Suspect killed, 2 Indianapolis officers shot in gun battle
Two Indianapolis police officers wounded in a Thursday gun battle that left the suspect dead are expected to survive, a deputy chief said.
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Two Indianapolis police officers wounded in a Thursday gun battle that left the suspect dead are expected to survive, a deputy chief said.
The Indiana Supreme Court clarified Wednesday that their previous ruling in a 2020 juvenile case involving a dangerous possession of a firearm statute did not apply retroactively to a separate juvenile case decided a year earlier.
A Senate Republican plan to switch from in-house attorneys to contractors in two Indiana Department of Child Services regions caught the agency off guard and followed a meeting in which agency executives were “ambushed” by a group of senators.
Sufficient evidence was presented to support a man’s murder conviction, and his 65-year sentence is appropriate, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed in a ruling Thursday.
Jordan M. Knudson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
22A-CR-01758
Criminal. Affirms Jordan Knudson’s conviction for murder and his sentence of 65 years. Finds the Ripley Circuit Court did not abuse its discretion by denying his request for a mistrial or by improperly finding two sentencing aggravators. Also finds his sentence is not inappropriate.
Indiana University McKinney School of Law professor Yvonne Dutton attended the American Society of International Law annual meeting from March 29-April 1 in Washington, D.C.
An Indiana environmental group says the state is allowing AES Indiana to release more than 1 million gallons of contaminated water a day into the White River from coal ash ponds at its Eagle Valley Generating Station.
The Supreme Court is leaving women’s access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Friday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug mifepristone to take effect.
The 84-year old man who shot Ralph Yarl when the Black teenager went to his door by mistake pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a case that has shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that longtime Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed should have a chance to argue for testing of crime-scene evidence that he says will help clear him.
Although he had used an alias to hide from law enforcement and rent a condo, law enforcement did not have the right to search a suspected drug dealer’s residence with only his landlord’s consent, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
A would-be Republican candidate in the May 2022 primary failed to preserve his lawsuit for appellate review, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled in affirming a lower court’s decision. The Court of Appeals also ruled other claims were moot.
A driver who injured a motorcyclist during a pursuit has failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana to throw out his OWI conviction on evidentiary grounds.
A woman who failed to report part-time income on her unemployment applications didn’t get an excessive sanction when she was required to repay $11,190 to the state, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
A man charged with killing a former girlfriend and her grandmother outside an Indiana factory in 2021 has pleaded guilty in a deal that takes a possible death penalty off the table, authorities said.
The family of Tyre Nichols, who died after a brutal beating by five Memphis police officers, sued the officers and the city of Memphis on Wednesday.
Ashton L. Geimer v. Donald Braun, et al. (mem. dec.)
22A-CC-2680
Civil collections. Affirms the negative judgment against Ashton Geimer on her counterclaim against Donald and Linda Braun for trespass to personal property. Finds the judgment denying Geimer’s counterclaim is not clearly erroneous. Declines to award additional appellate attorney fees.
A southern Indiana nurse facing a criminal charge for allegedly removing a nursing home resident’s oxygen mask hours before his death from COVID-19 will avoid jail time under a plea bargain.
Indiana state Senators advanced a bill Tuesday that would make state funding available for teachers seeking firearms training, a move critics have said could increase the number of guns in school to the detriment of students.
Fox News agreed Tuesday to pay Dominion Voting Systems nearly $800 million to avert a trial in the voting machine company’s lawsuit alleging the network promoted false information about the 2020 presidential election.