Judge gives Richmond man 76 years for kidnapping wife
A Richmond man has been sentenced to 76 years in prison for kidnapping his estranged wife two years ago.
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Indiana man on death row for 4 killings runs out of appeals
A Fort Wayne man who's been on death row since 1999 for killing his brother and three other men has exhausted his appeals.
Woman charged with trying to hire hit man to kill husband
A Gas City woman has been arrested after authorities say she tried to hire a hit man to kill her husband.
Indiana councilman seeks federal probe in man’s jail death
A Lake County councilman in is calling for a federal investigation into the death of a man at the county jail who had been arrested for speeding.
No double standard in Clinton probe, FBI director says
Summoned before Congress and aggressively questioned by Republicans, FBI Director James Comey on Thursday strongly defended the government's decision to not prosecute Hillary Clinton over her private email setup. He said there was no evidence that she knew that anything she was doing was against the law or had lied to federal investigators.
Former mayor’s stepdaughter gets home detention for theft
A federal judge has sentenced the stepdaughter of a former northwestern Indiana mayor to six months of home detention followed by two years on probation for embezzling funds from a city court.
Pete Rose sues former baseball investigator over rape claims
Former baseball star Pete Rose on Wednesday sued the lawyer whose investigative report got him kicked out of baseball for gambling, alleging the lawyer defamed him last year by saying on the radio that Rose raped young teen girls during spring training.
Recount starting in Indiana Democratic congressional primary
Work is starting on a recount to confirm the winner of the Democratic primary for southwestern Indiana's congressional seat.
Charleston church shooting suspect wants federal case dismissed
Dylann Roof's defense team is challenging the constitutionality of the federal hate crimes law, a legal longshot they say they'll drop if prosecutors agree not to pursue the death penalty in the killings of nine people inside a South Carolina church.
Hearing for wannabe Islamic State fighter moved again
An 18-year-old Indiana man accused of trying to travel overseas to join the Islamic State militant group has had his detention hearing moved for a second time.
New law’s impact cited as Indiana county seeks bigger jail
The sheriff of Indiana's fourth-most populous county is seeking a nearly $12 million jail expansion, citing a new state law that's funneling more inmates into county jails.
Rockville inmates to be on ‘Women in Prison’ TV show
Female inmates at the Rockville Correctional Facility will be featured in a television documentary series premiering this week on the Investigation Discovery network.
Delays mount at State Department for Clinton records
Just five months before the presidential election, the State Department is under fire in courtrooms over its delays in turning over government files related to Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state.
Former day care worker to appeal child porn sentence
A 22-year-old Indiana man is appealing his conviction and prison sentence in a case alleging he took explicit photographs of a 4-year-old girl at a day care where he worked.
FBI says it won’t recommend charges in Clinton email matter
The FBI won't recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state, agency Director James Comey said Tuesday, lifting a major legal threat to her presidential campaign.
Judge frees man held 3 years after molesting acquittals
A Portage man held without bond for three years has been acquitted of four counts of child molesting and ordered immediately released from jail.
Cinemark attorneys want victims to pay $700K in legal fees
Attorneys for Cinemark want victims of a 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater to pay nearly $700,000 in legal fees after they unsuccessfully sued the theater chain.
Appeals court nixes $7.25B credit card swipe fee settlement
A $7.25 billion settlement between merchants and Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over credit card transaction fees was rejected Thursday by a federal appeals court, a ruling praised by a retail trade association as a victory for consumers.
Judge approves settlement in ‘Happy Birthday’ copyright case
A judge has approved a settlement that will put "Happy Birthday to You" in the public domain.
Lawyers crowdfunding for UK legal action
U.K. attorneys have raised more than 10,000 pounds ($13,000) to fund the opening salvo in what may be a multifaceted legal fight over the ins and outs of how Britain leaves the European Union.