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WFYI News Now
Hear the news you need to stay informed on your community with WFYI News Now. From the biggest stories of the day to new policy, research and events, this podcast keeps you connected to Central Indiana and statewide Indiana news. From WFYI's studios in Indianapolis, hosts Darian Benson and Abriana Herron bring you reporting from WFYI and IPB News journalists in 10 minutes or less every weekday.
Episodes
- WFYI News Now
Indiana FSSA will not participate in SUN Bucks, District 15 recount, READI grants, Beech Grove vehicle registration tax, Red Cross issues national blood shortage, Normain Park upgrades
It's Tuesday, July 21. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Local reaction to election safety, Cyclospora outbreak update, Streets to Home, Councilor Osili vehicle tax, Music in transit
It's Monday, July 20. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IPEC executive director finalists, Braun’s nuclear power readiness program, Hogsett wheel tax veto, Indiana health ranking
It's Friday, July 17. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Eastside data center approved, Contracts based on Race/Sex end, State utilities investigation, Indiana’s fiscal year end, Merrillville ICE resolution
It's Thursday, July 16. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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New IN Commerce secretary shares vision, AI farm survey, Cradle Indy creates birth health score card, Touring Whistler Plaza, Summer learning lab
It's Wednesday, July 15. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Lt. Gov. Beckwith anti-Islamic rhetoric, J.D. Prescott property tax town halls, Data center moratorium, Duke energy, Bezos Earth Fun
It's Tuesday, July 14. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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SNAP impacts, IURC commissioner update, Indy City-County Council President on Data Center moratorium, West Nile Virus in Hamilton County, Cyclosporiasis, Internet access program
It's Monday, July 13. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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DC Blox data center proposal, Purdue University president update, Cost of Bruan’s gas tax breaks, Downtown Indy Latin Night preview
It's Friday, July 10. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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AES Commissioner application deadline, Childcare rules feedback, Doula training, IU preserves black history, Leukemia stem cell transplant successful
It's Thursday, July 9. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Puzzle editor returns to Bloomington, Republican challenger for Marion Co. sheriff, Old City Hall building seeks proposals, IN Supreme Court abortion ruling, Medicaid work requirements
It's Wednesday, July 8. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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City-County Council approve car tax hike, United Way report, New homelessness law, Indianapolis Clowns return to the city
It's Tuesday, July 7. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Number of Indiana kids on Medicaid declines, IN counties pass data center restriction, Braun extends gas tax holiday, Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Annual Benjamin Harrison naturalization ceremony
It's Monday, July 6. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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New state laws in effect, Concerns over public camping ban, Data center rules clear initial vote, Mitch Daniels returns to Purdue, Fourth of July celebrations
It's Thursday, July 2. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun announces infrastructure grants, Local gas tax, Supreme Court transgender sports and citizenship rulings, IURC commissioner, extreme heat warning, Hinkle Fieldhouse to host NBA
It's Wednesday, July 1. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun directs state to reimburse local governments for gas tax, Dangerous heat, Rokita's letter to Merrillville, New trail on far east side, Marion County School board elections
It's Tuesday, June 30. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Central Indiana heat advisory, Westville Correctional equipped for firing squad, Haitian Temporary Protection Status, IPS District 4 candidate, IN Women's prison site, July cookout weather and costs
It's Monday, June 29. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IPS District 4 appointment, Medicaid AI, ACLU gender-affirming care ban challenge, New protected forests, Braden Smith signed to Pacers, DNR commission, Camp Riley, U.S. Senate Farm Bill
It's Friday, June 26. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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New proposed data center rules, IPS district 4 candidates, Hamilton County School Board, Teen basketball program, Energy efficiency grants, Eli Lilly’s new requirements for federal 340-B program
It's Thursday, June 25. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Decatur school times change, Sustainable fashion, DC Blox pledge, IURC shake-up reactions, Death doula lawsuit, Ballard gains more signatures in Sec. of State bid, Clark County syringe program
It's Wednesday, June 24. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun removes Zay as IURC chairman, Voters will decide on IPEC property tax increase, Indiana Youth report, Indiana coal plants, Terre Haute prisoner denied blood transfusion, Eagle Creek Greenway
