Senator Joe Donnelly says he's worked for years to address the mental health of active-duty servicemembers, and he's now shifting his focus to veterans.

Wednesday, Dec. 7 is the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. The attack precipitated the entrance of the United States into World War II. More than 340,000 Hoosiers served during the war, and a few of them gathered at the Indiana State Museum Wednesday for a panel discussion.

Agriculture is not always peace and tranquility, but in some way, it is helping to lift the spirits of some Hoosier veterans. The Indiana Grown Homegrown By Heroes program assists members of the military who want to be in the ag business.

Indiana has the 4th largest National Guard and 16th largest veteran population in the U.S.

Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan are far more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder if they have suffered a concussion. The reason may be a change in the brain's fear circuits.

One new law expands the Military Family Relief Fund, a program originally created to help post-9/11 veterans pay food, housing, utility, transportation and medical bills.

The proposed legislation would expand the Military Family Relief Fund to include combat veterans who served before 9-11.

House Bill 1057 focuses on improving the lives of homeless Indiana National Guard veterans who do not current qualify for federal benefits. These veterans were placed on active duty service, but did not meet the required length of service to qualify for federal assistance.

The effort follows up on Donnelly's 2014 legislation that allowed all military members to receive annual mental health screenings.

The Indiana National Guard announced Tuesday that an initiative called Joining Community Forces Indiana will help provide resources to community groups across the state to help military members and veterans find jobs and gain financial literacy and assistance.