
WFYI News

Residents of Indianapolis neighborhood Martindale Brightwood and organizers from multiple community groups rallied Monday against a possible data center planned for development at the site of the former Sherman Drive-In theater.
Indiana tax collections are running $270 million ahead of projections after three months of the fiscal year, according to the latest monthly revenue report.
Katheryn Downard wants her kids to grow up in a rural school — just like she did. That’s why she’s sending her kids to Hoosier Prairie Elementary School. “The smaller the school, the more it feels like family, and when you have a family, you're more likely to have students that are successful,” Downard said.
Roughly one in five Indiana residents has medical debt that is currently in collections, according to a 2022 report from the Indiana Community Action Poverty Institute.
Across Indiana, community attitudes toward LGBTQ pride seem to be warming as more communities host events. Even as a wide swath of organizers told WFYI they have seen improvements, some groups report more harassment, wavering sponsors, and local government trouble compared with years past.