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Indiana lawmaker quitting after split over GOP redistricting

October 28, 2021 GMT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana legislator who was the only Republican senator to vote against the new GOP-drawn election district maps has decided to resign with a year left in his term.

National Guard deployed to aid southern Indiana hospital

September 23, 2021 GMT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Indiana National Guard members have been deployed to a southern Indiana hospital to support medical staff facing increased workloads fueled in part by patients being treated for COVID-19.

Lane closures on Ohio River bridge extended for repairs

June 9, 2021 GMT

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.

Indiana port readies to handle big cargo for cement plant

May 1, 2021 GMT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana port on the Ohio River is preparing to handle barges loaded with parts as heavy as 100 tons (91 metric tons) for a cement plant's $600 million expansion...

Indiana trooper sued over fatal shooting during traffic stop

April 30, 2021 GMT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The sister of a Black man who was fatally shot by an Indiana state trooper last year has filed a lawsuit alleging the trooper used excessive force in his death, which authorities said occurred during an exchange of gunfire following a traffic stop...

Jury convicts Indiana man accused of killing, cannibalism

September 18, 2020 GMT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body was convicted of a murder charge Friday.

Jurors deliberated for about five hours before announcing the guilty verdict against Joseph Oberhansley of Jeffersonville in Tammy Jo Blanton’s death.

Indiana murder trial starts with warning of gruesome photos

September 12, 2020 GMT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The murder trial of a southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body began with a prosecutor warning jurors that they'll see photos of the 2014 crime scene “worse than anything you would see in a horror movie...

Indiana man incompetent again for trial in gruesome killing

January 7, 2020 GMT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body has once again been found incompetent to stand trial in the 2014 slaying, months after his first trial ended in a mistrial...

Mistrial declared for man accused of eating ex’s body parts

August 22, 2019 GMT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial for a southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body...

Investigation finds natural gas caused fatal house explosion

May 22, 2019 GMT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Fire investigators have determined the explosion of a southern Indiana house that killed one person was caused by natural gas...

Purse lost in school in the 1950s to be reunited with owner

February 13, 2019 GMT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A purse containing a prom invitation, photos and other items from 1950s America will be returned to its now 82-year-old owner after workers found it while demolishing part of an Indiana high school...

Southern Indiana man pleads guilty to molesting children

January 25, 2019 GMT

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana man has pleaded guilty to 20 counts of child molestation and faces up to 120 years in prison.

The (Louisville, Kentucky) Courier Journal reported 19-year-old Michael Begin of Jeffersonville made the plea Friday in a Clark County courtroom.

Anacostia names South Shore personnel

Staff WriterDecember 22, 2017 GMT

MICHIGAN CITY — Anacostia Rail Holdings (www.anacostia.com) announced two marketing and sales appointments at its Louisville & Indiana and Chicago South Shore & South Bend railroad affiliates.

Courierarea Sports Shorts - March 29, 2017

Courier Sports StaffMarch 29, 2017 GMT

- Madison's Daniel Anderson has been named to the All-Hoosier Hills Conference Boys Basketball First Team in voting by league coaches. Anderson, a 6-foot-4 senior forward, is joined on the First Team by: Brayton Bailey, Bedford North Lawrence; Cobie Barnes and Luke Gohmann, Floyd Central; Sean East, Isaac Hibbard and Romeo Langford, New Albany; Bailey Falkenstein, Jeffersonville; Tanner McFall, Columbus East; and Tyler Vogel, Jennings County.