Vigo County deputy charged in alleged kickback scheme quits
A Vigo County sheriff’s deputy jailed in an alleged school contract kickback scheme has resigned as he seeks his release from custody.
Terre Haute
Articles
Police arrest 3 after death of Terre Haute radio personality
Police say they've arrested three people in connection with the death of a Terre Haute radio personality.
Judge denies summary judgment for jailers accused of excessive force
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, Terre Haute decision, denied a motion for summary judgment brought by four Terre Haute jail officers who have been accused of using excessive force against a former inmate.
Robert Durst’s lawyer: Indiana prison doesn’t make sense
It doesn't make sense to send real estate heir Robert Durst to prison in Indiana, where he's been assigned, when he faces a murder trial in Los Angeles, Durst's attorney said Monday.
Lawyer: Robert Durst assigned to medical prison in Indiana
Real estate heir Robert Durst has been assigned to an Indiana prison which has a medical unit, rather than the California prison requested because he faces a murder trial in Los Angeles, attorney Dick DeGuerin said Sunday.
Order: Strip searches violate religious rights of ‘American Taliban’
A federal judge has ruled strip searches prior to non-contact visits are a violation of the religious rights of Yahya (John Walker) Lindh, the so-called “American Taliban” who’s housed in the federal prison at Terre Haute. The judge also chided federal authorities who ignored Supreme Court precedent that was on point in the case.
Doctor’s profit sharing plan not recoverable by slain wife’s estate
The estate of a woman whose husband shot and killed her and himself just hours after they married is not entitled to any funds from the husband’s profit sharing plan based on Indiana probate law, the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded Thursday.
Terre Haute man charged with robbing ‘Pokemon Go’ players
Police have arrested a Terre Haute man in connection with a "Pokemon Go" robbery on the Indiana State University campus.
Parole denied for Hollandsburg slayings convict Smith
The Indiana Parole Board has denied an early release to one of the four men sentenced to four life sentences for a 1977 western Indiana home invasion that left three teenage brothers and their stepbrother dead.
What’s in a name? Litigation, if it’s Square Donuts
A federal judge last week kept alive a lawsuit filed by a northern Indiana maker and seller of Square Donuts against Square Donuts Inc., the Terre Haute-based company that sells its trademarked treats mostly across the four corners of southern Indiana.
Recount starts Thursday for Indiana congressional primary
The recount to confirm the winner of the Democratic primary for southwestern Indiana's congressional seat starts Thursday.
COA orders new trial on vicarious liability issue
A new jury will decide whether a Sony employee in Terre Haute was acting in the scope of his employment when he hit a security guard on the property while driving to recycle personal items on company property.
Rockville inmates to be on ‘Women in Prison’ TV show
Female inmates at the Rockville Correctional Facility will be featured in a television documentary series premiering this week on the Investigation Discovery network.
FBI raids Vigo County School Corp. offices in Terre Haute
FBI agents raided the main offices and other buildings of the Vigo County School Corp. in Terre Haute on Wednesday, sending employees off the premises for hours.
Judge dismisses sludge lawsuit against Terre Haute
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that alleged the city of Terre Haute and its officials defaulted on an agreement to take out water from waste and use the sludge to make fuel.
IU McKinney professor, lawyer in undecided congressional primary race
A law professor and medical doctor is in an undecided race against a 50-year lawyer for the Democratic nomination for Indiana’s Eighth Congressional District as votes continue to be tallied Wednesday from southwestern Indiana.
Terre Haute man gets life without parole for killing wife
A Terre Haute man who served 25 years for killing his second wife has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his first wife.
Man can’t appeal piracy conviction
A man who pleaded guilty to piracy for his role in boarding a ship off the coast of Somalia in 2009 was denied a writ of habeas corpus because he waived that right when he pleaded to his crime.
Defense claims case against man in 1975 death circumstantial
The defense for a Terre Haute man accused of killing his first wife in 1975 claims the case against him is circumstantial.
Jury selection to open in trial of man charged in 1975 death
A man who was convicted of killing his second wife now is accused of murdering his first wife more than 40 years ago.