Indiana State Police investigating inmate death at Miami Correctional Facility
Indiana State Police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old inmate at the Miami Correctional Facility on Tuesday morning.
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Indiana man gets 195-year sentence for 2021 killing of woman, young daughter, fiancé
A northern Indiana man convicted in the fatal 2021 shootings of a woman, her young daughter and her fiancé has been sentenced to 195 years in prison.
Indiana man convicted in fatal 2021 shootings of a woman, her young daughter and fiancé
A man accused of fatally shooting a woman, her young daughter and her fiancé in their northern Indiana home in 2021 has been convicted of all three slayings.
COA rules noncustodial parent does not have to pay and will not receive child support
A weekly child support obligation that was ordered even after the calculation of the finances showed the noncustodial parent owed a negative amount has been reversed by the Court of Appeals of Indiana.
Jonesboro woman gets 48 years in death of man found in woods
A woman convicted for her role in the 2018 slaying of a man found beaten to death with a pipe in wooded area of northern Indiana has been sentenced to 48 years in prison.
Judge finds ailing Peru mayor unfit, names council prez to serve
A north central Indiana judge determined a hospitalized mayor was unfit for office Wednesday and appointed the city’s council president to be acting mayor.
Indiana inmate gets 38 years for razor blade attack on guard
An inmate at a northern Indiana prison convicted of slashing a correctional officer’s face with a razor blade has received a 38-year sentence for the attack.
New law will remove DNR oversight of dams near city of Peru
Homeowners in a lake-filled housing development in northern Indiana will no longer be on the hook for major repairs to six aging dams under a new state law.
Indiana inmate convicted in razor blade attack on officer
An inmate at a northern Indiana prison has been convicted in a 2020 attack on a correctional officer who was slashed in the face with a razor blade, leaving him with a permanent scar.
Marion man gets 55 years in death of victim found in forest
A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to 55 years for the 2018 slaying of a man who was found beaten to death with a pipe in a state forest.
More inmates sue Miami Correctional Facility over allegedly cruel conditions
Three more inmates have filed suit against a maximum-security prison in Indiana, alleging they were kept isolated and had to endure brutal and dangerous conditions in the facility’s restrictive housing unit.
Inmates claim Indiana prison kept them in cruel conditions
The lawsuits filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana claim the conditions at the maximum-security Miami Correctional Facility near Peru amounted to cruel and unusual punishment.
Indiana court rules prison can take cash from inmate account
The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled against an inmate who sued after money was withdrawn from his prison account to pay for the medical bills of a correctional officer he injured 30 years ago.
Inmate’s discipline sanction doesn’t preclude criminal prosecution for same act, COA rules
Disciplinary sanctions imposed by the Indiana Department of Correction against a Miami County inmate for battering an officer did not constitute double jeopardy barring criminal prosecution, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled.
Man arrested in deaths of 3 people in Miami County
Police captured a man who was wanted in the fatal shooting of three people at a central Indiana home.
Rural, urban interests compete in redistricting
Legislative and congressional districts have been drawn across Indiana so that slivers of urban areas are attached to large swaths of rural land. As a result, voters are not given true representation because their elected officials are representing segments of different communities of interest rather than a segment with common interests.
COA affirms $245K judgment against brother in family farm dispute
An order for a brother to pay nearly $245,000, including more than $100,000 in attorney fees, in a dispute with his siblings over a breach of their mother’s revocable trust was affirmed Friday by the Indiana Court of Appeals.
Justices split 3-2 in rejecting landowner appeal over dam repairs
Residents of a Miami County lake community lost their bid to make their case to the Indiana Supreme Court that the county, not property owners, are responsible for fixing six crumbling dams.
Appeals panel affirms judgment against Miami County in busted water line dispute
The Indiana Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed judgment against Miami County employees who caused more than $100,000 in damages to water lines that supplied the City of Peru during an attempted logjam removal.
Supreme Court honors judicial officers for service, higher education
The Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday recognized judges and magistrates across the state for their commitment to higher education and longtime service.