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. 

A year and a half after the Indiana State Fair stage collapse, state lawmakers are ready to enact permanent rules aimed at preventing future tragedies at outdoor events.

Last session, the General Assembly gave emergency rule-making power to the state Fire Marshal and Department of Homeland Security to develop temporary regulations for outdoor event and stage equipment. 

This session, the legislature is prepared to make those rules permanent. 

The man now known as Pope Francis is the first Jesuit elected to head the Roman Catholic Church.

But the name he chose as pope comes from another holy order: the Franciscans.

Sister Elise Kriss is president of the University of Saint Francis here in Fort Wayne. As you might expect, she's also Franciscan.

WBOI's Sean Bueter talked to Kriss about her reaction to Wednesday’s papal election, and the story behind the new pope’s namesake.

It's time for Midday Matters Outer Space! During the first half of the show we're talking with Clint Kelly from A Better Fort about urban farming!

Opponents of legislation that would demand some welfare recipients to be drug tested say the bill risks driving children deeper into poverty.  The measure cleared its first hurdle towards passage in the Senate Wednesday.

This week, we take a look at the groundbreaking of the Wabash and Erie Canal and the honoring of George Washington.

On Health 360 Dr. Atiya Khan, pediatric and adult neurologist with The Fort Wayne Neurological Center, joins us today to talk about seizure disorders and epilepsy in children and adults.

  State lawmakers want to help parents find out whether their child’s school is family friendly.  Legislation unanimously approved by a House committee Tuesday aims to increase parental involvement in education.

On today's Midday Matters, we're talking with our friends from Financial Hope about what to do if you're near foreclosure or having trouble making mortgage payments.