Indiana panel not making ethics suggestions
A state legislative panel isn't making any recommendations on ethics rule changes that the General Assembly is expected to consider during its upcoming session.
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Finding victims in Gary case a lengthy process
Investigators in two states are reviewing unsolved murders and missing person reports after the arrest of an Indiana man who police say confessed to killing seven women and hinted at more victims over a 20-year span.
Attorneys general target Internet trafficking
Two years after a federal judge struck down a Washington law that targeted websites like Backpage.com, new state and federal efforts are again calling for more oversight of sites that offer "adult services," in the hopes of curbing sex trafficking.
Judge pushes for full-time public defender office
A southern Indiana judge says his county needs a full-time public defender office to ensure those who can't afford attorneys receive strong legal representation.
Justices will decide privacy case on hotel records
The Supreme Court of the United States agreed Monday to referee a dispute over police access to hotels' guest information without first getting a search warrant.
Brother of former NFL player enters plea agreement
The brother of a former NFL player has agreed under a deal with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to two counts of a 44-count indictment against him and receive a 14-year prison sentence.
BMV lawyers defend embattled state agency
Lawyers for the embattled Bureau of Motor Vehicles are speaking out this week in the ongoing legal battles over overcharges by the state agency.
Lawsuit filed over bus crash near Indianapolis
Four people who were on board a double-decker passenger bus that crashed near Indianapolis are suing the bus company.
Some Indiana gay marriages could be invalid
The Indiana attorney general's office says same-sex couples who married in the two days after the state's gay marriage ban was first struck down in June should confirm their marriages were properly recorded.
House GOP plans changes in school funding, ethics
House Republicans plan to spend the 2015 session seeking changes in how the state funds its schools and rewriting their own ethics rules.
Man gets 55 years for murder of hospital roommate
A man expressed remorse for killing another state hospital patient before a judge sentenced him to 55 years imprisonment.
Indiana cuts some public audits over shortages
The State Board of Accounts no longer is auditing the financial records of Indiana libraries, conservancy districts, some public school accounts, and small towns and townships, its leader says.
Dropped gun charges spark call for legislation
A former Marion County prosecutor is calling for legislation to remove the incentives for prosecutors to bargain away gun charges as the Indianapolis homicide rate continues to spiral.
New Bloomington mental health court starting up
A new Monroe County mental health court is aimed at keeping people mentally stable and out of trouble and the community safe, officials said.
Nursing home chain to pay $38M in US settlement
A nursing home chain has agreed to pay $38 million to resolve allegations that it billed Medicare and Medicaid for substandard care at dozens of facilities around the country, the Justice Department said.
Strip club case heads to federal appeals court
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago will hear arguments on whether a northeastern Indiana city acted properly when it prevented a Fort Wayne couple from opening a strip club.
Some counties not issuing same-sex marriage licenses
Some Indiana counties still are balking at issuing same-sex marriage licenses. The clerk in one of those counties says she is still awaiting more guidance from the state.
US Supreme Court hears dispute over pay for security checks
Several Supreme Court justices seem disinclined to find that employers must pay workers for time spent waiting to go through anti-theft security checks at the end of their shifts.
Video shows officer using stun gun in traffic stop
A cellphone video released Tuesday shows police in Indiana breaking a car window then using a stun gun on a man after police stopped the driver for not wearing a seat belt. The video, recorded by the driver's 14-year-old son, captured a Sept. 24 confrontation between two adults in the car and police that's the basis of a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court against several officers and the city of Hammond.
Indiana county clerks told to allow gay marriages
The Indiana attorney general's office told county clerks across the state Tuesday that they must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.