Report: Indiana too quick to clear Amazon in worker’s death
Indiana’s safety agency prematurely released Amazon from citations and fines in the death of a warehouse employee who was crushed by a forklift, a federal investigation has found.
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Allen County to hire outside lawyers for sheriff’s suit
A northeastern Indiana county will hire outside attorneys to defend its sheriff in a lawsuit stemming from his altercation last year with a teenage boy during a festival.
IMPD officers fire pepper balls at protesters amid calls for investigation, conversations
Indianapolis police fired pepper balls Saturday to disperse a crowd as they arrested a man during a protest near the location where an officer fatally shot a 21-year-old black man days earlier.
Justice Department dropping Flynn’s Trump-Russia case
In an abrupt about-face, the Justice Department said it is dropping the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, abandoning a prosecution that became a rallying cry for the president and his supporters in attacking the FBI’s Trump-Russia investigation.
Protests in Indianapolis after police kill 3 in separate incidents
Protesters crowded the streets of Indianapolis on Thursday to voice concerns about police treatment after officers shot and killed two men and fatally struck a pregnant pedestrian in three separate incidents just hours apart.
Unanimous US Supreme Court throws out ‘Bridgegate’ convictions
A unanimous United States Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two political insiders involved in the “Bridgegate” scandal that ultimately derailed the 2016 presidential bid of then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The justices found evidence of deception, corruption and abuse of power in the scheme, but said “not every corrupt act by state or local officials is a federal crime.”
Indianapolis chief: No bodycam video of 2 police shootings
Indianapolis’ police chief said Thursday that none of the officers involved in the fatal police shootings of two men killed hours apart in separate incidents were equipped with body cameras. Events surrounding the first shooting were livestreamed on Facebook, leading to protests.
SCOTUS phone argument’s unresolved issue: Did someone flush?
Was it the flush heard ’round the world? Or just some weird electronic noise that sounded suspiciously like a flushing toilet? The familar sound came Wednesday as US Supreme Court justices participating by phone listened to a lawyer who argued for striking down a federal law barring robocalls to cellphones.
Indianapolis police fatally shoot man after vehicle chase
A man was shot to death by Indianapolis police after a vehicle chase that may have been captured on Facebook Live, authorities said Wednesday.
Indianapolis police officer fatally strikes pregnant woman
An Indianapolis police officer driving to work struck and killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child on an expressway ramp, police said Thursday.
Indianapolis keeping tougher virus restrictions in place
Indianapolis officials have decided to keep the city’s stay-at-home order and restrictions on nonessential businesses in place through at least next week even as statewide rules aimed at slowing the coronavirus spread have been eased.
Hospitalized Ginsburg speaks in SCOTUS phone argument
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg participated in telephone arguments from a Maryland hospital where she’s being treated for an infection caused by a gallstone.
Judge: Indianapolis not required to reveal Amazon bid deal
The details of Indianapolis’ bid for Amazon’s second headquarters project may never be revealed after a judge ruled that the documents aren’t required to be released under Indiana’s public records law.
Indiana warns about false, misleading virus cleaning claims
Indiana residents should be wary about false or misleading claims some companies are making about their ability to combat the spread of the coronavirus with disinfectants or cleaning services, state officials said.
More Indiana stores reopen as some virus restrictions ease
Shoppers trickled into some large Indiana shopping malls on Monday as they opened for the first time in more than a month under a new order from the governor easing many restrictions imposed to slow the coronavirus spread.
Justices wary of tying AIDS money to prostitution pledge
In its second day of arguments by phone, the US Supreme Court appeared skeptical of a requirement that foreign affiliates of U.S.-based health organizations denounce prostitution as a condition of receiving taxpayer money to fight AIDS around the world.
Pizza deliveryman killer found dead in prison; police suspect homicide
Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a 32-year-old inmate at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility near Carlisle as a possible homicide. The man had been convicted in a notorious 2014 slaying of an Indianapolis pizza delivery driver.
SCOTUS declines to take up Guam native plebiscite case
The U.S. Supreme Court announced it will not review a case that could affect the political status of Guam.
Oops, Sotomayor did it again in SCOTUS phone argument
United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor may need a refresher course on how to use her telephone. For the second day, the justice had difficulty joining in the questioning during the Supreme Court’s telephone arguments.
Indiana officials add 120 nursing home deaths to virus toll
Indiana health officials added 19 confirmed coronavirus-related fatalities to the state’s death toll on Monday as a new order from the governor eased many of the business restrictions that were imposed in late March.