reese. His book is "Gomer Says Hey! The Manic and Much Loved Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C"

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COVID Update: 3 New Area Deaths, 200+ Infections in Vanderburgh County

By John Gibson • Dec 4, 2020

More COVID-related deaths are reported in Vanderburgh and Warrick counties, while new cases surge.

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The Indiana State Department of Health recorded one new fatality in Vanderburgh County and two in Warrick County on its Friday dashboard.

Fire Damages Evansville Home, Displacing 4 Adults, 5 Kids

By John Gibson • Dec 4, 2020

Four adults and five children are displaced after a house fire in Evansville.

Firefighters were dispatched to 718 E. Louisiana St. at about 8:20 Friday morning for a report of a kitchen fire.

The first unit on the scene reported smoke coming from the house.

Newsmatch 2020

Indiana News

New COVID-19 Quarantine Guidance Should Get People Back To Work, School Faster

By Brandon Smith • 19 hours ago

Indiana health officials say new COVID-19 quarantine guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should help health care workers, teachers and students get back to work and school quicker.

Indiana Hopes All Health Workers, Nursing Home Residents Get Vaccine By End Of Month

By Brandon Smith • Dec 3, 2020

Indiana health officials say they hope to make a COVID-19 vaccine available to every health care worker and nursing home resident in the state by the end of December.

School Financial Managers Say 2021 Legislative Session Will Make Or Break Their Budgets

By Jeanie Lindsay • Dec 3, 2020

Without additional emergency pandemic funding, the upcoming legislative session in Indiana will be critical, especially for schools.

Regional Health News

COVID-19 Surge Strains Midwest Hospitals

By SEBASTIAN MARTINEZ • Nov 14, 2020

This story was produced by Side Effects Public Media, a news collaborative covering public health.

The recent COVID surge was enough to push BJC Healthcare to start deferring some scheduled procedures at hospitals in the St. Louis area. In Columbia, where the University of Missouri is located, hospitals aren’t there yet.

But it’s not out of the question.