South Bend man charged with shooting at lawmaker’s SUV
A South Bend man has been charged with criminal recklessness and attempted battery by means of a deadly weapon for a shooting that shattered two windows in a legislator’s SUV while he drove.
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Ex-Michigan, IU music professor gets prison on child sex charges
A former University of Michigan violin professor, who has also worked at Indiana University, has been sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to transporting a girl across states lines for sex.
GOP states, including Indiana, eye voting system upgrade
Tennessee Republican lawmakers are coming around on a paper-backed voting mandate. A similar scenario is playing out in some of the five other states — including Indiana — that do not currently have a voting system with a paper record.
Former Seven Corners employee sentenced for role in fraud scheme
A former employee of Carmel-based Seven Corners Inc. has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for her role in a scheme that defrauded the insurance company out of more than $588,000.
Exhibit traces history of housing discrimination in Indiana
Based on the belief that eliminating discrimination starts with education, the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana in partnership with the Indianapolis Public Library has developed an interactive exhibit that details the history of practices and tactics that barred certain groups from homeownership.
Federal judge: Parts of lawsuit filed on behalf of Dreasjon Reed may proceed to trial
Parts of a federal lawsuit filed by the mother of a slain Indianapolis man who was shot by police last year after vehicle and foot pursuit will move ahead to trial.
7th Circuit affirms summary judgment for IU on Title VII complaint by professor
An Indiana University Kelley School of Business professor didn’t have his Title VII rights violated by his employer when the school didn’t provide him with an early promotion or when it paid one of his white colleagues more than him, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Tax Court affirms Indiana Board order to reclassify Porter County couple’s land as agricultural
The Indiana Tax Court has affirmed a ruling on the assessment of a Porter County couples’ property, finding that their attempts to secure additional retroactive relief would provide them with an “end run” around the established rules of procedure for challenging the correctness of assessments.
Indiana senators make history in voting against Jackson confirmation
U.S. Sen. Mike Braun and Sen. Todd Young made history April 7 when they both voted against the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American woman to be nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Is Marion County’s tradition of slating candidates nearing its end?
Family appeals after wrongful death suit tossed in Indiana
The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a white Indiana police officer in 2019 is appealing a federal judge’s dismissal of their wrongful death lawsuit.
Missing Gary-area woman died from crash trauma, drowning
The death of a missing woman whose remains were found this week has been ruled an accident, coroners said Thursday.
COA finds insurance company not liable for more than policy cap
A dispute between a Fort Wayne hospital and an insurance company over payment of medical care returned to the Court of Appeals of Indiana, which found the insurance provider’s obligation under the state’s Hospital Lien Act is not greater than its policy limits.
Indiana doctor gets probation for driving through protesters
A northern Indiana physician won’t serve any jail time after being convicted of criminal recklessness for driving through a crowd of people in 2020 as they were protesting racial injustice.
Injured crowd surfer secures reversal against security company
A crowd surfer who was injured after being dropped to the floor during a concert in Indianapolis convinced the Court of Appeals of Indiana on Thursday that questions remained as to whether the event’s security assumed a duty of care when the incident took place.
COA: Woman forfeited right to directly appeal revocation of probation
A Brazil woman won’t get post-conviction relief from the Court of Appeals of Indiana after the panel determined she forfeited her rights to appeal the revocation of her probation because she admitted to violating its terms.
IN Supreme Court rules for Community Health in dispute over family records
The Indiana Supreme Court has ultimately found a hospital is not liable after one of its ex-employees compromised confidential health records of several former patients and another former employee in a family feud.
Human remains found in Gary IDed as those of missing woman
Human remains found in Gary on Wednesday morning were identified as those of a missing woman, police announced.
US jobless claims rise but remain near a half-century low
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up last week but remained at a historically low level, reflecting a robust U.S. labor market with near record-high job openings and few layoffs.
Thinking small: Biden scrounges for ways to break through
With his sweeping domestic agenda on hold and images of horror in Ukraine dominating headlines, President Joe Biden is scrounging for ways to demonstrate that he’s still making progress for Americans at a time when many feel the country is heading in the wrong direction.