Trial of surgeon in murder plot may be moved
A northern Indiana surgeon accused of plotting to kill his ex-wife and make it look like suicide could get a change of venue for his upcoming trial.
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Woman convicted in deadly wrong-way crash appears in court
Attorneys for an Indianapolis woman convicted of killing six children and a 40-year-old man in a head-on traffic collision asked a judge for a new trial Thursday, arguing in part she had inadequate legal counsel.
Indiana’s high court hears IBM welfare case
Indiana's Supreme Court justices grilled attorneys for the state and IBM Corp. on Thursday about the company's failed attempt to privatize Indiana's welfare services, which prompted the state to cancel IBM's $1.3 billion state contract less than three years into the 10-year deal.
Midwest rappers, others charged with fraud
Members of an Indiana-based rap group called RACK Boyz and other suspects from Illinois made hundreds of thousands of dollars in a bank fraud scheme that included wooing participants through social media and Internet videos, federal and state authorities said Wednesday.
Woman convicted in deadly crash returning to court
A woman convicted 13 years ago of killing seven people in a head-on collision that prosecutors said was a suicide attempt is headed back to court.
Not guilty pleas for suspect in 7 Indiana deaths
A judge recorded not guilty pleas Wednesday for a former Marine who is charged with murder in the strangulation deaths of two women found in northwestern Indiana and is suspected of killing five others.
Man convicted in Purdue shooting found dead
State correction officials say an Indiana man who fatally stabbed and shot a fellow Purdue University student earlier this year has been found dead in his prison cell.
NW Indiana cardiologists sued over procedures
Nineteen new lawsuits and a complaint with the Indiana Attorney General's Office have been filed against three northwestern Indiana cardiologists and a hospital, alleging that open-heart surgeries and other procedures were performed unnecessarily, lawyers said Tuesday.
Suspect in 7 Indiana slayings due in court again
A 43-year-old former Marine who police in Indiana say has confessed to killing seven women is scheduled to appear in court again after refusing to even acknowledge his name at an earlier hearing.
Senator seeks stiffer punishment for decapitations
The chairman of the state Senate Judiciary Committee says Indiana needs stronger penalties for decapitation.
Man charged with stalking Indiana legislator
A man running as an independent for an Indiana House seat faces charges that he stalked the district's current representative.
Texas prosecutor: Indiana suspect’s history unknown
Texas prosecutors may not have offered a suspected serial killer such a lenient prison sentence in a 2009 sexual assault case had they known about his conviction on a similar charge in Indiana five years earlier, a district attorney's spokesman said Monday.
Judge rejects sentence modification for ex-cop
A southern Indiana judge has rejected a sentence modification for a former police officer convicted of pointing a gun at his girlfriend during a confrontation in front of his two children.
Acquitted ex-Ind. trooper sues police, prosecutors
A former Indiana State Police trooper acquitted in the slayings of his wife and two children has sued prosecutors, investigators and others for false imprisonment and other counts.
Indiana rejects fired DCS workers’ appeals
A state agency has rejected the appeals of two former Indiana child-welfare workers fired following the death of a paralyzed young woman.
Student sues Megabus over crash near Indianapolis
A student at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis claiming permanent injuries from a Megabus crash on Interstate 65 is suing the carrier.
Judge questions $75M NCAA concussion settlement
A federal judge overseeing a first-of-its-kind head injury settlement with the NCAA expressed concerns Thursday about some terms and the scope of the $75 million deal that encompasses all athletes going back decades.
Alternate theories disallowed in trial on 4 deaths
A judge is blocking testimony about other possible suspects during the trial of a man charged with killing four people in a southern Indiana home.
Man suspected of killing 7 refuses to answer judge
A man who allegedly confessed to killing seven women in Indiana refused to speak or even acknowledge his name to a judge Wednesday, and a sheriff explained later that the suspect was upset his hearing was in open court before dozens of journalists.
Charges filed in 2nd case in Gary killings
A man who told police he killed seven women in Indiana now faces charges in a second death.