Indiana sheriff fighting ex-inmate’s $1.8M hospital bill
An Indiana sheriff says he'll fight a $1.8 million bill for a former jail inmate's four-month hospital stay.
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Appeals court says Facebook ‘friends’ aren’t always friends
Legally, Facebook friends aren't necessarily your friends. That was the opinion from a Florida appeals court Wednesday.
Lake County sheriff’s wire fraud, bribery case goes to jury
Jurors in northwest Indiana have started deliberations in the trial of a county sheriff accused of soliciting bribes in an illegal towing scheme.
Ohio judge shot outside courthouse continues to recover
A newspaper reports that a county judge shot and wounded while walking to an Ohio courthouse continues to recover.
Violence in Charlottesville leads to soul-searching at ACLU
Faced with an angry backlash for defending white supremacists' right to march in Charlottesville, the American Civil Liberties Union is confronting a feeling among some of its members that was once considered heresy: Maybe some speech isn't worth defending.
Indianapolis police killing of driver gets new prosecutor
A judge on Tuesday appointed a special prosecutor to oversee the investigation into the fatal shooting of an unarmed black driver by Indianapolis police officers nearly two months ago.
Lake sheriff denies wrongdoing in federal bribery trial
A northwestern Indiana sheriff on trial for federal bribery charges is blaming sloppy bookkeeping for $7,500 he received from a towing company operator not showing up in his political campaign account.
Lawyers: Missouri prepares to execute potentially innocent man
Attorneys for a Missouri inmate scheduled for execution Tuesday warn that the state is preparing to execute a potentially innocent man.
Sheriff: Video shows Ohio judge’s shooting outside courthouse
A sheriff says the man who shot a judge outside the courthouse in Steubenville, Ohio, had driven to a neighboring bank, walked quickly toward him from a parked car and fired, and the judge returned fire.
Ex-Serbian militiaman convicted of lying for US citizenship
Federal prosecutors say an Indiana man who was a former Serbian militia member charged with killing a Bosnian Muslim couple in 1994 faces up to 10 years in prison and loss of his U.S. citizenship after lying to obtain it.
Jury awards $417M in lawsuit linking talcum powder to cancer
A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene.
Louisville files federal lawsuit against drug distributors
Officials in Kentucky's largest city have filed suit in federal court against opioid distributors, accusing them of contributing to the drug epidemic in the state.
Judge drops mental health requirements for Indiana woman
A judge in Goshen has modified his 130-year prison sentence for an Indiana woman accused of killing her children.
Indianapolis man gets 75 years for killing food delivery driver
An Indianapolis man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a food delivery driver has been sentenced to 75 years in prison.
Muncie teen who killed mom’s abuser unlikely to face charges
A prosecutor says a 16-year-old Muncie boy likely won’t face charges after fatally stabbing a man who was abusing his mother.
Sheriff: Suspect recorded fatal shooting of wife in Indiana
Authorities in Lafayette say an Indiana man accused of killing his wife recorded audio of the shooting on a cellphone.
Clark County plans to end inmate work release
Clark County in southern Indiana plans to end its inmate work release program by the end of the year.
Homeless file lawsuit over Indianapolis sidewalk order
The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit against Indianapolis on behalf of the city’s homeless population over an order that required them to vacate certain sidewalks downtown.
Man found insane in 2016 hatchet attack on Chinese student
A judge has found a man not guilty by reason of insanity in a hatchet attack against a high school exchange student from China.
Lawsuit targeting McDonald’s over soda tax dismissed
A Cook County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against McDonald's Corp. that alleged the fast-food chain taxed the tax imposed on sweetened beverages sold in the Chicago area.