Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth does a burnout May 11, after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup series race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C.

Record-tying 4 women in the field for Indy 500

INDIANAPOLIS | Katherine Legge didn't know she'd have a shot at the Indianapolis 500 until it was time to qualify, when Schmidt Peterson Motorsports decided to put her in its second car at the last second.

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Matt Kenseth

Matt Kenseth celebrates in Victory Lane and holds up three fingers to signify his third win this year after after he won the NASCAR Sprint Cup series race May 11 at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C.

Indiana prep pairings

Baseball, softball, girls tennis and boys volleyball state tournament pairings.

Gary man arrested for possession of crack cocaine

HAMMOND | A Gary man was arrested Thursday on an outstanding federal grand jury warrant for possession of crack cocaine.

Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys

GRAPEVINE, Texas | In one of their most dramatic choices in a century, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America voted Thursday to ease a divisive ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted into the nation's leading youth organization.

Pence urges Congress approve media shield law

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mike Pence is no longer a member of Congress, but that's not stopping him from pushing for the federal media shield law he championed during his 12 years in Washington, D.C.

Nenad Lalovic

President of the International Wrestling Federation Nenad Lalovic speaks during a news conference after the extraordinary federation congress, in Moscow, Russia, on Saturday. Wrestling's governing body is pinning its hopes of keeping the sport in the Olympics after 2016 on rule changes desig…

Ind. Legislature to meet June 12 for veto override

INDIANAPOLIS | The Republican-controlled General Assembly will meet June 12 for a one-day technical session to consider overriding a veto issued by Republican Gov. Mike Pence.

IOC Doping

In this Feb. 1, 2013 file photo, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge speaks during a press conference in Seoul, South Korea. Rogge said in an interview Wednesday with The Associated Press that Olympic officials have agreed that more targeted, out-of-competition testing is…

Porter County crime briefs

Man arrested following girlfriend's theft arrest

Local vets return to school

HAMMOND | Army Reserve David Kuzmar, a tall, sandy-haired veteran, recalls his early struggles with his first days of being a college student enrolled at Purdue University Calumet in the fall of 2009.

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ZOELLER WOODS

In this April 10, 1998, file photo, Fuzzy Zoeller looks back at defending Masters champion Tiger Woods, right, while they both wait their turns to tee off during the second round of the 1998 Masters in Augusta, Ga. In 1997, Zoeller joked that Woods shouldn't order fried chicken for the next …

Record-tying 4 women in the field for Indy 500

In this photo taken on Sunday, May 19, 2013, Ana Beatriz, of Brazil, stands in the pits after the second day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Beatriz is one of four women starting Sunday's race. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)

Record-tying 4 women in the field for Indy 500

Pippa Mann, of England, listens to a question during a media interview for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Record-tying 4 women in the field for Indy 500

In this photo taken on Saturday, May 18, 2013, Simona de Silvestro, of Switzerland, reacts with a crew member after first day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. de Silvestro will be one of four women starting Sunday's race…

Record-tying 4 women in the field for Indy 500

Katherine Legge, of England, sits in her car as the slowest qualifier in the field on the second day of qualifications for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis Sunday, May 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Record-tying 4 women in the field for Indy 500

Katherine Legge didn't know she'd have a shot at the Indianapolis 500 until it was time to qualify, when Schmidt Peterson Motorsports decided to put her in its second car at the last second.

Kids, teachers from devastated school reunite

A teacher's classroom sign sits on a desk propping open a door amid the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed earlier in the week when a tornado hit Moore, Okla., Thursday, May 23, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, f…

Kids, teachers from devastated school reunite

Class photos still decorate a classroom wall amid the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed earlier in the week when a tornado hit Moore, Okla., Thursday, May 23, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire n…

Kids, teachers from devastated school reunite

Mourners leave a funeral service for Antonia Calendaria, 9, a student at Towers Plaza Elementary school who was killed by Monday's tornado Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Kids, teachers from devastated school reunite

Monty Montgomery walks among rubble as he prepares to clean up a friend's tornado-ravaged home Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues three days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/Charlie…

Kids, teachers from devastated school reunite

Part of a wall remains standing amid the wreckage of Plaza Towers Elementary School, where seven children were killed earlier in the week when a tornado hit Moore, Okla., Thursday, May 23, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods …