Evansville man sentenced to 20 years in prison for meth/fentanyl trafficking
U.S. District Judge Matthew Brookman sentenced Troy Ogburn, 44, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.

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U.S. District Judge Matthew Brookman sentenced Troy Ogburn, 44, to 20 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
Gov. Mike Braun said state legislators probably will come around to the idea of mid-decade redistricting. “I think eventually we’ll get there,” he added.
The working group met regularly throughout the summer to draft a set of recommendations, but most of the work was done behind closed doors, setting up questions about its compliance with transparency laws.
Judge Gregory Carro said that although there is no doubt that the killing was not an ordinary street crime, New York law doesn’t consider something terrorism simply because it was motivated by ideology.
The lawsuit, filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Florida, says the newspaper’s coverage of the leadup to the 2024 election is “part of a decades-long pattern by the New York Times of intentional and malicious defamation against President Trump.”
Citing an “appearance of impropriety” created by a romantic relationship Willis had with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, the Georgia Court of Appeals in December ruled that Willis and her office could not continue to prosecute the case.
The funding request, which is summarized in the agenda for Wednesday’s State Budget Committee meeting, says the agency needs the funding to prepare the correctional facility for ICE detainees.
The lawsuit alleges the university violated the First Amendment when it terminated funding for student workers at a local non-profit organization that supports LGBTQ+ individuals.
The Indiana Department of Correction will begin sending payments to dozens of counties on Monday to cover costs for housing state prisoners, ending months of delays.
The man —who has a Mexican passport — registered with the Bureau of Motor Vehicles in 2018 and voted in six separate elections, according to Secretary of State Diego Morales.
It’s now up to the State Ethics Commission to decide whether Jennifer-Ruth Green violated state law—and what sanctions, if any, to impose.
The Trump administration filed a response just ahead of a 3 p.m. Eastern deadline Sunday to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, arguing that Cook’s legal arguments for why she should stay on the job were meritless.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese Premier Xi Jinping are expected to speak on Friday to possibly finalize the deal.
The governor noted that Robinson, who is not cooperating with law enforcement, disliked Kirk and may have been “radicalized” online.
Apologies, shaming and a state employee’s departure have come to Indiana following insensitive posts and comments about the murder of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
Tyler Robinson, 22, had become “more political” in the run-up to the shooting and mentioned during a dinner with family that Kirk would be visiting Utah, Gov. Spencer Cox said at a news conference.
Despite his permanent ban from the bench, the judge will be allowed to keep his law license.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Northern Indiana Public Service Company, LLC v. ACE American Insurance Company, Safway Services, LLC, and Headwaters Resources, Inc.
24A-PL-512
Civil plenary. Affirms Safway breached its duty to defend NIPSCO in the underlying lawsuit. Finds As damages for the breach, the Marion Superior Court did not err in ordering Safway to pay the defense costs NIPSCO incurred in the underlying lawsuit after Safway ceased defending NIPSCO. Also affirm the trial court’s judgment these costs are covered under the ACE-Safway Policy, subject to the applicable deductible. Finds NIPSCO’s attorney fees and costs incurred in bringing this action are not defense costs, but the trial court did not err in ordering Safway to pay them under the fee-shifting provision of the Safway Agreement. Reverses the trial court’s finding that ACE American Insurance Company provided insurance coverage for the attorney fees in this action. Remands for clarification on the sum of damages awarded and for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. Attorneys for appellant/cross-appellee: George Plews, Jeffrey Featherstun, Andrea Townsend, Joanne Sommers. Attorneys for appellees/cross-appellants: Crystal Rowe, Matthew Ponzi, John Eggum, Lucy Dollens ,Elizabeth Trachtman, Anthony Steinike, Lora LoCoco, Robert Foos Jr., Michael Giordano.
Authorities said the man threatened to detonate a bomb at the U.S. Supreme Court building and sent a threatening letter to the U.S. District Court in Indianapolis.
Although former Indiana Secretary of Public Safety Jennifer-Ruth Green’s case was not listed on the public agenda, commissioners were scheduled to privately consider a probable cause affidavit and “an individual’s alleged misconduct.”