Prosecutor: No charges against 2 officers in man’s shooting
Two central Indiana police officers won’t face charges for shooting a man who they said tried to run them down with his car after an attempted traffic stop.
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Fort Wayne TV station seeks to broadcast doctor’s sentencing hearing
A Fort Wayne television station has filed an appeal challenging a Huntington Circuit judge’s order denying its request to air a trial court recording of a doctor’s sentencing hearing for felony sexual battery.
Goff joining Indiana Supreme Court July 24
A temporary replacement for the judge of the Wabash Superior Court has been appointed as current Judge Christopher Goff prepares to step down from the trial court bench and transition to the Indiana Supreme Court next month.
Indiana domestic violence law addresses phone plans, pets
A new Indiana law taking effect July 1 aims to help those affected by domestic violence leave abusive relationships.
Canvassers charged in fake, fraudulent voter registrations
Twelve employees of a Democrat-linked group focused on mobilizing black voters in Indiana are accused of submitting fake or fraudulent voter registration applications ahead of last year’s general election to meet quotas, according to charging documents filed Friday.
Judge gives man convicted in Gary slaying 147-year term
A judge has sentenced a man to 147 years in prison after he was convicted in the drug-related slaying of a man in Gary three years ago.
Woman pleads guilty, mentally ill, of killing her 2 children
An Indiana woman pleaded guilty Thursday to smothering her two children last fall after abducting them from their custodial grandparents’ home.
Indiana man charged in crash that killed girl, 6
A central Indiana man accused of causing a highway crash near Muncie that killed his girlfriend's 6-year-old daughter has been formally charged in the deadly crash.
Anderson lawyer pleads guilty in estate misappropriation case
Suspended Anderson attorney Stephen Schuyler has pleaded guilty in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds from six estates totaling more than $700,000.
Man charged in Elkhart slaying says he met victim online
A 22-year-old man charged with murder in the slaying of a former northern Indiana city councilman told detectives he met the victim after responding to an online advertisement for casual encounters, court documents say.
COA: Suspended attorney’s failure to litigate attributable to client
A now-suspended attorney’s repeated failure to communicate with his client and litigate her case was a failure directly attributable to the client and, thus, made the opposing party entitled to summary judgment, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Lack of statewide will procedures leaves unanswered questions about official documents
The final stop for a last will and testament in the e-filing era depends on where in Indiana an estate is opened and what the local probate court demands, at least for now.
Salvation Army sues neighboring Children’s Museum over expansion
The Salvation Army is suing the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, claiming its neighbor’s $35 million outdoor expansion project intrudes on its easements and restricts its access to Illinois Street.
Suit: ‘Scheme to scam’ put dubious charges on Vectren bills
An untold number of Vectren utility customers were duped into paying dubious utility-line protection plan charges that went to a different company after Vectren presumably took a kickback on the charge, a proposed class-action lawsuit claims.
Indiana jury awards couple $744,000 for son’s shoulder surgery
A northern Indiana jury has awarded $744,000 to a couple who claimed a now-deceased doctor performed unnecessary surgery on their teenage son.
2 Indiana judges graduate from judicial college
Two northwest Indiana judges graduated last week from The National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada.
Jasper County judge moving to federal bench
A Jasper County judge has been appointed to the bench in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
Senior judge appointed part time to Pulaski Superior Court
A Pulaski County senior judge has been appointed to replace a former Superior Court judge in the county on a part-time basis as the search for the judge’s permanent replacement continues.
Supreme Court authorizes cameras in courtrooms for National Adoption Day
The Indiana Supreme Court has once again authorized the use of cameras and recording devices in Indiana’s courtrooms to celebrate National Adoption Day proceedings this fall.
Man uses plastic bat to defend son from goose, gets ticket
An Indianapolis man says he shouldn't have been ticketed for using a plastic bat to protect his 4-year-old son from an aggressive Canada goose.