Indiana county settles dispute with forensics firm
A southern Indiana county has reached a settlement in its billing dispute with a forensics company that testified on the prosecution's behalf last year in a triple-murder trial.
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Special prosecutor sought in case involving judge
A central Indiana prosecutor is seeking a special prosecutor to hear allegations that a Muncie City Court judge intimidated another woman during a confrontation outside that woman's home.
Indiana teenager faces charges in hacking ring
A central Indiana teenager is one of several gaming enthusiasts accused of hacking into a U.S. Army computer network while targeting Microsoft and several video game developers.
Man gets life for killing ex-girlfriend’s father
A southwestern Indiana man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend's father.
US Supreme Court takes up housing bias case
For the third time in recent years, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider taking away a powerful legal tactic the Obama administration and others have used to combat housing discrimination.
Judge convicts northern Indiana man in 2 killings
A northern Indiana man paroled in 2010 after serving time for killing a family friend has been convicted in the fatal shootings of his brother and sister-in-law.
Federal prosecutors charge 22 in alleged drug ring
Federal authorities said Wednesday they disrupted a major drug trafficking network stretching from Mexico to six U.S. states, and investigators partially credited a Chicago-based task force that focuses on the nexus between Mexican cartels and street gangs.
Indiana AG proposes home contractor registry
Indiana residents looking to hire contractors for home repair or remodeling projects would be able to search a state registry that's among a package of legislative proposals Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Tuesday he's supporting in an effort to boost consumer protections.
Judge tosses suit over IU student’s disappearance
A federal judge has thrown out the lawsuit filed by the parents of an Indiana University student last seen more than three years ago against two men who were with her the night she vanished.
Judge upholds conviction in southwestern Indiana slaying
A judge has denied a southwestern Indiana man's request to reverse his murder conviction for the shooting death of his ex-girlfriend's father.
Petition seeks charges in crash that killed 7
A Georgia man hopes an online petition will help persuade a northwestern Indiana prosecutor to file charges against a trucker for a crash that killed seven family members.
Venue change sought in case of woman’s 1975 death
An Indiana man who spent more than 25 years in prison for the death of his second wife is seeking a new location for his trial on charges he killed his first wife in 1975.
What if high court rejects gay marriage cases?
The fastest and surest path to marriage for same-sex couples in some parts of the United States would be for the U.S. Supreme Court to surprise everyone and decline to get involved in the issue right now.
Prison agency gets $1 million to fight injuries
The Indiana Department of Correction has been awarded nearly $1 million to identify offenders with traumatic brain injuries and help them avoid a return to prison.
Former workers file suit against state lawmaker
A lawmaker who was one of nine Republican state senators to vote against a right-to-work law two years ago is accused in a lawsuit of failing to pay his employees more than $220,000 in wages and other benefits.
Dispute over unpaid sewer fees could head to court
Dozens of residents in southern Indiana could face legal action for failing to pay to tie in to sewer lines in a newly annexed area.
Attorney asks judge to reverse life with no parole
An attorney for a southwestern Indiana man found guilty of fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend's father is asking a judge to reverse the most serious conviction against him.
Program gets $1 million US grant to mentor ex-cons
An Indianapolis nonprofit is receiving a $1 million Department of Justice grant to mentor released prison inmates who are mothers and fathers.
Child services investigators claim unpaid overtime
Two Indiana Department of Child Services investigators say in a lawsuit that they've had to work extensive overtime without receiving required overtime pay.
White House says Holder resigning as attorney general
Eric Holder, who served as the public face of the Obama administration's legal fight against terrorism and pushed to make the criminal justice system more even-handed, is resigning after six years on the job. He is the nation's first black attorney general.