The Indianapolis-born author is best-known for his 1970 novel "Going All the Way."

One of the nation's largest LGBT community celebrations takes place in Indianapolis in two weeks. WFYI's Jill Ditmire invited the organizers of the Circle City Indy Pride Festival to the studios to talk more about the new events designed to make sure all are welcome.

An annual ranking of the 50 largest U.S. metro areas that assesses a city's fitness based on the built environment and personal health behaviors, listed Indianapolis last.

In the year since earning the federal designation as a "promise zone", the Near East side neighborhood has attracted a total of $9.6 million in grants from seven federal agencies,and created 110 new jobs.

Indianapolis is making strides in may areas linked to health but other cities are doing better.

Eight community health centers across the state will get more than $7 million in federal funding to reach more Hoosiers that are medically underserved.

Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett delivered his first State of the City address Wednesday, touting the success of his first three months in office and outlined an agenda to end jail overcrowding and provide pre-K education for the city's children.

Derrick Hazelwood filed the federal lawsuit last June. Court records show a settlement was reached April 29.

The Indiana Arts Commission says it and 10 other Indiana arts organizations are receiving grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The San Francisco-based company said Friday it's also putting its name on the state's tallest building, changing the downtown 48-story Chase Tower to Salesforce Tower Indianapolis.