Indiana recommends bid for prison computer tablets
The Indiana Department of Correction is negotiating with a company to provide tablets with educational and entertainment materials for all inmates.
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Leading lawmakers leery of boosting Indiana smoking age
Legislative leaders are leery of a proposal backed by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce to raise the state’s legal age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21.
Ex-Indiana sheriff’s deputy resentenced to 33-month term
A former Terre Haute sheriff’s deputy convicted of federal civil rights violations has been resentenced to 33 months.
Indiana lawmakers return to Statehouse ahead of new session
Indiana lawmakers are returning to the Statehouse as they prepare for the upcoming legislative session.
Pelath stepping down as Indiana House minority leader
Indiana House minority leader Scott Pelath says he’s giving up that post and won’t seek re-election next year.
Official: Prison company eyes site for ICE detention center
An Elkhart County official says the nation’s largest private prison operator is seeking land for a proposed detention center for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
Ex-Merrillville councilman admits guilt in bribery case
A former councilman for the town of Merrillville has admitted taking bribes in a federal plea agreement.
Estate donates $300K to trust for courthouse’s preservation
The estate of a woman who died this year has donated $300,000 toward maintaining a historic Fort Wayne courthouse.
Hammond latest to sue drug companies over opioid crisis
Hammond has become the latest government entity to sue pharmaceutical companies and distributors for their alleged role in fueling the opioid abuse crisis.
‘Friendship’ defense, lack of ‘smoking gun’ aided Menendez
Jurors in the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez didn’t think the government’s case was strong enough to convict the New Jersey Democrat and a wealthy friend, according to interviews with members of the panel after a mistrial was declared Thursday.
New Jersey senator’s bribery trial ends in a hung jury
The federal bribery trial of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez ended Thursday with the jury hopelessly deadlocked on all charges, a partial victory for him that could nevertheless leave the case hanging over his head as he gears up for re-election to a sharply divided Senate.
Ohio calls off execution after failing to find inmate’s vein
Ohio called off the execution of an ailing 69-year-old killer Wednesday after the executioners couldn’t find a vein to insert the IV that delivers the lethal drugs.
Documents: US Steel sought to keep chemical spill secret
Environmentalists are questioning why the public wasn’t notified about an October chemical spill into a Lake Michigan tributary that U.S. Steel asked Indiana regulators to keep confidential.
Judge reviews claims of neck slashing gesture at FIFA trial
A New York judge has been reviewing prosecutors’ claims that a former South American soccer official motioned across his neck in a slashing motion as its star witnesses testified at his bribery trial.
Who created Game of Life? Court aims to find out
Testimony is scheduled to begin Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles in a lawsuit over who owns the rights to one of the most popular board games of all time.
Federal ‘extreme vetting’ plan castigated by tech experts
Leading researchers castigated a federal plan that would use artificial intelligence methods to scrutinize immigrants and visa applicants, saying it is unworkable as written and likely to be “inaccurate and biased” if deployed.
Michigan doctor expected to change plea in sex assault cases
A former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor accused of molesting girls under the guise of medical treatment at his home, a campus clinic and a youth gymnastics club is expected to change his not-guilty pleas in a bid to close the state’s criminal cases against him. Online court records show change-of-plea hearings for […]
Ex-UNC player’s estate sues ACC, NCAA over concussions
Representatives of a former North Carolina football player’s estate are suing the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Indianapolis-based NCAA, saying they ignored the dangers of concussions and it led to Ryan Hoffman’s death.
Judge sides with Philadelphia in ‘sanctuary cities’ case
A federal judge in Philadelphia on Wednesday blocked the U.S. government from withholding a major grant that pays for public safety equipment because Philadelphia is a “sanctuary city.”
Anderson man allegedly claimed he worked for Pence security
An Anderson man faces charges alleging that he claimed to be an undercover agent working for Vice President Mike Pence’s security detail while threatening a hospital executive.