CHEESE SCONES are a great way of using up excess cheese while also being a delightful treat all the family will enjoy. Here's a quick recipe on how to make cheese scones.

John Miner opened the first TV station in Washington County in 1981. Staff members demonstrate the operations at KDL-TV circa 1985.

Here are quarantine-friendly ways to get mom a perfect gift for Mother's Day.

Mother's Day will bring Arctic blasts, wintry conditions and records low temperatures for two-thirds of the US. Meanwhile, a heat wave will hit Alaska

Citing the need to keep people safe, Indiana Black Expo has canceled its Summer Celebration and Circle City Classic.

Kerry Kapaku, owner of DanceWorks Indy, teaches a Saturday ballet class from her home. The studio is offering online content due to coronavirus concerns.

Social distancing and people's potential discomfort sitting in auditoriums have given Indianapolis venues several problems to solve amid coronavirus.

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1. Tears do not fall in space.
More details (Daily Telegraph)

2. Employees who install new web browsers on their computers perform better on average than those who use the default pre-installed browser that came with their machine.
More details (The Economist)

3. Methane eating micro-organisms carry out a deep clean of the oceans after an oil spill.
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4. Scientists are conducting searches for signs of extraterrestrial engineering.
More details (New Scientist)

5. The most popular place to hide valuables is a sock drawer.
More details (Daily Telegraph)

6. Fractions of virtual currency Bitcoin are known as satoshis.
More details (The Economist)

7. People in China hold "fake funerals" for themselves, so they can "enjoy" the day.
More details (Metro)

8. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak belonged to a group of hackers and hobbyists called the Homebrew Computer Club.
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9. Brains can be rendered transparent.
More details (Smithsonian Magazine)

10. Countries with the death penalty are now outnumbered by about five to one, by those who have abolished it.
More details (Guardian)

In NBC Sports' 'Racing Week in America', IndyCar fans will get to see some of the most exciting races from the series' last decade.

Jennifer Argumedo is this year's valedictorian at Broad Ripple High School. With the school closing after 90 years, she will be its last.

Being ranked No. 1 in the state is old hat at certain places — Warren Central, Carmel and Ben Davis, to name a few. But not Avon.

Both school systems are moving to eLearning over coronavirus concerns. They're the second and third districts in the metro area to do so.

Schools across the state are suspending in-person instruction, canceling travel and asking students to stay away.

Indiana colleges and universities talk plans for the fall as campuses remain empty statewide

An Indiana University student is suing the school, looking for a partial reimbursement on tuition and fees paid for the spring semester.

Há milhões de pessoas que não lavam as mãos infiltradas entre nós, mesmo com acesso a água encanada e sabão. Mas por que elas não incorporam esse simples hábito de higiene, e como podemos mudar suas cabeças?

Segundo estudos, insetos liberam toxina tão potente que pode causar a morte de uma pessoa que tiver levado várias picadas.

See which incoming sophomores Kyle Neddenriep thinks are the best in the state.

This week, PrepVolleyball.com released its Class of 2020 recruiting rankings. The Hoosiers came in at No. 15 — a program best.

Chatard's Miranda Stickel was so determined to return to state, she ran on legs she knew might break. Then the coronavirus pandemic ended her career.

With the 2020 softball season approaching, it's time to break down the top Indiana prospects in each class. We start with a loaded senior class.

With the 2020 softball season approaching, it's time to break down the top Indiana prospects in each class.

Gibson Southern quarterback Brady Allen remains one of the most coveted Indiana recruits in the Class of 2022

As of today, Las Vegas' Monte Carlo Casino Hotel remains closed pending the investigation of last week's fire and the impending repair work. At this time, reservations at the Monte Carlo are being moved to other MGM Mirage hotels. In addition, the Lance Burton show will be suspended for the time being and all tickets that have already been purchased will be refunded.

Failing to abide by governor's order is a misdemeanor, but officials hope they don't need to enforce it.

Indiana was among the last states to give up blue laws. Now, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, alcohol is considered an essential product

The Indianapolis Colts select Michigan inside linebacker Jordan Glasgow.

Glasgow is likely to see his initial playing time on special teams

They say it takes three years to evaluate a draft class. How does the Colts 2017 class look three years later?

This week, PrepVolleyball.com released its Class of 2020 recruiting rankings. The Hoosiers came in at No. 15 — a program best.

He showed enough as a freshman to suggest IU has a bonafide Big Ten shooting guard in Armaan Franklin, waiting to be developed.

This week, PrepVolleyball.com released its Class of 2020 recruiting rankings. The Hoosiers came in at No. 15 — a program best.

Securities and Exchange Commission filings detail executive pay cuts for Simon Property Group executives as forced closures impact business operations

"This may become the new normal." The fitness and beauty industries may look much different after Indiana's coronavirus stay-at-home order is lifted.

The number of initial unemployment claims filed in Indiana last week has dropped compared to the number of new claims filed a week earlier.

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Crawling along the world's river bottoms, the larvae of the caddis fly suffer a perpetual housing crisis. To protect themselves from predators, they gather up sand grains and other sediment and paste them all together with silk, forming a cone that holds their worm-like bodies. As they mature and elongate, they have to continuously add material to the case -- think of it like adding rooms to your home for the rest of your life, or at least until you turn into an adult insect. If the caddis fly larva somehow loses its case, it's got to start from scratch, and that's quite the precarious situation for a defenseless tube of flesh. And now, the microplastic menace is piling onto the caddis fly's list of tribulations. Microplastic particles -- pieces of plastic under 5 millimeters long -- have already corrupted many of Earth's environments, including the formerly pristine Arctic and deep-sea sediments. In a study published last year, researchers in Germany reported finding microplastic particles in the cases of caddis flies in the wild. Then, last month, they published the troubling results of lab experiments that found the more microplastic particles a caddis fly larva incorporates into its case, the weaker that structure becomes. That could open up caddis flies to greater predation, sending ripple effects through river ecosystems. In the lab, the researchers found that the larvae chose to use two kinds of microplastics to build their cases, likely because the plastic is lighter than the sand, so it's not as hard to lift. The problem is that the cases with more plastic and less sand collapse more easily, weakening the larvae's protection from predatory fish, among other things. A more long-term concern is bioaccumulation. "A small fish eats a larva, a bigger fish eats the smaller fish, all the way on up, and the concentrations of microplastic and associated toxins accumulate over time," the report says. "The bigger predators that people eat, like tuna, may be absorbing those microplastics and the chemicals they leach." The study has been published in the journal Environmental Science and Pollution Research.

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Indiana Pacers legend always strived to be on Michael Jordan's level; not quite getting there still eats at Reggie Miller

'Last Dance' brings back memories of tough 90's NBA for Pacers coach Nate McMillan

Social distancing and people's potential discomfort sitting in auditoriums have given Indianapolis venues several problems to solve amid coronavirus.

Boilermakers and Hoosiers try to break into the upper echelon of Big Ten football recruiting

With Matt Haarms announcing his decision to leave the Boilermakers, the coaching staff begins the search to fill a void in the middle

Champ McCorkle notched his 1,000th-career point as the Cougars beat Center Grove for the Johnson County tournament championship.

Lawrence North drops to No. 2 in Class 4A after loss to North Central

'Last Dance' brings back memories of tough 90's NBA for Pacers coach Nate McMillan

An Indiana University student is suing the school, looking for a partial reimbursement on tuition and fees paid for the spring semester.

Ireland captain Laura Delany says she gained valuable insights into the importance of mental preparation as Meg Lanning joins Isobel Joyce for a virtual batting session.

Properties have been flooded after thunderstorms hit parts of south and west Wales on Saturday.