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Former Merrillville councilman gets 15 months for bribery
Jun 05, 2018 7:00 am - MERRILLVILLE, Ind. (AP) - A federal judge has sentenced a former northwest Indiana town councilman to 15 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to bribery for his role...
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Madison County officials approve needle exchange resumption
Jun 05, 2018 7:00 am - ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) - Commissioners in a central Indiana county that ended its needle exchange last year have decided to allow a behavioral health system to restart it. ...
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Convictions upheld in slayings of Gary brothers, 3rd person
Jun 05, 2018 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the murder convictions and 195-year sentence of a Gary man in the 2015 slayings of two teenage brothers and a...
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Police probe central Indiana shooting that killed boy, 17
Jun 05, 2018 7:00 am - LEBANON, Ind. (AP) - Suburban Indianapolis police are holding a 16-year-old in the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy. Lebanon police says the boy was pronounced dead M...
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Ex-teacher pleads guilty to child seduction with student
Jun 05, 2018 7:00 am - MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) - A former southwestern Indiana teacher has pleaded guilty to child seduction for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student. Forty-fi...
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Government adding 4 more US prosecutors in northern Indiana
Jun 04, 2018 7:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) - The U.S. Justice Department is adding four more federal prosecutors in northern Indiana. U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announced Monday he will ...
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Marion Democrat files to run for Indiana state auditor
Jun 04, 2018 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Former Marion Common Council President Joselyn Whitticker is seeking the Democratic nomination for state auditor. Whitticker filed paperwork to run f...
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Study: Gun removal law reduces suicides in Indiana
Jun 04, 2018 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana law allowing authorities to temporarily remove guns from those considered a risk to others or themselves has helped reduce the state's fir...
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Underground Railroad house in Indiana gets historical marker
Jun 04, 2018 7:00 am - LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) - An Underground Railroad safe house in Indiana has received a historical marker. The Lafayette chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution ...
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Prominent conservatives fight Indiana GOP platform changes
Jun 04, 2018 7:00 am - INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Social conservatives are fighting proposed changes to the Indiana Republican Party's platform that would drop wording that specifically favors "marri...