Houchin wins crowded GOP primary for southern Indiana congressional seat
Former state Sen. Erin Houchin has won the crowded Republican primary for an open congressional seat from a solidly GOP district in southern Indiana.
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Justices’ views on abortion in their own words and votes
When the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a major abortion case from Mississippi in December, it was clear to observers that there was substantial support among the court’s conservative majority for overruling two landmark decisions that established and reaffirmed a woman’s right to an abortion. Even before arguments in the current case, however, the justices themselves have had a lot to say about abortion over the years — in opinions, votes, Senate confirmation testimony and elsewhere.
DC reaches $750K settlement in Trump inaugural lawsuit
Former President Donald Trump’s businesses and inaugural committee have reached a deal to pay Washington, D.C., $750,000 to resolve a lawsuit that alleged the committee overpaid for events at his hotel and enriched the former president’s family in the process, according to the District of Columbia’s attorney general.
Court that rarely leaks does so now in biggest case in years
The U.S. Supreme Court keeps secrets. That is, apparently, until Monday evening.
Indiana GOP lawmakers resisting many hard-right challengers
Frustrated conservatives wanting to push the Republican-controlled Indiana Legislature further to the right are trying to unseat several GOP lawmakers in Tuesday’s primary.
Boy, 14, held in fatal shooting of 17-year-old brother in Kokomo
A 14-year-old boy faces a murder charge in the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old brother in central Indiana.
Supreme Court rules against Boston in Christian flag case
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Boston violated the free speech rights of a conservative activist when it refused his request to fly a Christian flag on a flagpole outside City Hall.
Hundreds of urban areas to become rural under new criteria
Hundreds of urban areas in the U.S. are becoming rural, but it’s not because people are leaving.
Gary man convicted in 2020 slayings of 2 teenage boys
A Gary man was sentenced to 130 years in prison Friday after being convicted in the 2020 killings of two teenage boys found shot to death in a northwest Indiana home.
Fort Wayne man sentenced to 150 years after 3 die in shooting, fire
A judge has sentenced a Fort Wayne man to 150 years in prison for a shooting and fire that left three other men dead.
Valparaiso middle school student faces bomb charge
A northwestern Indiana middle school student faces a charge of possessing a destructive device after two improvised explosive devices were found inside a backpack, authorities said.
Warrick Co. couple charged after infant son starves to death
A southern Indiana couple faces murder charges after they allegedly failed to regularly feed their infant son and the newborn starved to death.
Justices limit discrimination claims for emotional distress
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the dismissal of a discrimination lawsuit filed by a deaf, legally blind woman against a physical therapy business that wouldn’t provide an American Sign Language interpreter for her appointments.
Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his conviction for murder in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that jurors were intimidated by the protests that followed and prejudiced by heavy pretrial publicity.
Lawmakers question beef executives over soaring food prices
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill aggressively questioned the chief executives of the country’s four major beef producers, accusing them of engaging in anti-competitive practices that have financially harmed cattle ranchers and driven up the price of meat.
Supreme Court Notebook: Roberts pays tribute to Breyer
The fertile mind of Justice Stephen Breyer has conjured a stream of hypothetical questions through the years that have, in the words of a colleague, “befuddled” lawyers and justices alike.
Indiana woman pleads guilty to 3 felonies in stepson’s death
A Fort Wayne woman has pleaded guilty to three felony charges in the death of her 9-year-old stepson, who died in December after suffering blunt force injuries.
Ex-Indiana trooper cleared in slayings wins $4.6M settlement
A former Indiana state trooper cleared of killing his wife and their two children at a third trial after spending 13 years in prison will receive $4.6 million from the state to settle a federal lawsuit, his attorneys said Wednesday.
5 hurt in electrical fire at Pendleton Correctional Facility
Five people were taken to local hospitals after they were injured in an electrical fire Tuesday afternoon at Pendleton Correctional Facility, authorities said.
Investigations underway after man Tasered by Indy cops dies
The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department has placed two officers on administrative leave and launched two investigations after a man in custody died after being Tasered.