Representatives from an Indianapolis VA hospital, researchers and advocates gathered this week at WFYI to talk about access to mental health care for veterans, their caregivers and the barriers they may face.

The financial advising website WalletHub ranked Indianapolis near the bottom at number 96 out of 100 cities.

Veterans are much more likely to kill themselves than people whove never served. And nearly 17 veterans nationwide die by suicide every day.

Jimmie H. Royer of Terre Haute will be awarded France's Legion of Honor on Sept. 29 during a ceremony at an American Legion post in the city.

Getting back to life can be difficult for anyone diagnosed with serious mental illness, including veterans. In Indiana, a new partnership gives them another option for rehabilitation in their community.

Gov. Eric Holcomb pushed lawmakers to exempt military pensions from the income tax for years. In 2019, he finally got his wish.

Purdue Extension and the Purdue-based Indiana AgrAbility Project are teaming up for a series of workshops and farm tours this summer for military veterans who are farmers.

The fund was created in 2007 to help veterans with food, housing, utilities, medical services and transportation. It receives a portion of sales from veteran license plates or Support the Troops plates.

Here & Now's Alex Ashlock visits the Solder and Sailors Monument in Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis.

The program, providing fare-free access to IndyGo's fixed route service, has been two years in the making.