Trial delayed over newborn’s death in college dorm bathtub
An Elkhart woman’s trial on charges of murder and neglect related to her newborn son’s death has been postponed until next year.
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Couple found with 111 cats in home pleads guilty to neglect
A central Indiana couple who lived in a house with 111 cats pleaded guilty to child neglect charges but avoided any jail time.
Man acquitted of murder in Lafayette art teacher’s slaying
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US hits 50,000 refugee cap, but some others still allowed in
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Lawsuit seeks to block Indiana voter data from Trump panel
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FBI nominee says Trump-Russia probe is no ‘witch hunt’
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Michigan sports doctor pleads guilty in child porn case
A former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor pleaded guilty Tuesday to possessing child pornography, admitting he tried to get rid of the evidence last fall while police were investigating allegations that he had sexually assaulted young female athletes.
Trump sued for blocking some of his critics on Twitter
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Trump Jr. releases emails on Russian lawyer contacts
Donald Trump Jr. eagerly accepted help from what was described to him as a Russian government effort to aid his father’s campaign with damaging information about Hillary Clinton, according to emails he released publicly on Tuesday.
Mental exam ordered for Indiana mom who suffocated her kids
A judge in Fort Wayne on Monday ordered a mental competency exam for an Indiana woman who pleaded guilty but mentally ill in the suffocation deaths of her two children last year and still faces charges in the fatal shooting of a neighbor.
Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor to plead guilty to having child porn
A former sports doctor at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics is taking a step toward resolving one of four criminal cases against him in Michigan.
Feds probe Indianapolis police shooting of black driver
Federal investigators are going to review last month’s fatal shooting of unarmed black driver Aaron Bailey by Indianapolis police officers.
MI Supreme Court wants to hear more about lawyer’s windfall
The Michigan Supreme Court is digging deeper into the case of a lawyer and his sons who inherited millions of dollars from a client.
Hawaii takes another shot at Trump’s travel ban
Hawaii has returned to federal court with a new motion in its challenge to Trump administration travel ban rules regarding citizens from six majority Muslim countries.
3 Chicago officers plead not guilty in Laquan McDonald case
Three Chicago police officers have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to cover up what happened the night a white officer shot a black teenager 16 times.
Indiana prosecutor creates documentary warning of drug use
A southern Indiana prosecutor is showing all middle school and high school students in his county a documentary video in an attempt to discourage heroin use among youth.
Man found incompetent for trial in Lake Co. strangulations
A handyman facing murder charges for fatally strangling two Lake County women has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial.
Reports: Plea in child porn case signed by ex-USA gymnastics doctor
A plea deal could be in the works for a former doctor at Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics charged in federal court with obtaining and possessing child pornography.
Indiana prosecutor creates documentary warning of drug use
A southern Indiana prosecutor is showing all middle school and high school students in his county a documentary video in an attempt to discourage heroin use among youth.
Court declines to rehear sex orientation discrimination case
A federal appeals court has declined to reconsider its own ruling that employers aren't prohibited from discriminating against employees because of sexual orientation.