Man convicted of selling historic bridge for scrap gets prison
A northwestern Indiana scrap-metal dealer convicted of razing a historic railroad bridge and selling the metal has been sentenced to two years in prison.
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Indiana man gets 14 years for deadly bus-minivan collision
A southern Indiana man has been sentenced to more than 14 years in prison for a collision between a bus and a minivan that killed three people.
Family sues IMPD officer accused of striking boy, 17
The family of a 17-year-old Indianapolis boy who was punched by a police officer outside a school last week is suing the officer.
Man who opened fire in VFW post sentenced to 30 years
A 30-year prison sentence has been handed to an Indiana man who shot inside a crowded Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Evansville after he was barred from entering.
Gas City woman arrested in death of 10-year-old stepdaughter
A Grant County woman who reported her 10-year-old stepdaughter missing last weekend was arrested Wednesday in the girl’s death after her body was found hidden inside a plastic trash bag in a shed behind their home.
Purdue University: School has no connection to Purdue Pharma
Purdue University wants the public to know that it has no connection to a company that’s negotiating a potential multi-billion-dollar settlement after being blamed for helping drive the nation’s opioid crisis.
Flight attendant agrees to undergo alcohol abuse counseling
A flight attendant charged with public intoxication after passengers on a Chicago-to-South Bend flight noticed her inebriation has agreed to undergo alcohol abuse counseling. Julianne March of Waukesha, Wisconsin, reached a pretrial diversion agreement that includes alcohol abuse evaluation and counseling during her Aug. 29 initial hearing.
New Castle prison guard charged with trafficking, misconduct
A guard at the New Castle Correctional Facility faces official misconduct and trafficking charges after allegedly delivering cellphones and unknown substances to two inmates. Charges were lodged Aug. 29 against 56-year-old Max Catron of New Castle.
IMPD chief: Officer punching teen in face not ‘reasonable’
Indianapolis Police Chief Bryan Roach says it was not “reasonable” for one of his officers to punch a teenager in the face during a confrontation outside a school captured in a video posted on social media. Roach said in a statement Saturday, “The video shows a clear image of a closed fist punch to the face, a technique which is not taught or reasonable given the facts known to us at this time.”
Sports betting on in Indiana, governor bets on home teams
Sports betting is underway in Indiana, with Gov. Eric Holcomb placing a bet at the Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in Shelbyville.
St. Joseph lab assistant fired over alleged clean-urine scam
A St. Joseph County lab assistant has been fired after he was arrested on suspicion of selling clean urine to people on probation who are subject to drug testing, the county courts said in a statement. Raymontow Davis was fired after his arrest Tuesday, the St. Joseph Circuit Court said in a press release Thursday afternoon.
Trump asks high court for broad enforcement of asylum rules
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to prevent Central American immigrants from seeking asylum no matter where they cross the U.S. border.
Charges brought in 2 separate slayings at Indiana prison
Authorities in Indiana say charges have been brought in the separate slayings of two inmates at the Miami Correctional Facility.
Indiana just days away from legalized sports betting
Sports betting is days away from becoming legal in Indiana and the state’s casinos are lining up to start collecting wagers. Indiana will become the 12th state — and the first in the midst of major Midwest markets — with sports betting when a new state law takes effect Sunday.
Pence touts Trump military, vets record during Indianapolis visit
Vice President Mike Pence touted the achievements of President Donald Trump in building up the military and improving veterans’ benefits to the American Legion’s national convention.
Vigo County man says police used excessive force in his arrest
A western Indiana man is suing local police, alleging they violated his civil rights when they arrested him last year. Fifty-year-old Jon Chris McKinney contends a Vigo County Sheriff’s deputy used excessive force while arresting him in April 2018.
Late lawmaker’s husband convicted in attorney’s slaying
A Lake Criminal Court jury returned a guilty verdict Wednesday in the murder case against William Landske, widower of the late Republican state Sen. Sue Landske of Cedar Lake. The 84-year-old faces about 40-60 years in prison when sentenced Oct. 3 for the death of 64-year-old attorney T. Edward Page, of Hobart.
St. Joseph Co. probation worker allegedly sold clean drug screenings
An employee with a northern Indiana probation department allegedly sold clean drug screenings to people on probation. Thirty-four-year-old Raymontow Davis was charged Wednesday with bribery and official misconduct. He’s being held without bond, pending a Thursday initial hearing.
Prosecutors want boy, 15, tried as adult in slayings
Prosecutors want to try a 15-year-old Indianapolis boy as an adult in last week’s fatal shootings of two teenage siblings.
Woman freed after murder conviction vacated in 2001 slaying
An Indiana woman who successfully argued she had ineffective legal counsel at her murder trial for the 2001 slaying of her boyfriend in Lafayette during a sex game has been released.