Category: Indiana

Indiana Teen Sentenced to 100 Years for Killing 2 Siblings

VERSAILLES, Ind.—A southeastern Indiana teenager has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for the suffocation deaths of his two young siblings months apart in 2017, when he was 13 years old. A Ripley County judge ordered the sentence Tuesday for Nickalas Kedrowitz. Jurors convicted him in August on two counts of murder for the…


Three US States, DC Sue Google Over Location-Tracking

WASHINGTON—Texas, Indiana, Washington State, and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy. “Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company could access,”…


1,200 Fake American Driver’s Licenses from Hong Kong Seized in Indiana

The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized more than 1,000 counterfeit driver’s licenses in Indianapolis, Indiana, that were smuggled from Hong Kong. “Last week Indianapolis CBP detained three shipments that were arriving from Hong Kong,” CBP announced on Friday. “The first shipment was heading to an address in Chicago and the other two shipments were…


Bone in SUV Is From Ohio Mom Missing Since 2002 With 2 Kids

AURORA, Ind.—DNA testing has confirmed that a bone found in an SUV pulled last fall from the Ohio River in Indiana is from an Ohio woman who vanished in 2002 along with her two young children, authorities said Tuesday. Dearborn County Coroner Cameron McCreary learned Friday the bone had been confirmed as belonging to Stephanie…


Indiana Lawmakers Seek Federal Constitutional Convention to Keep Supreme Court at 9 Members

A committee of the Indiana legislature approved a resolution Jan. 5 calling for a federal constitutional convention to amend the Constitution to hold the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices to the current 9. Defenders of the Supreme Court say the institution is functioning as it is supposed to but  Democrats in the nation’s capital…


Indiana Educator Who Blew Whistle on CRT Says He Has Been Fired

Tony Kinnett, an Indianapolis-based educator who went viral on social media for exposing how critical race theory (CRT) is being implemented in his school district, said that he has been fired. In a Twitter thread, the award-winning science coach reported that he no longer works with Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS), Indiana’s largest school district serving…


Man Allegedly Tried to Hire Cellmate in Indiana to Kill 14

BRAZIL, IND.—A man who pleaded guilty to attacking a 13-year-old girl who was attending an Indiana University violin camp has been charged with conspiracy to commit murder for allegedly trying to hire his jail cellmate to kill the victim’s parents and a dozen other people. Dongwook Ko, 19, allegedly provided a hit list and a…


4 Relatives Dead in Indiana Home After Report of Shots Fired

Four family members, including the suspected killer, were found dead in a northeastern Indiana home following a report of shots being fired inside the residence, police said Tuesday. An elderly woman hid in the Allen County home’s bathroom during the violence Monday night and alerted police to the killings of her four relatives after she…


Indiana Toddler Still Missing After Father Rescued From Submerged Truck: Officials

Officials in Indiana continued to search for a missing 2-year-old girl over the weekend after discovering her father inside a submerged truck. Jeremy Sweet, the father, was taken to a hospital for hypothermia after being extracted from the White River on Friday morning, according to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Office in an update. His daughter, 2-year-old Emma…


Harvey, No. 18 South Florida Top No. 7 Stanford 57–54

NASSAU, Bahamas—South Florida coach Jose Fernandez had total faith that Sydni Harvey would hit the game-winning shot when he drew up the final play in a timeout. The junior guard hit a 3-pointer from the wing with 2.8 seconds left, sending No. 18 South Florida to a 57–54 win over seventh-ranked Stanford in the Baha…