He wired a shotgun to a mortgage banker's neck and abducted him on live TV, but he was found not guilty by reason of insanity.

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

Four boys were executed in a Parke County, Indiana, mobile home on Feb. 14, 1977. There was only one survivor: Betty Jane Spencer.

From restoring a corset to avoiding banana unpleasantness, some of these hints are still helpful today.

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.

Opha Johnson — born Opha May Jacob in Kokomo, Indiana — was honored 100 years later, thanks to the Women Marines Association.

Volunteers serve as "citizen archivists" to help make their collections more accessible to the public.

Don't forget to put the speaker back.

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

Memories of our most beloved amusements

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.

In stark contrast to the Armistice Day in 1918, Indiana celebrations of victory in Europe in World War II were somber and subdued.

PEACE and VICTORY were the headlines as the U.S. defeated Germany.

HI FOLKS, how are you guys doing? This cheery text arrives on my phone several times a week, so now I share it with you. I hope you're all well, coping, and haven't yet reached the end of your tethers.

I'VE BEEN feeling increasingly uncomfortable watching the nightly news on television. We both have. Bulletins - particularly those on the BBC - are increasingly more like a newspaper's obituary page.

PROFESSOR Neil "do as I say, not as I do" Ferguson has had a bad week, which he brought entirely on himself.

In this materialistic culture, this holiday stands alone as a time to reflect on the blessings we've been given by God, 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.

Everywhere I look I see the most heinous and immoral acts.

We have not kept up, and we are losing a generation of teachers.

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

Our leaders need to get back to the roles they were elected to and stop playing politics, a letter to the editor says.

The governor expects teachers to wait until the 2021 budget before he does anything significant, a letter to the editor says.

Lawmakers should support SB 111 as an investment to make Indiana families stronger now and in the future, a letter to the editor says.

An average of 907 Hoosiers are killed by guns each year, and 85 of those are children, 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.

More than half of the politicians that we voted in were on their cell phones, a letter to the editor says.

For too long, the health of women has been controlled by legislatures that are majority male or biased by their own religious beliefs, a letter says.

The Legislature should declare a voting holiday to make it easier for all Hoosiers to vote on election day, 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.

Pence has repeatedly given the public misleading information about COVID-19, including contradictory statements about testing, a letter says.

Our state is taking the wise step of reducing unnecessary public gatherings and that includes voting.

Take this virus seriously and do your part to protect everyone in the community, a letter to the editors says.

I want to publicly thank all the other workers who continue to make life tolerable for those of us who are stuck at home, 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.

Many of these hard-working people do not qualify for unemployment benefits because they are considered independent contractors, a letter says.

They have worked statewide seven-days per week to offer support, guidance, expertise and reassurance.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's responsibility and obligation is to the citizenry of Indiana, a letter to the editor says.

Eventual vaccine developed to fight COVID-19 should be free to everyone, a letter to the editor says.

Until we have a vaccine, the road to opening is through a health care system which can handle the infection, a letter to the editor says.

This example many will be able to repeat with possible grave danger to uncounted numbers, a letter to the editor says.

I see people praising restaurant workers, grocery clerks, and truck drivers and I think this is long overdue.

Brandon Kaiser, charged with the shootings of Clark County judges Andrew Adams and Brad Jacobs, is scheduled to go to trial June 15.

Walter Goudy, 51, reached a settlement with the city of Anderson and the state of Indiana, according to city officials and and his attorney.

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man who was found in a ditch Friday afternoon just northeast of Noblesville.

"He was eating dinner in his own home and did absolutely nothing to bring this upon himself," IMPD Detective Chris Edwards said.