Indiana lawmaker wants political maps drawn independently
A northwestern Indiana lawmaker wants an independent commission to draw political-district maps instead of politicians.
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Indiana law for felony arrest DNA collection takes effect
Indiana authorities are now required under a new state law to collect a DNA sample from those who are arrested for a felony crime.
Indiana senator pushes for CBD oil legalization
A state senator has filed a bill that would officially legalize the sale and possession of cannabis oil in Indiana.
Judge denies arbitration request on firefighters contract
A judge has denied a request for arbitration amid contract talks by a union representing Kokomo firefighters.
Judge: Kentucky lawyer who fled must forfeit bond
A federal judge in Lexington, Kentucky has ruled that a lawyer in that state who went on the run in a more than $500 million Social Security fraud case must forfeit property put up for bond.
Government seeks change to order lifting Trump refugee ban
Lawyers with the Department of Justice have asked a federal judge to change his order that partially lifted a Trump administration refugee ban.
Ruling: Menards founder’s ex-fiancee doesn’t deserve ownership
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that the founder of the Menards building supply stores doesn’t owe his former fiancee an ownership interest in the company.
Attorney: Hammond IDEM permit “bordering on the negligent”
A Hammond attorney is criticizing state regulators for approving an air permit for a lead reclamation business at the site of a former smelter where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is investigating off-site contamination.
Two ex-nursing home execs to plead guilty in kickback scheme
Two former executives with a company that operates dozens of Indiana nursing homes have agreed to plead guilty in a kickback scheme involving millions of dollars. Court documents unsealed this week show that former American Senior Communities CEO James Burkhart and former Chief Operating Officer Daniel Benson, both 52, have reached plea deals.
Railroad officer cleared in shooting of boy, 13, in Elkhart
Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker announced Thursday that a railroad police officer won’t face criminal charges for firing shots that wounded a 13-year-old boy who led police on a car chase.
Judge: Bid to grant elephants personhood ‘wholly frivolous’
A Connecticut judge has denied a petition by an animal rights group to grant parenthood to three elephants in a traveling petting zoo, calling the request “wholly frivolous.”
Roy Moore sues to block Alabama Senate result
Failed candidate Roy Moore has doubled down on his claims of voter irregularities in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race in a last-ditch effort to stop the certification of the Democratic opponent who pulled off a historic upset last month in a traditionally deep-red state.
Rockville man faces judge for crash killing ex-Indiana sheriff, wife
A judge has entered a not guilty plea for a Rockville man facing drunken driving charges for a crash that killed a former Parke County sheriff and his wife.
Goshen man third generation caring for courthouse clock
Blake Eckelbarger joins his grandfather and great-grandfather as keepers of the Elkhart County Courthouse clock — a step back in time for a man whose day job is a DJ.
Some landowners fighting planned Wabash River Trail
Some northern Indiana landowners are opposing plans to build a 33-mile recreational trail along the Wabash River.
Supreme Court rejects appeal of Muncie man convicted in infant son’s death
Indiana’s Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a Muncie man sentenced to 72 years in prison for causing the death of his infant son.
New Indiana prison program training women to weld
The Indiana Department of Correction is launching a new program, training women who will soon be released from prison how to weld.
Court considering charges in 1980 police officer death
A state appeals court is considering whether to throw out the case against a northwestern Indiana man facing murder and other charges in connection with the 1980 shooting death of a police officer killed while working a private security job.
Indiana’s struggling child welfare system to test Holcomb
Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb has remained largely silent as children’s advocates, including a member of his own Cabinet, say bean counting by his administration has starved Indiana’s child welfare agency amid a soaring number of cases fueled by the opioid epidemic.
Indiana Supreme Court considers eavesdropping case
The Indiana Supreme Court has taken up an eavesdropping case that could result in a new state standard to determine when prosecutorial misconduct is so egregious that a criminal suspect can no longer be made to stand trial.