Based in Lafayette story: Judge shot at his Lafayette home Sunday, FBI joins manhunt
This story was originally published by Based in Lafayette. By Dave Bangert Based in Lafayette January 20, 2026 Security will be beefed up at the Tippecanoe County Courthouse in downtown Lafayette when it opens Tuesday after the three-day weekend, as the Federal Bureau of Investig “...â€
STATE OF JUDICIARY: Chief Justice Rush cites work of prosecutors and public defenders, attorney shortage in Indiana
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 15, 2026 While giving her 12th State of the Judiciary speech, Indiana Chief Justice Loretta Rush, on Wednesday, highlighted the teamwork among trial court judges, prosecutors and public defenders to improve outcomes, so fewer offend “...â€
ANTI-BULLYING EFFORT: Concerned parents back legislation to make schools safer
By Marilyn Odendahl and Chloe White The Indiana Citizen and TheStatehouseFile.com January 13, 2026 Rachel Van Alstine of Elkhart just wants parents to have the chance to tell their stories. The Parent Coalition for Child Safety and Wellness and VOICE of Peru Parents, two nonprofi “...â€
GARY GUN CASE: Ruling absolving legislature in halting of lawsuit praised, panned
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 6, 2026 For the Gary gun lawsuit that has survived three appeals and multiple changes to state statute, the recent order to dismiss from the Court of Appeals of Indiana might be yet another chapter, rather than the end of the decade “...â€
CONSTITUTIONAL FIGHT: Push to install Ten Commandments outside Statehouse called ‘textbook Christian nationalism’
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen January 2, 2026 The state of Indiana asked a federal district court on Monday for a reprieve from an injunction issued more than two decades ago, so an 11,500-pound limestone monument that includes an inscription of the Ten Commandments can “...â€
SIGNATURE IRREGULARITIES: Woman enters guilty plea in St. Joseph County election fraud case
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 29, 2025 A Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to a single counterfeiting charge in St. Joseph County, Indiana, for allegedly forging signatures on a candidate petition form in 2024. Karina Escobar Perez, 27, entered the guilty plea t “...â€
DIRECT APPEAL: Interfaith coalition meets with governor’s staff to discuss death penalty
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 22, 2025 One day after the year anniversary of Joseph Corcoran’s execution, Indianapolis First Friends Quaker Meeting and Shalom Zone were able to meet with Gov. Mike Braun’s staff to discuss ending capital punishment in Indian “...â€
ICC story: Misconduct complaint against Rokita dismissed, but senator seeks to revive it
By Tom Davies, Indiana Capital Chronicle December 17, 2025 A state senator wants to keep pressing her professional misconduct complaint against Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita after the commission that reviews such allegations decided not to take action in the case. Rokita†“...â€
‘GIVES US HOPE’: Faith groups see opening as they deliver appeal to Gov. Braun to end executions
By Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen December 17, 2025 After months of getting brushed off by state agencies, members of an interfaith coalition seeking an end to the death penalty in Indiana got an encouraging response from Gov. Mike Braun’s office this week. Indianapolis F “...â€
PAYMENT PLAN: Senators Say ‘Sweet Spot’ Still Elusive on Bill to Curb Medical Debt Garnishments
By Sydney Byerly The Indiana Citizen December 10, 2025 The Senate Health and Provider Services Committee kicked off its meeting Wednesday with a familiar debate: how to rein in hospital medical debt practices without upending the state’s health care system. But after two years “...â€