Elkhart man gets 95 years in slaying where body was burned
A northern Indiana man convicted in a fatal shooting where the victim’s body was later driven to Michigan and burned has been sentenced to 95 years in prison.
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Columbus man sentenced in girlfriend’s slaying; remains found buried
A southern Indiana man has been sentenced in the death of his live-in girlfriend whose remains were found in a shallow grave.
Why are firing squads for US executions being debated?
The image of gunmen in a row firing in unison into the chest of a condemned prisoner may conjure up a bygone, less enlightened era. But the idea of using firing squads is making a comeback.
A sex trafficking case, a plea deal and a mother’s pain
Irma Reyes’ daughter was 16 when two men kept her and another girl at a motel where men paid to have sex with them. Now, the cases have seen years of delay, a parade of prosecutors, an aborted trial and, ultimately, a stark retreat by the government.
Knox Co. coroner faces official misconduct, drug charges
A southwestern Indiana coroner is facing official misconduct and drug charges following a nearly yearlong investigation, state police said Thursday.
Supreme Court chews on Jack Daniel’s dog toy dispute
A dispute between Jack Daniel’s and the makers of a squeaking dog toy that mimics the whiskey’s signature bottle gave the Supreme Court a lot to chew on Wednesday.
Woman charged with neglect in daughter’s shooting death
The mother of a 2-year-old northwestern Indiana girl who died after accidentally shooting herself with a gun she found in her home has been charged with neglect of a dependent.
Pence seeks ‘common sense’ Social Security, Medicare reform
As he mulls a 2024 presidential bid, former Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday called for “common sense and compassionate solutions” to reform entitlement programs and the nation’s debt burden.
Public pension plan losses from bank failures seen as minor
When two tech-linked U.S. banks failed this month, among the investors who lost millions were public-sector pension funds responsible for ensuring the retirements of teachers, firefighters and other government workers.
Supreme Court rules for deaf student in education case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday for a deaf student who sued his public school system for providing an inadequate education. The case is significant for other disabled students who allege they were failed by school officials.
Indiana lawmakers back making machine gun switches illegal
Indiana lawmakers have endorsed a bill making it illegal for anyone to possess devices for adapting a firearm into a machine gun.
4 guilty of conspiracy in latest Oath Keepers Jan. 6 trial, 1 Hoosier acquitted
Four people associated with the Oath Keepers were convicted Monday of conspiracy and obstruction charges stemming from the attack on the U.S. Capitol. An Indiana man, however, was acquitted on a conspiracy charge.
With overdoses up, states look at harsher fentanyl penalties
State lawmakers nationwide are responding to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history by pushing harsher penalties for possessing fentanyl and other powerful lab-made opioids that are connected to about 70,000 deaths a year.
Prosecutors: Ft. Wayne officer justified in fatally shooting man
A Fort Wayne police officer was justified in fatally shooting an 18-year-old man last year and will not be charged, the Allen County Prosecutor’s Office said.
State Rep. Johnson sued for medical malpractice
A Republican legislator who works as an emergency room doctor is being sued for medical malpractice in a patient’s death.
Ft. Wayne woman pleads guilty in fentanyl death of son, 2
A northeastern Indiana woman has pleaded guilty to neglect charges after her two children ingested fentanyl last year, killing her 2-year-old son and sickening his older sibling.
Chauvin, convicted of killing George Floyd, pleads guilty in tax case
The former Minneapolis police officer convicted in the 2020 killing of George Floyd pleaded guilty Friday to two tax evasion counts, admitting that he didn’t file Minnesota income taxes for two years due to “financial concerns.”
Biden’s appeals court nominee faces rare Democratic scrutiny
One of President Joe Biden’s nominees to a federal appeals court has generated rare concern from some Democrats and outside groups over his signature on a legal brief defending a parental notification law in New Hampshire.
Man arrested in deadly shooting outside Indianapolis mall
An Indianapolis man was arrested Thursday in a January shooting outside an Indianapolis shopping mall that killed a teenager and injured a man.
Supreme Court remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be remembered during ceremonies Friday at the high court.