Ex-Lake Station mayor wants delay in 2nd criminal trial
The former mayor of Lake Station and his wife have asked for a delay in their second criminal trial and for a federal judge to recuse himself.
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Lawsuit: College prep company is insolvent, owes millions
A credit union that holds loans on thousands of prospective college students is suing an Indianapolis-based college test preparation company, alleging that it owes it more than $12 million.
Statehouse services set for longtime state Rep. Crawford
Longtime Indiana state Rep. William Crawford will lie in state in the Indiana Statehouse Rotunda ahead of his funeral this week.
Ex-US House speaker’s lawyers talking possible plea deal
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert's attorneys are talking with prosecutors about a possible plea deal in the Republican's hush-money case, both sides told a federal judge Monday.
Complaint targets Quicken Loans’ employee free speech rules
Mortgage giant Quicken Loans overly restricts employees' free speech and should rewrite its rules for workers and educate employees about their rights, according to a National Labor Relations Board complaint.
Gary airport tenant sues airport authority, private operator
A tenant at the Gary/Chicago International Airport is suing the airport authority and its private operator, alleging that they "unilaterally" quadrupled its rent.
Federal judge awards ex-jail inmate $225K in chokehold suit
A federal judge has awarded $225,000 to a former western Indiana jail inmate who alleged a jail officer put him in a chokehold and threw him to the ground.
Embrace immigrants, Pope Francis urges Congress
Standing before a rapt Congress, Pope Francis issued a ringing call to action on behalf of immigrants Thursday, urging lawmakers to embrace "the stranger in our midst" as he became the first pontiff in history to address a joint meeting at the U.S. Capitol.
New advocacy group aims to prevent sexual assaults
A new sexual assault prevention group has been formed roughly one year after a similar victims’ advocacy effort was found financially insolvent and disbanded.
Justices weigh state fair stage collapse case
The Indiana Supreme Court is weighing arguments to decide if the state is liable for some of the damages faced by a rigging company in the 2011 state fair stage collapse that killed seven people.
Former Indiana mayor contends judge fell asleep during trial
Attorneys for a former northwestern Indiana mayor and his wife convicted of wire fraud and other charges for improperly using funds from his campaign and a city food pantry are asking for a new trial because they say a federal judge fell asleep during their trial.
Lanane seeks new rights for people in U.S. illegally
The leader of Indiana's state Senate Democrats is calling for new laws extending driving privileges and in-state college tuition rates to people living in the country illegally.
Carmel tables sexual-orientation ordinance
A proposal to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity has been tabled by city officials in the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel.
Ex-auditor convicted of taking money from government, in-law
A former auditor for a northwestern Indiana county has been convicted of embezzling more than $150,000 in government funds and defrauding her father-in-law of at least $400,000.
Zoeller deals blow to plan to postpone test impact
Indiana’s attorney general dealt a major blow to a proposal by state schools Superintendent Glenda Ritz that would spare schools from being penalized for low scores on this year’s ISTEP exams.
General Motors settles criminal case over ignition switches
General Motors admitted it failed to disclose to the public a deadly problem with small-car ignition switches as part of a $900 million deal reached with federal authorities to avoid criminal charges, authorities announced Thursday.
Final defendant in state fair stage collapse suit dismissed
A security company named in a class-action lawsuit filed by victims of the deadly 2011 Indiana State Fair stage collapse has become the final defendant dismissed from that case.
California man charged with murder in Indiana cold case
Central Indiana authorities say a murder warrant in a 2002 cold case has been issued against a man currently jailed in California.
Rural central Indiana landowners fight town’s annexation bid
The state's highest court is set to hear a legal battle by a group of rural landowners fighting to prevent an adjacent central Indiana town from annexing their land and subjecting them to higher taxes.
Woman asks court to allow marijuana use per church beliefs
A Minnesota woman accused of violating probation says she should be able to use marijuana for religious reasons because she belongs to a pot-smoking church based in Indiana.