HAMMOND – United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announces three separate indictments involving three defendants who were charged with a variety of crimes against children.
JASPER COUNTY — A Griffith man was arrested on drug possession charges after a Jasper County Deputy made a traffic stop on US 231 Sept. 10. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the deputy had to take evasive action to avoid being struck by an oncoming vehicle, which crossed the …
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals on Monday upheld the conviction of a Fulton County woman who struck four children — three of whom died — with a truck as they were attempting to board a school bus.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana State Police Detectives at Evansville are currently investigating a couple of fraud incidents involving individuals attempting to purchase dogs online.
JASPER COUNTY — A Rensselaer man was arrested for burglary, residential entry and criminal mischief last week after Jasper County Sheriff’s Department deputies investigated a residential alarm in November.
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JASPER COUNTY — A DeMotte man pleaded guilty to murdering his wife during a pretrial conference Friday afternoon in the Jasper County Circuit Court.
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KENTLAND — Garrett Kirts who has been the main suspect in the March 30, 2019 homicide of Nicole Bowen of West Lafayette accepted a plea deal that was approved by Newton County Superior Court Judge Daniel Molter on Sept. 4.
JASPER COUNTY — A Rensselaer man has admitted to a charge of child molesting, with the incident first reported to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department on July 27.
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WATSEKA, Ill. — With shouts of “Justice for Andre” and “Say his name” a group of protesters gathered at the Iroquois County Jail and Courthouse Tuesday afternoon saying they are seeking answers into the death of an inmate.
DEMOTTE — In the afternoon hours of Aug. 28, Joshua Wilson, 21, from DeMotte, was incarcerated at the Jasper County Detention Center for an outstanding warrant issued on June 16, by the Jasper Superior Court for the following charges:
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KENTLAND — A local Methamphetamine distributor arrested in April during an investigation by the Newton County Drug Task Force (U.N.I.T.) was sentenced to 18 years after pleading guilty to drug charges.
JASPER COUNTY — A businessman from Richmond, Indiana, has been charged with theft and fraud after failing to move a trailer home from Michigan to Wheatfield.
Aug. 18
RENSSELAER — A mistrial has been declared in the murder trial of Judy Moore.
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LOGANSPORT – A Cass County man was arrested Aug. 14 on charges of felony child molestation of a now-13-year-old boy.
KENTLAND — Newton County Adult Probation Officer and Community Corrections Director Dustin Burns is expected to resign sometime this week, according to several county officials after he was arrested by the Newton County Sheriff’s Department Aug. 5 for operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol…
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JASPER COUNTY — A Remington man was charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery following an incident that occurred on July 23 in Remington.
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JASPER COUNTY — A Kankakee, Illinois, man was arrested by Jasper County Sheriff’s Department officers for child solicitation last week.
WHEATFIELD — A Merrillville man was arrested last week for reportedly stealing a vehicle from a county residence.
SEATTLE - Sometimes, even unity can be taken too far. Occasionally, getting your act together trumps moving together as one. That's the burden facing Pac-12 leaders right now. Their desire to keep a unified front may simply be holding them back. This is what San Jose Mercury News reporter Jon Wilner explained in a column Saturday morning. The Pac-12 presidents were expected to vote this week ...
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Defensive end Dee Ford's neck injury prompted the 49ers to downgrade his status Saturday and rule him out of Sunday's game at the New York Jets. Ford played in last Sunday's opening loss, practiced Wednesday and then reported neck spasms that led to him missing the next two days of practice. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Friday that Ford was "meeting with guys and trying to ...
OTTAWA, Ontario - John Turner, the former Canadian prime minister who opposed efforts to bring his country into a free-trade agreement with the U.S., has died. He was 91. Turner died Saturday in Toronto, according to a government statement. Canada's 17th prime minister, Turner's tenure lasted less than three months, the second-shortest in the country's history, after he replaced Pierre Trudeau ...
Fair tax or tax hike? Voters set to decide what could be Illinois' biggest taxation shift in decades
CHICAGO - Before Illinois voters consider any candidate on the Nov. 3 ballot - the presidential contenders, a member of Congress, a state lawmaker or a local judge - they will be asked to cast a simple yes or no vote on what could become the biggest change in state taxation in decades. The question at the top of the ballot is whether the Illinois Constitution should be amended to replace a ...
