WVPE's Kent Fulmer visits with Jennifer Abrell, the new Executive Director of Midwest Museum of American Art, about the 47th annual Elkhart Juried Regional exhibit and recent improvements at the museum.

Homeowners in parts of Marshall County will apparently be keeping their septic systems. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has ordered the Marshall County Regional Sewer District to be dissolved, saying the project isn’t “economically feasible, fair, or reasonable.”

Senator Linda Rogers (R-Granger) says she’s not ready to announce publicly which way she’ll vote. "I am really just taking my time," Rogers said Thursday. "I am evaluating the positives, the negatives and listening to constituents."

As local governments wrap up a challenging budget cycle, some state lawmakers say they’re looking at revisiting property and income tax reform.

Despite troubling trends, Food Bank of Northern Indiana Executive Director Marijo Martinec says she's confident the community will step up and help the hungry as SNAP benefits freeze during the federal government shutdown.

St. Thomas More Academy officials say taking over the former Portage Manor county home will let them consolidate their three buildings downtown into one space.

LOGAN Center’s Holiday Bazaar returns Saturday, featuring handmade gifts by artists with disabilities, and giving them a chance to earn from their work.

More than half a million Hoosiers rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. But those benefits are set to lapse on Nov. 1 due to the government shutdown.

The state stopped issuing new vouchers last December, and nearly 31,000 children were on the waitlist as of September.

Community members from Morgan County gathered Thursday night for an educational listening session on redistricting as Indiana lawmakers prepare for a special session to draw new maps. It is the first of three hosted by the nonpartisan group ReCenter Indiana Politics.