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Boy in Noblesville school shooting hears charges

A 13-year-old boy accused of shooting a teacher and classmate at an Indiana school mostly remained silent during an appearance in court more than two weeks after he was accused of shooting a classmate and a teacher in suburban Indianapolis.

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Chicago man charged after Hammond fire killed 1, injured 2

A Chicago man faces murder and other charges in connection with an April 14 fire in Hammond that killed a woman and injured two others. Court records show 42-year-old Ronald Alan Gee also faces attempted murder and arson charges connected to the fire that killed 62-year-old Brenda Poole.

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Widow of man killed in Marion plane-jet collision sues jet’s pilot

The widow of a firefighter killed when a small plane collided with a business jet in Marion is suing the jet’s pilot and his employer. Autumn Wittkamper contends Richard Darlington and Avis Industrial Corp. are responsible in the April 2 collision that killed 31-year-old David Wittkamper.

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Trump commutes term of Kardashian-championed drug offender

A woman whose life sentence was commuted by President Donald Trump thanked him on Thursday for “having mercy” and said reality TV star Kim Kardashian West saved her life. After flexing his clemency powers once again, Trump tweeted: “Good luck to Alice Johnson. Have a wonderful life!”

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Indiana getting 8 additional federal prosecutors

Eight prosecutors will be added to U.S. attorney’s offices in the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana, those offices announced Tuesday. The new positions are part of the largest nationwide boost of federal law enforcement attorneys in decades.

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Study: Gun removal law reduces suicides in Indiana

An Indiana law allowing authorities to temporarily remove guns from those considered a risk to others or themselves has helped reduce the state’s firearm-related suicides, according to a University of Indianapolis study.

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Justices side with Colorado baker on same-sex wedding cake

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday for a Colorado baker who wouldn’t make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple in a limited decision that leaves for another day the larger issue of whether a business can invoke religious objections to refuse service to gay and lesbian people.

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Trump says he has ‘absolute right’ to pardon himself

President Donald Trump asserted his presidential power and escalated his efforts to discredit the special counsel Russia probe on Monday, declaring he has the “absolute right” to pardon himself and attacking the investigation as “totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL!”

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Former Vigo County commissioner faces new drug charges

A former Vigo County commissioner was charged with drug possession and domestic violence last week, nearly 10 years after he was first convicted of a drug crime. David W. Decker has been charged with possession of methamphetamine, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of paraphernalia, invasion of privacy and domestic battery.

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