Business owners sue city of Boonville over building demolitions
The owners of Stoners Grill and SassFrassy assert that the city intentionally condemned their properties so that it could acquire the land for redevelopment.
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Vanderburgh Prosecutor’s Office takes reins of regional Sexual Assault Response Team
Previously, Albion Fellows Bacon Center led the regional team for years. Albion Fellows Bacon Center is a non-profit based in Evansville that works to prevent domestic and sexual violence through advocacy.
New trial ordered in custody dispute
A new trial has been ordered in a Warrick County custody dispute after the Court of Appeals of Indiana determined that a successor judge abused her discretion when ruling based only on a review of prior transcripts.
Judges pro tem appointed in Marion, Montgomery, Warrick counties
Three new judges pro tempore have been appointed to fill vacancies across the state.
‘Confusing’ jury instruction leads to reversal of child molesting conviction
The July 2014 revision to Indiana’s criminal code has resulted in the Court of Appeals of Indiana vacating a child molesting conviction after finding that a jury instruction straddling both sides of the date of the revision could have confused jurors.
Holcomb appoints judges in Warrick, Clark counties
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has made judicial appointments to courts in Warrick and Clark counties.
Reversal: Joint custody not supported, trial court must choose which parent will get sole custody
The Court of Appeals has reversed a custody arrangement for a feuding couple, ordering the Warrick Circuit Court to choose which parent will have sole custody of their child after concluding the case’s findings did not support the award of joint legal custody.
COA: Property owners waited too long demand house be removed
In a ruckus between neighbors started by a corner of a house and a brown shed that are both over the property line, the Court of Appeals of Indiana toppled the trial court ruling and found the homeowners had title to the disputed property through adverse possession.
Owners of Hindu temple lose fraudulent inducement appeal against building seller
The owners of a southern Indiana Hindu temple who claim they were misled about the acceptable uses of a building they purchased for an intended religious facility failed to demonstrate fraudulent inducement, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
Warrick Co. couple charged after infant son starves to death
A southern Indiana couple faces murder charges after they allegedly failed to regularly feed their infant son and the newborn starved to death.
‘Undiminished’: 92-year-old Boonville lawyer still actively practicing
Laying out a big, clean sheet of paper, 92-year-old attorney Don Ashley gathered his measuring tools, sat down and got to work. Five days a week, the longtime Boonville lawyer gets up and goes to the office, where he practices and consults at his daughters’ title company.
Man charged in Indiana deputy’s shooting dies from COVID-19
A former town marshal charged in the September shooting of a southwest Indiana sheriff’s deputy has died after being hospitalized with COVID-19.
Snapchat video helps ID 6 suspects in Indiana church attack
Investigators identified six young suspects in the vandalism of a historic southwestern Indiana church after one of the culprits posted video of the incident to social media, police said.
Murder case against former trooper Camm spotlighted in examination of expert testimony
Former Indiana State Police trooper David Camm, who was exonerated in 2013 after being convicted twice and serving more than 10 years in state prison for the murder of his family, is featured in a new podcast looking at the use of experts in criminal trials.
Holcomb names Indiana Rep. Holli Sullivan as secretary of state
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has named state Rep. Holli Sullivan as the next secretary of state. Sullivan, who represents a district in southwestern Indiana and is currently vice chair of the state Republican Party, will replace Connie Lawson, who is resigning as Indiana’s longest-serving secretary of state.
Indiana COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations surge to another high
The Indiana State Department of Health on Thursday reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations for the second day in a row.
Indiana reports 2,519 more COVID-19 cases, another rise in hospitalizations
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported 2,519 new COVID-19 cases, the third-highest number reported so far in the daily report. The seven-day average of daily cases reached the highest point since the pandemic began.
Indiana tops 2,000 daily COVID-19 cases for first time
The Indiana State Department of Health on Friday reported another all-time daily high of 2,328 new COVID-19 cases, topping the previous high of 1,962 set Thursday. Friday’s number, however, contained “approximately 300 cases whose reporting was delayed due to a technical issue over the past few days,” the department said.
Cellphone subpoena appeal tossed for man whose ex-wife’s body was found in lake
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Tuesday dismissed an appeal from a man whose ex-wife’s body was found in a southern Indiana lake six years ago. The man sought to quash a subpoena for his cellphone records sought by the woman’s father, who previously fought local law enforcement to win access to investigatory records pertaining to his daughter’s death.
Supreme Court honors judicial officers for service, higher education
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday recognized judges and magistrates across the state for their commitment to higher education and longtime service.