Tag: Indiana

White House Speaks Out Against New Indiana Pro-Life Law

The Biden administration has spoken out against a new abortion ban in Indiana—the first U.S. state to pass such restrictions following the overturn of Roe v. Wade. “The Indiana Legislature took a devastating step as a result of the Supreme Court’s extreme decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and eliminate women’s constitutionally-protected right to abortion,”…


Body Found in Indiana Identified as 18-Year-Old Girl Missing Since 2016

Authorities in Indiana were notified on Aug. 5 that the human remains of a woman recovered in a rural area of Miami County last month are those of Karena McClerkin, an 18-year-old who went missing years ago. In a press release, Kokomo Police Department (KPD) Lt. Richard Benzinger announced that a regional laboratory made a…


Jail Guard Accused of Selling Access to Female Inmates to Stand Trial in September

The trial of a male corrections officer in Indiana who allegedly took money in exchange for allowing male inmates to enter the cells of 28 female inmates and sexually assault them over a period of several hours last year, has been rescheduled for the fifth time, this time for Sept. 20. David Jason Lowe, age…


Indiana Man Gets 4 Life Sentences in Killing of Girlfriend, 3 Children

FORT WAYNE, Ind.—An Indiana man convicted of killing his girlfriend and her three young children was sentenced Friday to four life sentences without the possibility of parole. The sentence imposed by Allen County Superior Court Judge Fran Gull came about three months after a jury found Cohen Hancz-Barron, 22, of Fort Wayne, guilty of four…


Indiana Legislature Approves Ban on Most Abortions

The Indiana legislature on Aug. 5 became the first state legislature in the country to approve a bill banning most abortions, following the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in late June. The legislation, SB1, bans all abortions, except in the case of incest, rape, a diagnosis of…


Indiana Becomes First State to Approve Ban on Most Abortions After Fall of Roe

The Indiana legislature on Aug. 5 became the first state legislature in the country to approve a bill banning most abortions, following the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in late June. The legislation, SB1, bans all abortions, except in the case of incest, rape, a diagnosis of…


Indiana Becomes First State to Pass Ban on Most Abortions After Fall of Roe

Indiana on Aug. 5 became the first state in the country to approve and pass a bill into law banning most abortions, following the overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in late June. The legislation, SB1, bans all abortions, except in the case of incest, rape, a diagnosis…


Sheriff Has Major Update on Car Crash That Killed GOP Congresswoman Jackie Walorski

The vehicle that Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) was traveling in crossed the center line of the road and caused Wednesday’s crash “for reasons that are unknown at this time,” local authorities said, reversing a statement made a day prior about the incident. Initially on Wednesday, the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office said that it was the other…


California Announces Fifth Case of Pediatric Monkeypox in US

A fifth child is presumed to have monkeypox in the United States since the country’s first two pediatric cases were reported in July. California health officials announced the latest presumptive pediatric monkeypox case in a Long Beach child on Tuesday, four days after Indiana health officials confirmed that two children in that state also tested…


US Congresswoman Jackie Walorski, 3 Others Killed in Car Crash

Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) was killed in a car crash on Aug. 3 local authorities and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) confirmed. She was 58. The crash occurred at 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 3 between two vehicles near the intersection of SR 19 and SR 119 near Nappanee, authorities told local media. In a…