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The University of Indianapolis today broke ground on a $28 million building that will house the school's health and wellness-related academic programs, which both the University and the City of Indianapolis hope will help economically revive its Southside neighborhood.

The Aspire House Indy hosts the first Indy Street Fest in Tarkington Park today through the weekend. It is one of many ways the foundation aims to support the mental well-being of kids from diverse cultures.

Finding sustainable staffing and funding models remain top priorities as 988 enters its second year. Congress allowed states to fund 988 the same way 911 is funded – through dedicated cell phone fees. Eight states have done this so far. Every other state is relying on unpredictable federal and state funding.

The NCAA is exploring ways to promote the growth of women’s college basketball, including possible expansion of the 68-team tournament that determines the sport’s national champion each season.

For the second time, a federal appeals court ruled that the Archdiocese of Indianapolis did not violate discrimination laws when it fired a school counselor in 2018 for being in a same-sex marriage.

State officials will soon create a registry of direct support professionals or DSPs who provide in-home care to people with mental and developmental disabilities. The goal is to track abuse and neglect. Advocates say the registry only partly addresses systemic issues that harm workers and clients alike. They say "self-directed care" may be a fuller solution.

The Indiana Department of Education says students are not graduating with the skills they need to be successful after high school. To better prepare students to pursue higher learning or enter the workforce after graduating, the IDOE is reimagining real-world experience in schools.

The federal program aims to set up charging stations along interstates and other major highways to encourage EV adoption.

Two leaders are out at an Indiana addiction treatment center after three recent deaths and calls by police to yank its license. The executive director and director of nursing are no longer working at Praxis Landmark Recovery, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation site for men near South Bend.

In a large study, the experimental drug donanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer's by about 35%. That's slightly better than the drug Leqembi, which was fully approved by the FDA on July 6.