Noon Edition

The State of Indiana reports breakthrough cases on a weekly basis. As of yesterday, more than 3,000,000 Hoosiers are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and just under 10,000 of them experienced a breakthrough case. Less than 0.009 percent of them were hospitalized.

Counties are subject to the moratorium depending on CDC metrics reported daily. Monroe County is labeled a high level of community transmission. 

Join us this week as we talk with guests about critical race theory and why it's been a topic of statewide and national discussion in recent months.

Join us this week as we talk with climate change and weather experts about recent extreme weather and climate change.

Join us this week as we talk with an educator, local school official, and education reporter about what comes next for Indiana schools after test results were released this month.

Join us this week as we talk about political experts and researchers about Indiana's 2011 redistricting, and what to expect from lines drawn by own lawmakers this fall.

Join us this week as we talk with wildlife experts about the mysterious illness infecting birds across Indiana and several other states.

Join us this week as we talk with public health experts and local health officials about COVID spread in the community and what threat variants could pose to keeping case rates low.

Join us this week as we talk with Sports Illustrated Executive Editor Jon Wertheim and IU Media School's Galen Clavio about the shifting culture in sports business and media.

Join us this week as we talk with people working in hospitality and local economic experts about what summer in Bloomington will look like.