INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Artificial intelligence is seeping into every facet of life and now that includes your family life, but how can you use it to make things a bit easier?

Kait Baumgartner from Indianapolis Moms highlights how AI can assist families by helping to keep endlessly curious children busy.

AI can be a tool for both entertainment and education, allowing children to engage with fun activities. “Especially if you have that curious kiddo like I do that asks all the questions,” Baumgartner said.

AI can also help you too, it can summarize information for research projects and helping organize tasks like writing emails or creating grocery lists. Baumgartner notes that AI can help overcome writer’s block and manage mental tasks, likening it to having multiple tabs open in one’s mind.

To learn more about what AI can do for you and your family, watch the video above.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The St. Benno Fest, one of Indianapolis’ longest-running cultural events, returns this weekend to celebrate German heritage and the spring season.

Hosted by the Athenaeum Foundation, the festival has been a staple in the city since the late 1800s, offering a rich experience of German culture through food, music and beer.

“St. Benno Fest is our celebration into the spring season,” Craig Mince, president of the Athenaeum Foundation said. “It is one of the longest-running cultural events in the city of Indianapolis.”

The festival is part of the Fruelings Fest offerings and serves as a spring counterpart to the fall’s Oktoberfest. It features traditional German elements such as polka music and a variety of beers, including Bock beer, which is celebrated in the spring. Guests can enjoy a flight of four local beers as part of their admission, with offerings from Mash Craft, Googman House, Sun King, and Field Brewing.

The event is exclusively for those 21 and over due to the presence of alcohol. St. Benno Fest also includes appearances by St. Benno himself and his goat sidekick, who partake in a processional and toast to mark the start of the spring season.

With its deep roots in Indianapolis’ German community, the St. Benno Fest continues to be a beloved tradition, drawing locals and visitors alike to celebrate the arrival of spring with authentic German festivities.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Just 33 days ahead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500, 120 fourth graders spent the day on the grounds of the “Racing Capital of the World.”

Monday’s field trips and upcoming ones are part of the 500 Festival’s education program as the speedway gets ready for the 2025 Indy 500.

The trips are meant to immerse the students and let them explore the impact of the 500 Festival and “the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.”

Students covered many topics across different stations including IndyCar history, speedway traditions and and soap box derby testing.

Monday’s visitors also got to meet reigning Indy 500 champ Josef Newgarden, who was the race twice in a row. He was just as excited to meet them.

“It’s part of the tradition of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is community. I’ve learned that so many years being here as a racecar driver with the team. You meet the community, the families that come out to this race and certainly the kids are a part of the community. Now, this is going to be my 14th attempt at an Indy 500, so to be able to come out and volunteer on a day like this and talk with a bunch of fourth graders and educate them on the small traditions and the things that have made up the Indy 500, it’s pretty surreal for me. I remember being a kid, dreaming about this race, and now getting to share it is too cool.

The 500 Festival says nearly 7,600 students will make their way to IMS for immersive field trip experiences.