Indiana Supreme Court accepts attorney’s resignation following fatal 2023 drunk driving incident
The Indiana Supreme Court has accepted the resignation of an Indiana attorney involved in a fatal drunk driving case in May 2023.
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Trump wants mass deportations. For the agents removing immigrants, it’s a painstaking process
With Donald Trump returning to the White House, there is intense interest in how the Republican will carry out his immigration agenda, including a campaign pledge of mass deportations
A million taxpayers will soon receive up to $1,400 from the IRS. Who are they and why now?
Approximately 1 million taxpayers will automatically receive special payments of up to $1,400 from the IRS in the coming weeks. The money will be directly deposited into eligible people’s bank accounts or sent in the mail by a paper check.
Grand Universe CEO sued by chief operating officer over alleged non-payment of salary
An executive with the Westfield-based company that plans to develop a $1.2 billion science and space exploration complex near Grand Park Sports Campus has sued the firm, alleging he hasn’t received a large portion of the compensation he is contractually owed.
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates so Trump can’t have them executed
President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump, an outspoken proponent of expanding capital punishment, takes office.
Richard Allen sentenced to 130 years for killings of 2 Delphi teens
Allen, 52, was sentenced ater being convicted by a jury on Nov. 11 of two counts of murder and two counts of felony murder in the deaths of 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German.
Delaware County jury convicts man of drug deals resulting in death after fatal overdoses
An 18 year-old Delaware County man faces decades in prison after a jury convicted him Thursday of selling fentanyl-laced drugs that resulted in the 2023 overdose deaths of an adult and a juvenile.
Pre-design funds approved for proposed Indiana judicial building
Proposals to construct a new building to house the state’s courts have been tossed around for decades – and was even a topic of controversy in the 1980s — but project plans have never developed enough to gain traction.
Immigration agency deports highest numbers since 2014, aided by more flights
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported more than 270,000 people to 192 countries over a recent 12-month period, the highest annual tally in a decade, according to a report released Thursday that illustrates some of the financial and operational challenges that President-elect Donald Trump will face to carry out his pledge of mass deportations.
Lawmakers hint at road funding changes
It appears all funding options are on the table as budget heads and other lawmakers on Wednesday called on the Indiana General Assembly to boost transportation infrastructure investment at the state and local levels.
Starbucks workers plan strikes that could spread to hundreds of US stores by Christmas Eve
Workers at Starbucks stores plan to go on a five-day strike starting Friday to protest lack of progress in contract negotiations with the company.
House rejects Trump-backed plan on government shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain
A day before a potential government shutdown, the House resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan Thursday to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of Republicans refused to accommodate his sudden demands.
State sues six used car dealers, alleging deception
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita filed lawsuits against six used car dealers for allegedly engaging in deceptive acts. One is accused of selling cars it didn’t actually own, resulting in buyers losing their money and the vehicles they thought they had purchased.
Convicted murderer Richard Allen declines to participate in pre-sentence investigation
Allen’s defense team said they advised their client not to participate in providing information for the pre-sentence investigation because Allen maintains his innocence and hopes to present a full defense at a second trial for the murders of two Delphi teens.
Indianapolis couple sues IU professor, students for $2B alleging they stole project plans
Tim and Doris Anne Sadler say the students disclosed the couple’s plans for a 1,550-acre development in Puerto Rico to a company that used the information to take over the project.
Senate Democrats elect new minority leader after second round of sexual harassment accusations
After Sen. Greg Taylor of Indianapolis denied three new sexual harassment allegations, he was replaced as Senate minority leader by Sen. Shelli Yoder of Bloomington.
Wisconsin school shooter had 2 guns and got messages from man accused of plotting his own attack
Police were still investigating why the 15-year-old student at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison shot and killed a fellow student and teacher on Monday before shooting herself, Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said.
A trailing North Carolina Supreme Court candidate asks the court to get involved in his race
Jefferson Griffin, a Republican member of the Court of Appeals, is asking the state supreme court to prevent election officials from counting over 60,000 ballots that he argues weren’t lawfully cast.
Rudy Giuliani ordered to appear at contempt hearing in January over failure to give up assets
Lawyers for the election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment said in court papers that Giuliani has failed to turn over the lease to the apartment, a Mercedes, various watches and jewelry, a signed Joe DiMaggio shirt and other baseball mementos, among other items.
Destiny Wells seeks to become Indiana Democratic Party chair
Wells announced her plans in a news release, saying she wants to “lead the charge in pursuing reform that is critical to the success of the Democratic Party and Indiana politics as a whole.”