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White River State Park has announced the Frank Lloyd Visitor Center will reopen to the public on Thursday after being shut down due to COVID-19. Plans also call for the reopening of the IMAX Theatre later this month. WRSP’s visitor center and several attractions had been temporarily closed [点击 More>>>]

The Fourth of July race weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be held without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. IMS officials say the decision was made after extensive consultation with local and state officials. IMS says the holiday weekend event will be renamed the Big Machine [点击 More>>>]

The U.S. Space Command is still in its infancy, but Representatives Jim Banks (R-03) and Jackie Walorski (R-02) think Grissom Air Reserve Base should be considered as a possible location for its headquarters. The lawmakers sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett asking her [点击 More>>>]

The 2020 Indiana State Fair will not take place in its traditional form due to concerns related to COVID-19. The Indiana State Fair Commission and State Fair Board say a modified 4-H Livestock Show and additional activities will be held at the State Fairgrounds in August. The commission says key [点击 More>>>]

INDIANAPOLIS – The city of Indianapolis and the Marion County Health Department have updated plans for businesses to reopen. Mayor Joe Hogsett says the city and county will begin implementing portions of Stage 3 of the state’s Back on Track Plan as early as Friday. The mayor says [点击 More>>>]

Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced that because health indicators remain positive, most of the state will advance to stage 3 of the Back On Track Indiana plan on Friday, May 22. <backontrack.in.gov/> Indiana Back On Track has five stages. For Cass, Lake and Marion counties – which [点击 More>>>]

The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art has been accepted into two national programs. The museum says inclusion in the Museum Assessment Program and the Collections Assessment for Preservation will help it strengthen operations and plan for the future. With support from MAP and [点击 More>>>]

Walmart (NYSE: WMT) is preparing to open six COVID-19 drive-thru testing sites throughout Indiana this week. The company says the sites are supported by Texas-based eTrueNorth as well as state and local officials. Walmart says its tests are only for individuals who meet Center for Disease Control, [点击 More>>>]

Parents magazine has ranked The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis as the nation’s Best Children’s Museum for 2020. The magazine <www.parents.com/fun/vacation/us-destinations/the-10-best-childrens-m useums/?slide=slide_b981a92d-d578-4b3e-994c-c82b16c2b3e8#slide_b981a92d-d578 [点击 More>>>]

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE: LLY) and Junshi Biosciences in China are partnering to develop therapeutic antibodies for potential prevention and treatment of COVID-19. Lilly says it will receive an exclusive license to perform clinical development, manufacturing and distribution of [点击 More>>>]