Indiana high court rejects rehearing in lawmaker emails case
The Indiana Supreme Court has declined to rehear a case that sought to force lawmakers to release their email correspondence with lobbying groups and businesses.
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Tom Brady’s ‘Deflategate’ appeal rejected by federal court
Quarterback Tom Brady's last best chance to avoid serving a four-game "Deflategate" suspension to start the new season was flatly rejected Wednesday by an appeals court.
Blagojevich resentencing: Judge to mull opposing portraits
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to serve his entire 14-year prison term when he returns to court for resentencing next month. But his attorneys want about nine years lopped off the sentence of the man they say has been a model prisoner who's tutored, taught and counseled fellow inmates while also forming an Elvis-inspired rock band.
Judge tosses murder charge against man jailed 22 years
A New Jersey man who served 22 years behind bars before his murder conviction was overturned has been freed from prison.
Clinton lawyer: More questions about email server ‘futile’
Hillary Clinton's lawyer said in a court filing Tuesday it would be "futile" for a federal judge to order the former secretary of state to answer questions under oath about her use of a private email server.
Official to plead guilty to tax assessment shakedown
A northwest Indiana assessor's office employee will plead guilty to allegedly shaking down businesses in exchange for reducing their tax assessments.
Illinois detectives investigate Indiana killer in 1986 murder
An Indiana man serving a life sentence for the abduction and murder of an eastern Illinois girl over two decades ago has been identified as a suspect in the strangulation of a woman found in 1986 outside a southwestern Illinois town.
Judge gives Richmond man 76 years for kidnapping wife
A Richmond man has been sentenced to 76 years in prison for kidnapping his estranged wife two years ago.
Indiana man on death row for 4 killings runs out of appeals
A Fort Wayne man who's been on death row since 1999 for killing his brother and three other men has exhausted his appeals.
Woman charged with trying to hire hit man to kill husband
A Gas City woman has been arrested after authorities say she tried to hire a hit man to kill her husband.
Indiana councilman seeks federal probe in man’s jail death
A Lake County councilman in is calling for a federal investigation into the death of a man at the county jail who had been arrested for speeding.
No double standard in Clinton probe, FBI director says
Summoned before Congress and aggressively questioned by Republicans, FBI Director James Comey on Thursday strongly defended the government's decision to not prosecute Hillary Clinton over her private email setup. He said there was no evidence that she knew that anything she was doing was against the law or had lied to federal investigators.
Former mayor’s stepdaughter gets home detention for theft
A federal judge has sentenced the stepdaughter of a former northwestern Indiana mayor to six months of home detention followed by two years on probation for embezzling funds from a city court.
Pete Rose sues former baseball investigator over rape claims
Former baseball star Pete Rose on Wednesday sued the lawyer whose investigative report got him kicked out of baseball for gambling, alleging the lawyer defamed him last year by saying on the radio that Rose raped young teen girls during spring training.
Recount starting in Indiana Democratic congressional primary
Work is starting on a recount to confirm the winner of the Democratic primary for southwestern Indiana's congressional seat.
Charleston church shooting suspect wants federal case dismissed
Dylann Roof's defense team is challenging the constitutionality of the federal hate crimes law, a legal longshot they say they'll drop if prosecutors agree not to pursue the death penalty in the killings of nine people inside a South Carolina church.
Hearing for wannabe Islamic State fighter moved again
An 18-year-old Indiana man accused of trying to travel overseas to join the Islamic State militant group has had his detention hearing moved for a second time.
New law’s impact cited as Indiana county seeks bigger jail
The sheriff of Indiana's fourth-most populous county is seeking a nearly $12 million jail expansion, citing a new state law that's funneling more inmates into county jails.
Rockville inmates to be on ‘Women in Prison’ TV show
Female inmates at the Rockville Correctional Facility will be featured in a television documentary series premiering this week on the Investigation Discovery network.
Delays mount at State Department for Clinton records
Just five months before the presidential election, the State Department is under fire in courtrooms over its delays in turning over government files related to Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state.