It's Tuesday, June 23. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Indiana Republican convention recap, Braun disaster declaration, Monroe Sheriff immigration law challenge, AES rate approved, Indianapolis Juneteenth Parade
It's Monday, June 22. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Juneteenth celebrations preview, IndyCar Freedom 25, Urban forest, Tesla lawsuit case, Chapel Hill Park renovation
It's Thursday, June 18. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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U.S. Sec. of Ed. Linda McMahon visits Indiana, U.S. Rep. Yakym’s Hailey Act, Ballard has enough signatures, IPS Board Seat, Road tax, Data center moratorium
It's Wednesday, June 17. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Rokita wants abortion drugs restrictions, IN Supreme Court decisions, Medicaid cuts, United Way report, 250 State Fair exhibit
It's Tuesday, June 16. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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DC Blox data center hearing, ICE detention protest, Hospital pricing tool, Indy Pride weekend, Kyle Long sits down with musician Lizz Vega
It's Monday, June 15. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Faith over fear event, IMPD safety message, Indiana farmer tariffs, Ryan White sculpture, Lowrider summer tour
It's Friday, June 12. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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AES rates increase, IPEC second meeting, Braun speaks on Beckwith controversy, IU lecturer not reappointed, Lead water lines, Food robots pulled from university
It's Thursday, June 11. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Medicaid work requirement, Voter citizenship law, Accountability for OPHS, Pacers free bikeshare, Summer’s first heatwave
It's Wednesday, June 10. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Voter recount timeline, Surge in school referenda, Uninsured ER visits rise, Summer utilities shutoffs, OPHS youth program
It's Tuesday, June 9. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IN Democratic Party Convention, E15 gas safe, Mobile homes lawsuit, Clinician led expansion, Spanish stroke app, Lowrider Supershow
It's Monday, June 8. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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Sen. Garten steps down from leadership role, IPEC's first public listening session, DNR state playground, Farmers property tax, Summer youth jobs, Juvenile involved shooting
It's Friday, June 5.. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun gas tax, Indy shooting arrest, New Indy spending package, Prisoner dies in Terre Haute, 15 years since Lauren Spiere disappearance, Indiana University Washington D.C. campus, IN Teen license change
It's Thursday, June 4. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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HIV Medication during Pride, Braun declares nuclear family month, Fairness Act signing, Hammond Mayor speaks on Chicago Bears, IndyGo payment change, Curfew final approval, Bee population stable
It's Wednesday, June 3. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Bears bill stalls in Illinois, Finding housing with a criminal record, Safe Park Indy, Tiny homes project, 1997 cold case
It's Tuesday, June 2. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IN election betting, Indiana Black Legislative Caucus townhall, IU Motorsports Medicine program, DNR mobility track chairs returned, Indy Parks Summer Meals program, Indy roadway funding, Chicago Bears and Indiana
It's Monday, June 1. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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Beckwith “hates” Islam, Rokita medical marijuana, Dems candidate choice, Property tax relief, IPEC meeting, Committee council addresses, Audubon name change
It's Friday, May 29. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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New Indiana Recount Commission director, Morales response to controversies, Infant mortality rate, Greene County hospital reimbursement, Cummins trade secrets, Juvenile Center Library
It's Thursday, May 28. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Local Libertarian chairs national party, Amendment council member addresses, Federal charges fo virtual school leaders, Ball State employee settlement, IN-37 project finished, Coffee ground for mushrooms
It's Wednesday, May 27. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Rokita investigates fuel price, Indy 500 tactile engineering, Daniels named Purdue’s Interim President, Free haircuts in Elkhart, Indianapolis Food Fund
It's Tuesday, May 26. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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New Republican Sec. of State candidate, Warren data center, Automated license plate reader, Access to summer programs, Memorial Day travel, Indy 500 weekend, School year ends
It's Friday, May 22. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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Update on district 23 primary recount, IN Democrats try to flip seats, Indiana transparency dashboard, Marian University partnership expands health care, Eastern Star Church and Martin University, IndyGo Memorial Day changes
