Right now on Indiana Newsdesk:
The end of 2020 has proven to be the deadliest season of the pandemic in Indiana. Ahead the latest COVID numbers from across the state. Plus, a leader of IU Health joins us to talk about hospital capacity, staffing struggles, and the vaccine that could be administered to some folks as soon as next week.
More utilities are continuing to transition away from coal, but as these plants close, communities are hit with job losses and a decline in tax revenue. Next, how Michigan City is preparing for its coal plant’s closure, and why some worry the people most impacted by the plant’s pollution won’t have a say in the transition plans.
In October, Amy Coney Barrett became the second Hoosier appointed to the Supreme Court. But many people have trouble remembering the first. Coming up, Sherman Minton’s impact on United States politics and the Supreme Court.
Those stories plus the latest news headlines from across the state right now on Indiana Newsdesk!
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