Indiana lawmaker hopes to protect state forests from logging
An Indiana lawmaker plans to reintroduce legislation to protect the state’s forests after seeing the outcome of a timber cut that removed more than 1,700 trees.
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Two more counties move to e-filing this week
Courts in two more counties will make the switch to electronic filing this week, moving Indiana closer to the judiciary’s goal of statewide e-filing implementation by the end of the year.
Hill urging consumers penalized for negative reviews to contact AG’s office
Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill is encouraging consumers to contact his office if they have been penalized for posting truthful, negative reviews of businesses online, advice that comes on the heels of national backlash against a Brown County inn that charged a customer for posting a negative review.
Man found insane in 2016 hatchet attack on Chinese student
A judge has found a man not guilty by reason of insanity in a hatchet attack against a high school exchange student from China.
80-year sentence upheld for man convicted of killing IU student
The Indiana Court of Appeals declined to revise the 80-year sentence handed down by a Brown County judge for the murder of an Indiana University student two years ago.
Septic installer’s federal suit against Brown County reinstated
A Brown County man whose license to service and install septic systems was revoked without notice or a hearing may proceed with his federal lawsuit against the county.
Man convicted in Indiana University student’s slaying
A jury found a man guilty of murder Wednesday in the beating death of an Indiana University student two weeks before she was due to graduate.
Jury starts deliberations in trial over IU student’s death
Jurors have started deliberations in the trial of a man accused of killing an Indiana University student last year.
Defense attorney: Police botched investigation
A man accused of killing an Indiana University student is the victim of a botched police investigation, his attorney told jurors on Tuesday, but prosecutors noted that the victim's blood and hair were found in his vehicle.
Defense attorney: Police took 1st suspect in student’s death
The attorney for a Bloomington man charged with killing an Indiana University student says her client is the innocent victim of an incomplete police investigation.
Tax Court upholds $592,000 assessment on lakehouse
The Indiana Tax Court affirmed an appraisal of $592,000 for a woman’s property, holding the owner appealing the judgment failed to relate her evidence for a lower appraisal to a Jan. 1, 2008, valuation date.
Trial in IU student’s death can stay in Brown County, judge rules
A trial for a man accused of killing a 22-year-old Indiana University student likely will be held in Brown County despite his lawyer's concerns about a biased jury.
Judge may decide to delay trial in IU student’s death
A judge may decide this week whether to delay the trial of a Bloomington man accused of killing an Indiana University student.
Fishers High School takes We the People crown
Fishers High School was crowned the champion in the Indiana We the People High School competition and will represent the state at the national competition in April 2016. In the middle school competition, Brown County Junior High School in Nashville took first place for the sixth consecutive year.
Trial postponed in IU student’s slaying
The murder trial for a man accused of killing a 22-year-old Indiana University student has been postponed until June.
Judge OKs closed hearings in Bloomington man’s murder trial
A judge has decided a Bloomington man accused of killing an Indiana University student can seek additional public funds to hire experts and investigators for hearings closed to the prosecution and the public.
Justices: Commissioners may void county fire districts
The Indiana Supreme Court held Tuesday in long-running litigation out of Brown County that county commissioners in Indiana have the authority to dissolve county fire districts.
Judge won’t rule on venue change until jury selection
A judge says she'll wait until jury selection to decide whether to move the trial of a Bloomington man charged with murder in the fatal beating of an Indiana University student.
Judge considering change of venue for man charged with killing IU student
A judge is considering whether to move the trial of a man charged with fatally beating an Indiana University student.
COA: County Commissioners can’t amend fire district ordinance
Brown County commissioners who created a countywide fire district lost an appeal of a trial court order saying they had no authority to later amend the ordinance that had created the district.