WFYI’s Dylan Peers McCoy sat down with Sam Snideman, vice president of government relations for the United Way of Central Indiana, to talk about how inadequate child care affects families, businesses and communities.

Students from across the country gathered in downtown Indianapolis this week to kick off the 98th National FFA Convention and Expo.

Researchers at Purdue University announced a delay to their expedition into the South Pacific to find what they hope are the remains of Amelia Earhart’s plane. Archaeologists suspect they may have found clues about the missing pilot after satellite imagery revealed an irregularity on a remote beach.

An Indiana University professor has joined a national team of researchers that aims to track what are called "cascading hazards." That's where one natural disaster increases the likelihood of another — or makes the effects of that next disaster worse.