New Northern District US attorney to focus on corruption, opioids, gangs
Thomas Kirsch II said Wednesday that pursuing public corruption cases will be a priority, but drug cases will also be prioritized.
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Businesses ask Supreme Court to take gay rights case
Some of America's most well-known companies are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that a federal employment discrimination law prohibits discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation, a position opposite of the one taken by the Trump administration.
Man convicted in IU student’s killing faces January hearing
A man convicted of killing of an Indiana University student faces a January hearing in a separate sexual assault case involving another IU student.
Anderson appeals $850,000 verdict to fired city workers
The city of Anderson is appealing a federal judge's ruling that it must pay about $850,000 to eight people who were fired from their jobs when a new mayor took office in 2012.
Federal jury convicts lawyer of defrauding elderly couple
A federal jury in Chicago has convicted a northern Indiana lawyer of defrauding an elderly couple out of $300,000.
Probation officer sues Fort Wayne, 4 officers over search
A probation officer is suing the city of Fort Wayne and several police officers, alleging that they racially profiled her during a relative's arrest.
Indiana vague about reasons for withholding Pence’s emails
Indiana officials are refusing to release an indeterminate number of emails from private AOL.com accounts Mike Pence used as governor, and they're not saying whether the vice president's lawyers influenced which messages should be withheld.
Trump urged by some to go on the attack against Mueller
Even as President Donald Trump’s advisers encourage him to accept the realities of special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, longtime friends and allies are pushing Trump to fight back, citing concerns that his lawyers are naive to the existential threat facing the president.
Nonprofit group may resume Indiana county’s needle exchange
Health officials in a central Indiana county are looking for an outside group to resume a needle-exchange program after its government funding was cut off this summer.
Holcomb, IU plan $50M opioid recovery effort
Gov. Eric Holcomb is joining Indiana University officials to announce a new $50 million effort to reduce opioid abuse.
Slur found at Grace College dorm prompts hate crime probe
A Christian college in northern Indiana says a racial slur found written outside a student’s dorm room is being investigated as a hate crime.
Ex-banker gets 5-year sentence for stealing customers’ money
A former assistant manager at a Muncie bank has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from depositors’ accounts.
Man sues Cubs, says foul ball at Wrigley blinded him in eye
A man is suing the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball after he was struck in the face by a foul ball at Wrigley Field and left blind in one eye.
Trump administration to terminate Obama’s climate plan
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that he will sign a new rule overriding the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era effort to limit carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants.
Court seeks to ensure attorney won’t practice law again
The Indiana Supreme Court wants to ensure that an Anderson attorney sentenced in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds from six estates totaling more than $700,000 won’t practice law again.
Parents could face fine, jail under city’s anti-bullying law
Parents of children found bullying other minors could face jail time under a new law approved in a western New York community.
Muncie man convicted of woman’s ‘09 fatal stabbing for drugs
A jury has convicted a Muncie man of murder in the slaying nearly eight years ago of a woman stabbed about 70 times while being robbed of prescription pain medicine, prosecutors say.
Indiana jails turn to body scanners to address opioid crisis
The opioid crisis in Indiana is presenting particular difficulties for sheriffs and jail supervisors, with people arrested for drugs sometimes risking their lives to keep their fix.
Justice Department ends transgender workplace protections
Federal civil rights law does not protect transgender people from discrimination at work, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said in a memo released Thursday that rescinds guidance issued under the Obama administration.
January trial scheduled in university student’s death
A trial for a man accused of fatally shooting a University of Southern Indiana student has been rescheduled for early next year.