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Jury selection begins in high-profile Saints star’s death

December 5, 2016

Conflicts settled by gunfire are tragically common in New Orleans, but there was nothing routine about this one: The dead man was retired football player Will Smith, a star on the 2006 Saints team who helped lift the stricken city's spirits with a winning season after Hurricane Katrina, and played with the team when it won the franchise's only Super Bowl three seasons later. Jury selection begins Monday in the trial of the man accused in his killing after a road-rage incident.

2 Indiana men sentenced to prison for biodiesels fraud

December 5, 2016

Two Indiana men have been sentenced to prison for their roles in what federal authorities say was a multi-million dollar fraud scheme involving biofuels.

Death threats and abuse for woman leading Brexit court fight

December 2, 2016

Gina Miller is paying the price for going to court. The financial entrepreneur says she has received death threats and racial and sexual abuse since she won a High Court ruling forcing the British government to seek Parliamentary approval before leaving the European Union.

Mom pleads guilty in connection with Bluffton boy’s death

December 2, 2016

The mother of a northeastern Indiana boy whose body was found burned in a wooded area has entered into a plea agreement in connection with his death.

Jurors convict Indiana day care provider in toddler’s death

December 1, 2016

Jurors in northern Indiana have convicted a New Paris day care provider in the 2014 death of a 19-month-old boy in her care.

Full 7th Circuit hears LGBT-workplace bias appeal

November 30, 2016

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has heard arguments en banc on whether the 1964 Civil Rights Act covers workplace discrimination against LGBT workers.

US Supreme Court weighs bond hearings for detained immigrants

November 30, 2016

A seemingly divided U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday tried to figure out whether the government can detain immigrants indefinitely without providing hearings in which they could argue for their release.

Indiana mother pleads not guilty in kids’ fatal stabbing

November 30, 2016

A central Indiana woman who admitted fatally stabbing her young son and daughter has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.

2nd trial underway for woman charged with toddler’s death

November 30, 2016

A second trial is underway in northern Indiana for a day care provider charged with the death of a toddler in her care.

Tippecanoe County sees increase in felonies with firearms

November 29, 2016

Tippecanoe County has seen an increase of felonies involving firearms this year with at least 59 people charged in crimes such as battery with a firearm or armed robbery.

Trump suggests ‘consequences’ for any flag-burners

November 29, 2016

President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that anyone who burns an American flag should face unspecified "consequences," such as jail or a loss of citizenship — a move that was ruled out by the U.S. Supreme Court nearly three decades ago.

Indiana mother accused of fatally stabbing kids is jailed

November 29, 2016

A central Indiana woman who confessed to fatally stabbing her young son and daughter has been released from a hospital and booked into jail.

Incoming Indiana attorney general chooses chief deputy

November 28, 2016

The incoming Indiana attorney general has named a persistent critic of the state's revamped criminal sentencing laws for a top position in the office.

Retrial planned for man in Fort Wayne triple slaying

November 28, 2016

A retrial is planned after a jury failed to reach a verdict in the triple slaying trial of a 19-year-old Fort Wayne man.

GOP to pick state attorney general-elect’s county successor

November 28, 2016

Republicans in northern Indiana's Elkhart County are set to select a new county prosecutor who will replace state Attorney General-elect Curtis Hill.

Central Indiana county restoring hacked computer system

November 28, 2016

Workers have spent weeks restoring a central Indiana county government's computer system that was hacked by an unknown group demanding a ransom payment.

Man sues in local election, says winning candidate was dead

November 23, 2016

A Democrat who ran for the Allen County Council is challenging the results because one of the three contested seats went to a candidate who died shortly before the election.

Trump Justice Dept. could shift drug prosecution policies

November 23, 2016

An Obama administration Justice Department that emphasized the need to be "smart on crime" is being replaced with a Trump presidency that campaigned on being "tough on crime."

Court blocks federal plan to extend overtime pay to many

November 23, 2016

In a blow to the Obama administration's labor-law plans, a federal court has blocked the start of a rule that would have made an estimated 4 million more American workers eligible for overtime pay heading into the holiday season.

House seeks delay in health law appeal pending new president

November 22, 2016

The Republican-led House of Representatives is asking the federal appeals court in Washington to delay consideration of a case involving the Obama health care law because Donald Trump has pledged to repeal and replace it when he becomes president.

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