Category: Indiana

1 Person Killed, 6 Injured in Alleged Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Incident: Sheriff

One person died and six were injured, including three children, in what appears to be a carbon monoxide poisoning incident in Indiana, officials said. Deputies with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office responded to a Lexington home on Wednesday, according to the sheriff’s office in a statement. Officials then learned that a gas-powered generator was being…


2 Indiana High School Students Killed on Their Way to Prom

Two Indiana high school students were killed in a car crash on their way to their prom over the past weekend, according to officials and family members. Kalen Hart, 18, and her boyfriend Lendon Byram died after an SUV crashed into their vehicle on Saturday night, local media reported. Deputies were dispatched to a two-vehicle wreck…


Indiana Attempted Murder Suspect Investigated for Possible Ties to Delphi Killings

An Indiana man who is accused of kidnapping and a 9-year-old girl is being investigated for a potential connection to the unsolved murders of two teenagers in Delphi in 2017, officials said on Wednesday. James Brian Chadwell was arrested last week after he lured the girl into his home to pet his dogs, according to…


Police Identify Gunman in FedEx Shooting

INDIANAPOLIS—The FBI says that last year it questioned the man who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx plant in Indianapolis. The shooter was identified as Brandon Scott Hole, 19, of Indiana. Paul Keenan, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Indianapolis field office, said Friday that agents questioned Hole after his mother called…


Police Identify Suspect in Indianapolis FedEx Mass Shooting

INDIANAPOLIS—FBI agents last year interviewed the gunman who fatally shot eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis, the bureau said Friday, as investigators searched the home of the 19-year-old former FedEx employee. Coroners began the slow process of identifying the victims as family members spent hours agonizing over word of their loved ones. The…


Indiana House Shuts Down Efforts to Ban Vaccine Passports

Indiana House lawmakers on Monday used procedural rules to block a vote on adopting an amendment on a bill that would prohibit businesses from asking about a person’s COVID-19 vaccination status. The amendment to SB 325 was offered by Rep. Brad Barrett (R-Richmond), a retired physician, which states that government and businesses cannot “require a…


Indiana Man Charged With Killing 4 After Stimulus Check Argument

The Indiana man accused of killing four family members over a stimulus check argument was charged with quadruple homicide on Thursday, a prosecutor said. Malik Halfacre, 25, was also charged with one count of attempted murder, one count of robbery, one count of theft, and one count of carrying a handgun without a license, Marion…


Mike Pence Returns Home to Indiana, Says Being VIP ‘Greatest Honor of My Life’

Former Vice President Mike Pence wished President Joe Biden and his administration well after returning to his home state of Indiana on Wednesday. “It’s been the greatest honor of my life,” Pence said to a small group of supporters in Indiana. “It is great to be home back home again. Thank you for coming out,”…


Mike Pence Returns Home to Indiana, Says Being Vice President ‘Greatest Honor of My Life’

Former Vice President Mike Pence wished President Joe Biden and his administration well after returning to his home state of Indiana on Wednesday. “It’s been the greatest honor of my life,” Pence said to a small group of supporters in Indiana. “It is great to be home back home again. Thank you for coming out,”…


Indiana Law Requiring Women To Have Ultrasound Before Abortion Going Into Effect Jan. 1

A new law going into effect in Indiana on Jan. 1, 2021, will require that pregnant women seeking an abortion have an ultrasound performed at least 18 hours prior to undergoing the procedure, Attorney General Curtis Hill announced on Twitter. “For women considering abortions, ultrasounds are an important part of informed-consent counseling. Anyone interested in protecting women’s health,…