In January 1975, Beecher Arlinda Ellen produced 23 gallons of milk in one day, five times a Holstein

Dairy Queen: The Legacy of Ellen, Indiana’s Most Famous Cow

The Beecher house welcomed a wave of visitors, all eager to see the “supercow” on pace to break a record.
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The Proposal

If nothing else, the doctor is guilty of hubris. “He’s a brilliant guy—obviously a very high IQ,” says Embrey. “He may have been a very good surgeon. But he’s shown he’s not a very good criminal.”
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A Crossing to Bear: One Family’s Immigration Story

When Armando left, Maria worried about his journey. She worried about Liliana, who fell into fitful slumber every night, gasping for air between sobs. More than anything, Maria worried about the fragile ties holding her family together.
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The Old College Try

The playbook for understanding Oliver Luck and the NCAA.

Cat Power: The Life And Times Of Lil Bub

“[Fame] was her survival strategy because she’s not able to survive in the wild. She could only survive in the age of the Internet.”
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Laws, Stock and Barrel: Indiana Gun Control vs. Gun Rights

Where some of our more noteworthy state and local regulations fall on the pro-control–to–pro-gun spectrum
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Thank You for Calling The Dan Dakich Show. Now Shut the...

When you tune in, you are on Dakich’s team. He will teach you. Lecture you. Tell you to “sack up.” He will hang up on you and call you an idiot.
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Social Media: Historic Photos from the Indianapolis Press Club

When Prohibition ended, the boozy, bawdy days of the Indianapolis Press Club began. Patrons favored a martini “so potent that on the third sip” their tongues would be “paralyzed,” according to one account.
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Exchanges Welcome: The Fate of the Mall

Millennials might be a bigger threat to malls than online shopping, which the public assumes has hurt malls more than it has.

Kate’s Story—A Mother’s Grief

One year after the tragic death of her daughter, Nancy Comiskey reflects on Kate and their lives together.