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Recently part of Indiana Avenue got a new name. It’s now Madam Walker Way, named for Madam CJ Walker, the legendary creator of beauty products and the namesake of the historic Walker Theatre -- now the Madam Walker Legacy Center. The center's leadership also released some big plans for the next few years leading up to its 100th anniversary. WFYI’s Ray Steele recently spoke to Kristian Little Stricklen, the president of the Madam Walker Legacy Center, about those plans.

Parents of medically complex children say the changes made by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration following the 2023 Medicaid forecasting error left families without critical services.

Families say prisons refuse to disclose basic information that would put them at ease, including whether an inmate is alive. In some cases, families didnt know their loved ones were sick until after they had died -- even though a department policy calls for notification when death may be imminent.

House Republicans say they will work in 2015 to boost money for public schools and rewrite the formula that distributes those dollars to try to reduce the gap between the state's highest and lowest funded districts.

The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing Hobby Lobby and for-profit companies to object for religious reasons to the Obama administration's contraceptives mandate.

Just two months ago, the notion Indianapolis Public Schools would purchase a device for every student was barely a consideration. Now, plans are underway to spend $12 million to ensure every student has internet access and a device to use at home.

More COVID-19 relief grants are available to Indianapolis Black-owned small businesses, through a partnership between Cummins, LISC Indianapolis and the Indy Black Chamber of Commerce. Even a year into the pandemic, continued financial support for these businesses is vital for economic recovery.

Fogle told the federal judge presiding over his change-of-plea and sentencing hearing Thursday that he understands the charges and possible sentences. He then pleaded guilty to one count each of travelling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography. Prosecutors want a 12½-year prison sentence, while Fogle's attorneys have asked for five years.

Residents in Gary are already paying to host U.S. Steel with their health. Some local officials say they shouldn't have to pay twice.

Across the Midwest, millions of acres of farmland have been damaged by dicamba, an herbicide that can damage crops not engineered to withstand it. There are so many cases, regulators can't keep up.