MAY 1-6, 2026
Reporter Cameron Shaw has the latest from Clinton County, where the sheriff is facing felony charges — and so is his wife, who is a candidate for sheriff. The couple are accused of pocketing more than $200,000 from county jail accounts — accusations they deny. And local officials are scrambling to control the chaos. Also, reporter Maura Johnson has a story about lawsuit a Purdue Global Law School student filed that accuses the online school unfairly expelled her over allegations of academic dishonesty. The dispute raises big questions about how schools are monitoring the use of artificial intelligence by students.
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She is running for sheriff. Her husband is sheriff. Both face felony charges.
The couple has adamantly denied those charges for years, with Richard previously calling them a “political farce” and Ashley writing in a recent Facebook comment that she “did nothing wrong.”
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Case spotlights challenges in detecting AI in student work
In her civil complaint filed in early April, Nicole Lawtone-Bowles, who lives in New York, said she was scheduled to graduate in August.
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Woman sues Scott County Sheriff’s Department, says it failed to supervise late deputy
The women’s lawsuit claims the sheriff’s deputy repeatedly harassed her and committed suicide in front of her after she broke up with him and rejected his attempts to get back together.
Read More Attorney General seeks dissolution of Noblesville charity, says it mishandled assets
The complaint accuses homeless shelter operator and food bank Third Phase Inc. of violating the Indiana Nonprofit Corporations Act.
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Former Martin University students, staff sue school over its abrupt closure
The plaintiffs in Wednesday’s lawsuit are also asking the court to step in and stop any sale of university property, pending further investigation and hearing.
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Deanna Marquez: You can schedule meetings without tiresome back and forth
Scheduling Poll, built directly into Outlook, makes it easy for internal and external users to find a time and then move on to the work that matters.
Read MoreDustin Houchin: Sorry, but it’s a law: Social intervention programs don’t work
In general with social science, as opposed to criminology, it is well known that almost no programs work.
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