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CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — Two significant issues in the Delphi murders case will be heard later this month. Special Judge Fran Gull has set a hearing date for February 12th to hear the prosecution’s argument for adjusting suspect Richard Allen’s charges. In January, Prosecutor Nick McLeland of Carroll County filed a motion to add two […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Your governor will spend part of his weekend at the United States/Mexico border in support of the governor of Texas. Governor Eric Holcomb is one of about a dozen or so Republican governors heading to the southern border in Eagle Pass, Texas this Sunday as part of a press conference, as tensions continue […]

HENRY COUNTY, Ind. — The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed a lawsuit against several members of the Henry County Jail staff. In the suit, the ACLU of Indiana describes the apparent mistreatment of Stacy Smith at the hands of jail staff. Smith was put in the Henry County Jail during a mental […]

STATEWIDE — You’ve heard of AMBER Alerts and Silver Alerts, but one Indiana lawmaker wants to establish a new safety measure for another vulnerable group of Hoosiers. “The Green Alert bill specifically targets military veterans during a time where they may be missing or in harm’s way,” says Democrat State Representative Renee Pack of Indianapolis. […]

STATEWIDE — Your government needs to be more accountable and transparent, so says one candidate for governor. Talking to reporters while filing for governor, Indiana’s current Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch says the Family and Social Services Administration’s plan to cut payments to parents who care for their severely disabled children needs to be stopped in […]

INDIANAPOLIS — A child was shot Monday afternoon, and police believe it may have been an accident. Indianapolis Metro Police were called to Granville Court around 3:30 Monday afternoon. That’s southwest of the intersection between North Post Road and East 21st Street. The child is awake and breathing. While police speculate the shooting may have […]

INDIANAPOLIS — The NBA All-Star game is not just an opportunity to make money for downtown Indianapolis, but an opportunity to expose Indianapolis to the world. Taylor Schaffer, President and CEO of Downtown Indy, Inc. tells IndyPolitics the event is the perfect mixture of culture, arts, entertainment and sports, but a significant economic opportunity could […]

CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. — The defense team for Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen are taking another shot at removing the judge from the case. In a motion filed Sunday, attorneys Andrew Baldwin and Brad Rozzi claim Special Judge Fran Gull already tainted the court process and displayed her bias and prejudice by removing Allen’s legal […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Two people wanted in an attempted homicide case in Wisconsin have been arrested in Indiana. Police in Manitowoc, Wisconsin responded to a person shot back on November 4th, 2023. The victim survived and by November 6th, a barebones suspect profile was developed for a Black suspect. Police were also able to piece together […]

STANFORD, Conn. — WWE’s founder and current TKO Group executive chairman Vince McMahon has been accused of sex trafficking in a new lawsuit. The lawsuit, detailed in an extensive Wall Street Journal investigation, lists several complaints of sexual assault, trafficking, and rape against WWE’s longtime boss and figurehead. McMahon, 78, has faced several accusations of […]