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.
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Man gets 86 years in killing, kidnapping case
A central Indiana man convicted of killing another man and forcing his estranged wife and three children to flee with him to Minnesota has been sentenced to 86 years in prison.
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.
Indictment: 35 trafficked cigarettes, synthetic drugs
Federal prosecutors in St. Louis say three dozen people from Indiana and five other states have been indicted on felony charges related to money laundering and the trafficking of cigarettes and synthetic drugs.
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.
SCOTUS suspends wrong lawyer over ‘mistaken identity’
When the Supreme Court of the United States suspended a prominent Massachusetts lawyer and threatened him with disbarment, it started a Boston legal drama that took two weeks to resolve.
Judge awards no damages to worker burned inside heated tank
A lawsuit filed by an eastern Indiana man seriously burned inside a heated chemical tank has ended without any damages being awarded.
Travel ban to test Supreme Court view of presidential power
The U.S. Supreme Court may soon decide how courts are supposed to view presidential power in the age of Donald Trump.
No jail time in hit-and-run death stuns victim’s relatives
The family of a northeastern Indiana man who died after he was struck by a car while bicycling say they're devastated the motorist received no jail time in the hit-and-run death.
Indiana faces records request backlog as Pence drags feet
The Indiana governor's office faces a backlog of public records requests largely stemming from Vice President Mike Pence's tenure, and the delay has been exacerbated by Pence's refusal to give his successor digital access to his emails, including those sent from a private AOL account he sometimes used to conduct state business.
Man convicted of killing Wisconsin woman buried in basement
An Indiana man has been convicted of murder in the death of a Wisconsin woman whose body was found buried in a basement in 2015.
Indiana sues 2 former school administrators for $3M
The Indiana Attorney General's office is suing two former Munster school administrators for more than $3 million, alleging the pair misappropriated, illegally retained or fraudulently obtained public funds.
Appeals court deals blow to Trump administration travel ban
A federal appeals court dealt another blow to President Donald Trump's revised travel ban targeting six Muslim-majority countries on Thursday, siding with groups that say the policy illegally targets Muslims.
Evaluations of man accused of eating girlfriend sought soon
A southern Indiana prosecutor says he expects to soon see mental competency evaluations of a man accused of killing his former girlfriend and eating parts of her body.
Special prosecutor to review Porter County deputy’s case
A northwestern Indiana prosecutor is turning to a special prosecutor to review the results of an investigation of a sheriff's deputy accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old.
Bosma Enterprises files lawsuit over VA contracting changes
Indianapolis-based not-for-profit Bosma Enterprises and other advocacy groups for the blind on Wednesday sued the Department of Veterans Affairs in federal court, alleging the agency ignored a long-standing law when it changed contracting rules that have been used for decades to give jobs to the visually impaired.
Supreme Court declines case involving RFRA as a tax defense
The Indiana Supreme Court won't take up a case involving an Indianapolis man who tried to use the state's religious objections law as a defense for not paying his state taxes.
Family of dead Indiana man sues, claiming stun gun overuse
The family of an Indiana man who died after police repeatedly used a stun gun on him filed a lawsuit Tuesday asserting that his constitutional rights were violated in an unprovoked "brutal and deadly assault."
Indiana sheriff avoids jail time for intimidation
A northern Indiana sheriff is avoiding prison time after pleading guilty to an intimidation charge stemming from an investigation of unrecorded phone calls and visits allowed for a jail inmate.