No secret that this country has been experiencing rainfall of biblical proportions and that this has caused very widespread flooding of roads and towns, with consequent misery for everyone affected, many of whom are not even insured.

AMONG the many foolish vanities to which Mankind subscribes is the belief he can foretell the future. He has been trying since time immemorial. First there were chicken entrails, then animal bones, progressing to the stars, palms, crystal balls, tarot cards and tea leaves. All methods were consistent to 90 per cent - they were all bunkum and remain so. Now overtaking them all is the pseudo-scientist/boffin.

BACK ON Wednesday, March 18, I wrote that as the overwhelming majority of people who were dying were reported as having underlying health conditions it would make sense to lock down anybody with such a condition and let the rest of us get on with keeping the economy and the volunteer effort going.

How to prevent depression, reduce stress, and increase energy levels while working from home during the coronavirus pandemic.

Three-year-old Rowan had been begging for a McDonald's Happy Meal since his family went into self-quarantine.

Gregory and Travis McMichael, who are accused of fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery, a black man, will not face hate crime charges. Here's why.

The coronavirus outbreak is pummeling LGBTQ Americans, leaving a population already vulnerable to health care and employment discrimination suffering.

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is dishonoring her position. But her press briefings establish a record on which to judge Donald Trump.

Football Helmet companies will have tight deadlines to recondition, recertify and redistribute helmets needed for youth and high school programs.

The pandemic has undoubtedly created parental suffering, but it also offers an opportunity to be present with our children in ways we never could.

In her first on-camera interview since Joe Biden denied her assault allegation, Tara Reade told Megyn Kelly it "changed everything about my life."

The Netflix series "Self Made" depicts Madam C.J. Walker's rise as a hair care entrepreneur in Indianapolis.

Indiana University student Tyler Combs finished opening week of 'Jeopardy!' college tournament with second-best performance among 15 competitors

With semifinals win, Indiana University senior Tyler Combs nears $100,000 grand prize in 'Jeopardy!' college tournament

Conventions, conferences and trade shows cling to calendar spots with cautious optimism after the coronavirus pandemic caused tourism to nosedive.

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

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

William Edouard Scott and John Wesley Hardrick both studied under famed Impressionist painter Otto Stark at Manual High School.

After nearly 100 years, the northern Indiana resort and amusement park closes. The park near Monticello was originally named Ideal Beach.

Many slave women outlived their children and husbands or were abandoned by them. They had no where to turn.

Animals were burned alive in a fire that swept the winter quarters of Cole Bros. Circus in Fulton County, Indiana, on Feb. 20, 1940.

Add spaghetti to chili and people call you crazy. Add spaghetti and Middle Eastern spices and you're a genius (at least in Cincinnati).

The Indy 500 is delayed in 2020 due to the spread of the novel coronavirus. But six times, it was outright canceled.

Often overlooked, Benjamin Harrison gave us great national parks and forests.

Memories of our most beloved amusements

The Indianapolis News was a sponsor of the Central Indiana Regional Science Fairs.

There were no fewer than 30 White City amusement parks across the world. They were inspired by the Chicago World's Fair.

If Indianapolis had a spokesman, it was Jim Gerard. The Jim Gerard Show was a stop on many celebrity tours — bringing in stars like Bob Hope.

A Victory arch greeted the troops as an official welcome home

I CAN'T help feeling that this is all a long-delayed return to normal. I know the lockdown feels abnormal, and I suppose it is, in that we've never seen anything like it before. But beyond that, I have a powerful sense that normal relations have merely been resumed; the age-old see-saw relationship between man and planet re-established.

I FEAR that holding Downing Street media briefings about the virus every single afternoon is now totally counterproductive.

Carmel is spending too much taxpayer money building expensive roundabouts when simpler ones would be enough, a letter to the editor says.

Half of Americans do not vote, and many choose not to stay politically informed because the display can be infuriating, a letter to the editor says.

We need to educate ourselves and then trust the process the framers' included in the Constitution, a letter to the editor says.

Trump will fade into history, but his legacy and the failure of leadership in Congress will long be remembered, a letter to the editor says.

In 2019, we connected young people to shelter, food, counseling, a non-judgmental listening ear and more, a letter to the editor says.

'Thank God we have a president in office with a backbone.'

Future authorizations must be limited in scope and duration so that wars can no longer be waged endlessly without public deliberation, a letter says.

In our state, sex without consent is not a crime unless there is force, the threat of force or incapacitation, a letter to the editor says.

It was clear from the beginning it was going to be totally partisan, yet the hatred for Trump drove them on, a letter to the editor says

When people have no respect for lives of others, it explains why the smallest disagreement can result in violent acts, a letter to the editor says.

We all must work together to dismantle the barriers and empower our neighbors for a truly inclusive city, a letter to the editor says.

Once he pads his resume, former South Bend, Indiana, mayor Pete Buttigieg can run again for a higher office, a letter to the editor says.

I am grateful for thoughtful insights amid today's cacophony of intolerant and mean-spirited shouting, a letter to the editor says.

There is no recovery for those who will die if COVID-19 is not slowed and we overwhelm our health care system, a letter to the editor says.

The worst part of the COVID-19 outbreak for the vast majority of healthy Americans is the uncertainty of the situation, a letter to the editor says.

While acceptable as a short-term mitigation strategy, the stay-at-home restrictions cannot be the long-term solution to this crisis.

The fire broke out on the roof of the 800 Cap Apartments, 800 N. Capitol Ave., at about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, IFD Battalion Chief Rita Reith said.

Four people were shot at a popular park on the south side of Indianapolis early Wednesday morning.