It's Thursday, May 21. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IPS Board member Impink resigns, Rokita transgender birth certificates, State Senate 15 Republican recount, USDA finishes IU investigation, Summer reading program, Dairy day at IMS, Clark Indy 500 Grand Marshal
It's Wednesday, May 20. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Recount called in District 23, Medicaid hospital changes, Tiny homes, Chiang Leaves Purdue, Sweetwater traveling studio
It's Tuesday, May 19. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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District 23 primary roundup, Medical cannabis, ICE out of Miami protests, Damien Center, Hepatitis C Testing, Indy 500 pole positions, Banana Ball’s renewed Indianapolis Clowns, Fever defeat Storm
It's Monday, May 18. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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School accountability grades, Year Round E15 , Mid states corridor, OPHS audit investigation, Banana ball this weekend, Two DNR track chairs stolen, Thompson Park improvements
It's Friday, May 15. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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Parke county vote count, Braun foster care announcement, Hogsett & DPW showcase funded infrastructure projects, Old Colgate factory development, IU men BB to represent USA in Peru, Indy 500 sells out
It's Thursday, May 14. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IDOC Jail Transport, Federal government owes Indiana millions for detention, Data center pitch fails in city of Washington, Arc of Indiana Alliance, Indy Parks' free concert series
It's Wednesday, May 13. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IPS cuts central office budget, Martindale-Brightwood data center lawsuit, Farm bankruptcies increase, State Senate district 23 race, Indy Animal shelter open, IU Football at White House
It's Tuesday, May 12. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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IndyGo public sessions, Bats primary source of rabies in Indiana, Chronic wasting disease, Canvas hack update, 20th Asian Fest, Indiana Indians new jersey, Fever season kicks off
It's Monday, May 11. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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IN ends role in Federal lawsuit, Social media “86” post lawsuit, Childcare funding, Crispus Attucks High School expansion, Small business affordability, Asian Fest
It's Friday, May 8. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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Close senate races, New genetic medicine facility, Gas tax break extended, ADA accessible websites, Primary election voter turnout
It's Thursday, May 7. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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The 2026 Indiana primary election: Trump-backed challengers defeat senators who blocked redistricting push
It's Wednesday, May 6. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Early voting surge, Final votes on data center and curfews, NRA convention coming to Indy, IHSAA athlete, CAMi Arts, IN Fuel Watch, Coca-Cola investment, IU football to visit White House
It's Tuesday, May 5. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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Healthcare centers state program exemption, State of air report, NIPSCO lockout End, Muncie's mayor announces cancer diagnosis, BSU renews president's contract, INDOT and IN 31 construction, Kentucky Derby, Primary Election Day tomorrow
It's Monday, May 4. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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SNAP moves to Indy, New HSE Superintendent, IPS students earn college degree, Bike to Vote Indy, Marion County Sheriff race, Arrested candidate stays in race, IN State park free day, Eli Lilly investment in AI
It's Friday, May 1. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and follow…
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Indiana cannabis policy analysis, Dems comment on Medicaid fraud, Kentucky schools cell phone example, Event youth family center, Greater Indy Trailways festival, WFYI Voter Guide
It's Thursday, April 30. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Braun business community announcement, FSSA childcare fiscal meeting, OPHS audit, Miami prison settlement, Federal coal ash clean up rule, Students who need support, Martin University Lawsuit
It's Wednesday, April 29. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Indianapolis Charter Board vote, Bloomington Mayor on weekend Shooting, Candidate for IN Senate arrested, SNAP update, IU Trustee lawsuit, Purdue Space Awards
It's Tuesday, April 28. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Mass shooting in Bloomington, Attendant care provider improper payments, NIPSCO Contract partially ratified, Community and rural affairs strategy plan, Animal Care Services closes
It's Monday, April 27. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…
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Redistricting, State officials accused of sexual harassment, Gas tax suspension, Third candidate for Indy mayor, AI and chronic absenteeism, Greater Indy Trailmixer, Mendoza d
It's Friday, April 24. Here are today's top stories around Central Indiana. Want to go deeper on the stories you hear on WFYI News Now? Visit wfyi.org and…