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Hearing ends in retrial bid in IU student's death
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — It will likely be months before a judge rules on whether to order a retrial for the man convicted of killing an Indiana University student who disappeared during a 2000 bike ride. A Morgan County judge gave prosecutors...
Tags: Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Indiana University, Prosecution, Judges
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Home birth supporters praise new Indiana law
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Sitting at a table in a downtown Lafayette coffee shop, four mothers, all experienced in home births, talked about what they consider a long-overdue law — House Bill 1135 — concerning midwife-assisted home births....Tags: Nursing, American Academy of Pediatrics, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Hospitals and Clinics
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'Boogeyman' home invader sentenced to 45 years in prison
ELKHART -- Tievon Nichols, 16, of Elkhart was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison for taking part in a burglary where a gun was pulled on a homeowner. It happened last July at a house on West Jackson Boulevard in Elkhart. Two women and two children...
Tags: Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice, Defendants, Prosecution, Judges
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Indiana lawmakers launch investigation into ISTEP testing troubles
INDIANAPOLIS -- Who should be held responsible for problems that interrupted your child's ISTEP testing earlier this month? We could find out the answer to that question and others in a few weeks. Indiana lawmakers have ordered an investigation into...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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Probation for man charged with threatening kids
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to probation in Livingston County for threatening to cut off his children's fingers with a kitchen knife at a Thanksgiving family dinner. Circuit Judge Michael Hatty called Henry Spisz's behavior...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Punishment
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Arias jury deadlocked but must continue
PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial said Wednesday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to instruct...
Tags: Prosecution, Television Industry, Punishment, Murder, Prisons
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Murder charges against parents of boy who drowned
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Authorities have brought murder charges against the parents of a 1-year-old boy who drowned in their bathtub in Flint. The Genesee County prosecutor's office says that Aden Wise was getting a bath Monday and was left unattended...Tags: Murder, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes...
Tags: Politics, Religion and Belief, Business, Punishment, Hobbies
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'I'm not racist': Common claim after racial slurs
It's almost a cliche. First, someone talking about blacks makes reference to fried chicken, watermelon, monkeys or dogs — or even uses the indefensible N-word. Then, along with the inevitable apology, comes the kicker: I'm not racist. The latest...Tags: Animals, Foods and Beverages, Religion and Belief, Politics, Radio
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South Bend teen sentenced to 50 years for killing high schooler
SOUTH BEND – A teenager will spend several decades in prison for the murder of a South Bend high school student. A judge Tuesday sentenced 18-year-old Damontray Lovelady to 50 years in prison. Lovelady admitted last month to shooting 16-year-old...
Tags: Prisons, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Dwayne Johnson, Trials
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Tougher sentences allowed under elder abuse law in Mich.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Judges in Michigan can impose tougher sentences on criminals who embezzle money from senior citizens and the mentally ill under a new state law. Gov. Rick Snyder on Tuesday signed the Vulnerable Adult Embezzlement Statute...
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South Bend woman hurt in early morning shooting admitted role in tax scheme
SOUTH BEND — A woman targeted in a pre-dawn shooting today had recently admitted that she led a scheme that used bogus tax returns to defraud the government of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Gigi M. Riley, 32, was shot twice about 4:14 a.m. at...
Tags: Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice, Interior Policy, Politics, Trials
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