President Donald Trump made his final pitch Monday to Midwest Republicans ahead the 2018 midterm election, making stops in Ohio, Indiana and Missouri.

The U.S. Senate voted last week in favor of a Federal Aviation Administration bill that included the airmail museum. The House approved the legislation last month.

Third District Rep. Jim Banks (R-Columbia City) and his Democratic challenger Courtney Tritch, of Fort Wayne, have scheduled a debate, four days before the Nov. 6 midterm election.

The legislation sponsored by Republican Sen. Todd Young and Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly mirrors a proposal Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Banks introduced in February.

State officials say the goal is to energize and empower artists to bring their craft closer to the center of their own communities.

According to news reports and social media posts by former staff members, the Fort Wayne publication will use freelancers, emptying a newsroom that once bustled with activity.

Indiana native B.J. Hollars has a deep interest in the Americna civil rights movement and flair for creative nonfiction that have converged in a new book called "The Road South: Personal Stories of the Freedom Riders."

Aardvark Straws is located in Fort Wayne and claims to be the sole U.S. producer of paper straws. It's owned by Precision Products Group, which this week sold the company to disposable tableware manufacturer Hoffmaster Group, Inc.

Allen County Prosecutor Karen Richards filed formal charges Wednesday against a Grabill man accused in the 1988 killing of 8-year-old April Tinsley.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Christie Gillespie, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky.