Indiana

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — A Lafayette man has been has convicted in his twin 3-year-old sons' house fire deaths more than two years after a judge vacated his earlier guilty plea in their 2014 deaths.

A Tippecanoe County jury on Thursday convicted Brandon Abbott on 13 counts, including two counts of neglect resulting in death, the Journal & Courier reported.

GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana man convicted for his role in the 2019 torture-slaying of a woman whose body was dumped in southern Michigan has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A woman considered to be Indiana's oldest resident has died at age 112.

Anna Garrett of Indianapolis died on May 27, two months short of her 113th birthday, according to Lavenia & Summers Funeral Home.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Department of Health will close state-sponsored coronavirus testing program at the end of the month, delegating future tests to pharmacies, community clinics and local health departments, officials announced Thursday.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer chasing a stolen truck crashed into a car during the pursuit, seriously injuring a motorist, police said.

CHICAGO (AP) — Candace Parker made her hometown debut for Chicago and Courtney Vandersloot led the way offensively with 17 points and nine assists as the Sky beat the Indiana Fever 92-76 on Wednesday night to snap a seven-game losing streak.

DARLINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A man from Indiana and a woman from Iowa were identified Wednesday as the victims of a weekend plane crash in central Indiana.

The single-engine Diamond Katana DA40 aircraft departed from Lift Academy, a flight school in Indianapolis, and crashed about 50 miles away Sunday.

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A judge has ruled in favor of a utility in a lawsuit filed over a 2017 natural gas explosion in southwestern Indiana that killed two women and injured three other people.

A Vanderburgh County judge granted CenterPoint’s motion for summary judgment on Tuesday in the civil lawsuit.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis police officer was speeding and made an illegal lane change just before his patrol car struck and killed a pregnant woman last year near a highway ramp, the woman's boyfriend alleges in a federal lawsuit.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty in a drunken driving crash that killed a young couple in 2019.

Dataniel Gilbert, 28, was sentenced Friday after he pleaded guilty to two felony counts of failure to remain at the scene of an accident resulting in death, Marion County prosecutors said Tuesday.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A bridge over the Ohio River that connects Kentucky and Indiana needs repair work, which means some lanes will be closed longer than expected, officials said.

The three left lanes of the Interstate 65 Kennedy Bridge were closed Monday for an inspection and crews determined an expansion joint needed to be repaired, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said in a statement.

ST. JOHN, Ind. (AP) — An Illinois man died and two other motorstss, including a police officer, were hurt after a pursuit ended in a multi-vehicle crash in northwest Indiana early Tuesday, authorities said.

CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Bedding manufacturer Tempur Sealy International Inc. said Tuesday it will build a foam-pouring plant in western Indiana that will employ about 300 workers by the end of 2025.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis ended its mask mandate for people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on Tuesday, hours after the City-County Council approved a measure easing numerous pandemic restrictions.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Eric Holcomb has appointed an Indianapolis businessman as the new head of Indiana’s business recruitment efforts.

Holcomb announced Monday that he had appointed Bradley B.

SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (AP) — An Ohio woman who passed out while riding a roller coaster at a southern Indiana theme park later died at a local hospital, a coroner said.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Drew Compton and Andrew Jenkins each batted 3 for 5 and Compton homered twice and Georgia Tech took control from the outset beating Indiana State 9-0 in an elimination game of the Nashville Regional on Sunday.

DARLINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A single-engine plane that left an Indianapolis flight school crashed Sunday morning in a central Indiana field, killing both people on board, according to Indiana State Police.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis police were investigating after a shooting early Saturday killed two people and injured two others.

The shooting happened in a parking lot on the city’s northeast side.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A western Indiana man will plead guilty in a 2020 attack in which he entered a home swinging a nail-studded wooden club, leaving two women with facial wounds and injuring three other people.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Zach Frey struck out a career-high 10 in a complete game win, Miguel Rivera had five RBIs, and No. 3 regional seed Indiana State beat fourth-seeded Presbyterian 9-2 in a Nashville Regional elimination game on Saturday.

KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — The estate of a Florida plastic surgeon who died in 2019 when his small plane crashed in a central Indiana farm field shortly after takeoff has settled its lawsuit with the city of Kokomo.

VINCENNES, Ind. (AP) — A cannon removed years ago from a southwest Indiana historical park that honors a Revolutionary War battle is back on display after work to recreate its wooden carriage.

The 660-pound (299-kilogram) cannon was recently returned to the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park after being absent from the Vincennes site for seven years.

GREENCASTLE, Ind. (AP) — A central Indiana cement plant is facing more than $700,000 in fines under a settlement stemming from alleged Clean Air Act violations for air pollution releases dating back nearly a decade.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Andrew Jenkins went 2 for 3 with a two-run homer and scored twice and Georgia Tech rallied to beat Indiana State 7-6 on Friday at the double-elimination Nashville Regional.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — State education officials want a northern Indiana school district to repay more than $620,000 after an audit found it claimed money for dozens of students who never logged into an alternative school's online classes.

GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after pleading guilty for his role in the 2019 torture-slaying of a woman whose body was dumped in southern Michigan.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge will hear arguments later this month over whether Indiana’s governor can go ahead with a lawsuit challenging the power state legislators have given themselves to intervene during public emergencies.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana University is offering more than $70,000 from prize drawings for students and employees who provide proof that they’ve received COVID-19 vaccinations.

SCOTTSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Health officials blasted a southern Indiana county commission's decision to end the state's first needle exchange program, which was established six years ago to help quell an HIV outbreak.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — The investigation into the disappearance of an Indiana University student 10 years ago continues as police say they keep receiving tips.

Lauren Spierer was 20 when she vanished on June 3, 2011, after a night out partying with friends in Bloomington.

ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — An eastern Indiana woman has received the maximum prison term after pleading guilty to murder in the death of her mother.

Bonnie Katherine Joslin, 36, of New Castle woman was sentenced Wednesday to 65 years in prison by Madison Circuit Judge Angela Warner Sims, The (Muncie) Star Press reported.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Officials have approved the creation of Indiana’s first virtual private schools, making them eligible to participate in the state’s private school voucher program.

The Indiana State Board of Education voted Wednesday in favor of giving two-year probationary accreditation to online school plans for GEO Focus Academy and FaithPrep.

GARY, Ind. (AP) — The Gary/Chicago International Airport is receiving a $3.5 million federal grant to finish improvements to a key approach to its main runway, officials say.

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 28 points, Jewell Loyd added 18 and the Seattle Storm beat the Indiana Fever 88-73 on Tuesday night for coach Noelle Quinn's first victory.

Quinn took over on Sunday after Dan Hughes abruptly announced his retirement, saying the rigors of being a head coach in the WNBA has taken a toll.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Indiana man accused of throwing an explosive toward police and smashing windows during protests in Portland, Oregon, appeared Tuesday in federal court and was detained pending further proceedings.

PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — The National Park Service says the Portage Lakefront at Indiana Dunes National Park has reopened after a project to install boulders to protect the pavilion and assure safer access to the shoreline.