Today on Midday Matters, Fort Wayne Philharmonic's Marcella Trentacosti & Dana Berkes & Kelly Updike from the Embassy Theatre discuss the importance of 'youthful artcentricity' and how it impacts Fort Wayne.

After a violent week in Fort Wayne, Mayor Tom Henry and Police Chief Rusty York want residents to know the city is safe.

It's time to explore your Outer Spaces! Laura Stine is here, along with Jim Mast, who will tell us about beekeeping in Northeast Indiana.

On today's program we're focusing on Bladder Health: An Overview of Bladder Diseases and Disorders With Dr Scott Shie, a Urologist with Parkview Physicians Group.

Governor Mike Pence pitched his income tax cut proposal to mayors and local government leaders who visited the Statehouse Tuesday to promote their own priorities to the legislature. 

Governor Mike Pence’s proposed across-the-board 10 percent income tax cut hasn’t been backed by many in the General Assembly, even his fellow Republicans.  And its reception among the dozens of mayors and town leaders at the Statehouse Tuesday might also be described as lukewarm.  But Pence said his proposal will help more people than other tax cuts lawmakers are considering.

Indiana’s private sector started the year off strong in January, adding jobs for the 19th consecutive month. The state’s labor force saw its greatest single-month expansion in nearly 20 years.

While the state’s private sector added 8,200 jobs in January, the unemployment rate climbed to its highest level in nearly a year, at 8.6 %.  But the state Department of Workforce Development said the rise in the unemployment rate is due to a huge influx of people to the labor force, which is made up of both people with jobs and those actively looking for work. 

On today's Midday Matters, we're talking with Al Moll, Director of Fort Wayne Parks and Rec, and Sherise Fortriede, Senior Planner with the City about youth sports in Fort Wayne. Later, we'll be talking about the election of Pope Francis.

State lawmakers say legislation moving through the General Assembly will strengthen Indiana’s consumer protection efforts of senior citizens.  Both legislators and the Attorney General say they’ve found a gap in the law they hope the bill will address.

Last year, the number of consumer complaints of financial exploitation received by Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office increased by more than 9% among Hoosiers age 55 and older.  And with the average age of Hoosiers on the rise, Zoeller says he’s expecting that number to continue to increase.