2 face life sentences in Newton County slayings
Prosecutors intend to seek sentences of life without parole for two 24-year-old men facing murder, theft and other charges in the slayings of three people in northwestern Indiana.
Associated Press
Articles
Ransomware attack costing Madison County nearly $200,000
A computer hack demanding a ransom is ending up costing Madison County nearly $200,000.
Ex-Indiana jail administrator admits to stealing $260,000
A former Monroe County jail administrator has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $260,000 in county money.
Kokomo leaders look to reverse law prohibiting pinball
At their height, the pings and bells of pinball machines could be heard in arcades and pizza parlors across Kokomo, offering an afternoon escape for teenagers and a consistently profitable investment for store owners. Unbeknownst to the two groups, their actions were illegal.
Brexit case sees starkly different views of UK constitution
U.K. Supreme Court judges were presented with starkly contrasting views of Britain's largely unwritten constitution Tuesday, as they considered whether government or Parliament has the power to lead the country out of the European Union.
Justices uphold Katrina fraud verdict against State Farm
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a jury verdict that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. committed fraud against the federal government after 2005's Hurricane Katrina.
US Supreme Court upholds broad power to curb insider trading
A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court is siding with the government in a legal clash over the nation's insider trading laws. It's a victory for prosecutors seeking to curb corruption on Wall Street.
High court sides with Samsung in patent dispute with Apple
A unanimous Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday sided with smartphone maker Samsung in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone.
AG-elect Hill’s chief deputy to succeed him as prosecutor
Republicans in northern Indiana's Elkhart County have selected Attorney General-elect Curtis Hill's chief deputy to succeed him as prosecutor.
Supreme Court takes up cases about race in redistricting
The Supreme Court of the United States is taking up a pair of cases in which African-American voters maintain that Southern states discriminated against them in drawing electoral districts.
Jury selection begins in high-profile Saints star’s death
Conflicts settled by gunfire are tragically common in New Orleans, but there was nothing routine about this one: The dead man was retired football player Will Smith, a star on the 2006 Saints team who helped lift the stricken city's spirits with a winning season after Hurricane Katrina, and played with the team when it won the franchise's only Super Bowl three seasons later. Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of the man accused in his killing after a road-rage incident.
2 Indiana men sentenced to prison for biodiesels fraud
Two Indiana men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in what federal authorities say was a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving biofuels.
Death threats and abuse for woman leading Brexit court fight
Gina Miller is paying the price for going to court. The financial entrepreneur says she has received death threats and racial and sexual abuse since she won a High Court ruling forcing the British government to seek Parliamentary approval before leaving the European Union.
Mom pleads guilty in connection with Bluffton boy’s death
The mother of a northeastern Indiana boy whose body was found burned in a wooded area has entered into a plea agreement in connection with his death.
Jurors convict Indiana day care provider in toddler’s death
Jurors in northern Indiana have convicted a New Paris day care provider in the 2014 death of a 19-month-old boy in her care.
Full 7th Circuit hears LGBT-workplace bias appeal
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has heard arguments en banc on whether the 1964 Civil Rights Act covers workplace discrimination against LGBT workers.
US Supreme Court weighs bond hearings for detained immigrants
A seemingly divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday tried to figure out whether the government can detain immigrants indefinitely without providing hearings in which they could argue for their release.
Indiana mother pleads not guilty in kids’ fatal stabbing
A central Indiana woman who admitted fatally stabbing her young son and daughter has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.
2nd trial underway for woman charged with toddler’s death
A second trial is underway in northern Indiana for a day care provider charged with the death of a toddler in her care.
Tippecanoe County sees increase in felonies with firearms
Tippecanoe County has seen an increase of felonies involving firearms this year with at least 59 people charged in crimes such as battery with a firearm or armed robbery.