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(05/01/15 2:19am)
More than three decades ago, before Daniel Messel’s mugshot flashed across nightly newscasts, before his violent behavior landed him a prison sentence, the kids of the Pigeon Hill neighborhood he grew up in knew him as “Danny.”
(04/27/15 1:23am)
Daniel Messel would go to work, come home and spend time with his nephew before heading out to trivia on Thursday nights. He didn’t come home after leaving for a night out last Thursday, and his stepfather, Gerald Messel, didn’t know why.
(04/03/15 5:03am)
INDIANAPOLIS — In a hurried attempt to reclaim credibility for his state, Gov. Mike Pence signed off on a clarification to the “religious freedom” law Thursday.
(04/02/15 3:57pm)
UPDATE: The Religious Freedom Restoration act language fix has been signed by Gov. Mike Pence. Continue checking back with idsnews.com for updates.
(03/10/15 3:27am)
When the coroner arrived, the parents were in hysterics. No, they told him, their son didn’t use hard drugs. ?Definitely not.
(02/11/15 5:32am)
As the four roommates sat around their apartment last month, Elliott Ritterling spoke up.
(01/27/15 4:38am)
Almost a year later, the players and their fans still remember the stares from the sea of white faces as they entered the fieldhouse that night. They can still hear the slurs, the jeers about how they smelled, the word “niggers” thrown at them before the game even started. They can still see the students from the home team dressed in safari costumes and the two boys rollicking under one of the baskets in gorilla suits.
(01/09/15 6:57am)
More than a week after police aimed their guns at her 16-year-old son in a high school parking lot, Tracee Lutes is still trying to put the pieces together.
(12/10/14 7:09am)
These past two days, Lyndsay Jones and Emily Smith spoke out openly, and everybody seemed to listen.
(10/05/14 2:47pm)
It’s all fun and games until somebody lands a noise ?ordinance.
(04/23/14 3:16am)
Verizon Wireless, AT&T and IU are among those recently subpoenaed by attorneys for the parents of missing student Lauren Spierer.
(04/11/14 4:13am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A same-sex couple from Northwest Indiana, one of five couples in a federal lawsuit fighting the state’s ban on gay marriage, stood in court Thursday arguing for their marriage to be recognized in Indiana.Amy Sandler and Niki Quasney, who live together in Munster, Ind., with two children ages 3 and 1, were originally wed in Massachusetts. However, because of their Indiana residency, the conditions of the marriage are void by the state, making the couple ineligible for the benefits Indiana married couples would otherwise receive.A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the couple’s marriage will be temporarily recognized by the state. “We’re greatly relieved for Amy, Niki and their two young children,” said Paul Castillo in a statement. Castillo is a staff attorney for Lambda Legal and represents Sandler and Quasney.Quasney is terminally ill, battling stage-four ovarian cancer, according to Castillo’s office. “They are a loving family coping with a terminal illness,” Castillo said in the statement. “The State Indiana has no justification for denying them dignity, legitimacy, and respect as a family during this inexpressibly difficult time.” The couple’s relationship is recognized as a civil union in Illinois and married in Massachusetts in 2013, according to Castillo’s office. However, the marriage must be legally recognized in order to receive protection benefits from the state.“In light of this new medical information this week, I wish to make additionally clear why I have decided to seek relief through this lawsuit,” Niki Quasney said in her declaration according to court documents. “That the State considers me a legal stranger to Amy causes me tremendous sadness and stress. I want us to be understood as a married family in Indiana while I am still alive.”The Indiana Attorney General’s Office is defending the state. Solicitor General Thomas Fisher represented the state at Thursday’s hearing, arguing that the marriage statute does not allow for hardship exceptions, according to Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office.Federal Judge Richard Young disagreed. The recognition will stand until May 8, according to Zoeller’s office, at which point a preliminary injunction hearing will take place. Tuesday’s ruling, considered a temporary restraining order, cannot be appealed, meaning the case will be considered yet again at the end of the 28-day period.County clerks in Indiana will be notified there is no change in legal requirements regarding marriage licenses, according to Zoeller’s office, and county clerks remain unable to grant marriage licenses to same-sex couples.Both the state and the plaintiffs will again be able to argue their cases at the preliminary injunction hearing. Plaintiffs will argue for the indefinite extension of the ruling.“They’re married, they love each other and they are doing their best to protect their family,” Casillo said. “The local hospital defers to state law to determine whether a couple is validly married, and Niki worries that she won’t be able to be with Amy when it counts. Niki also wants to make sure Amy has the protections of a surviving spouse under Indiana law.”
(03/03/14 5:34am)
Three years ago, the strangled body of a troubled Bloomington woman was discovered in a cornfield. With no arrests and no answers, Crystal Grubb’s family has been left to wonder what happened. Every day, they try to piece together who Crystal was and who
(02/13/14 5:40am)
Attorneys for the two men being sued in federal court by the parents of missing IU student Lauren Spierer filed motions Tuesday opposing a protective order that would keep evidence private.
(02/12/14 6:32pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Attorneys for the two men being sued in federal court by the parents of missing IU student Lauren Spierer filed motions Tuesday opposing a protective order that would keep evidence private.The Spierers requested the order Jan. 28 in order to prevent the ongoing investigation involving their daughter’s disappearance from being compromised.Rob and Charlene Spierer want District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt to issue the protective order to seal “sensitive and private information” in the case.The Spierers filed a civil suit last May against Jason Rosenbaum and Corey Rossman, who were among the last people seen with Lauren the night she disappeared June 3, 2011. In the suit, the Spierers allege Rosenbaum and Rossman owed their daughter "duty of care" when they reportedly provided the then-20-year-old sophomore with alcohol when she was already intoxicated.That night, Lauren consumed multiple drinks with Rossman at Kilroy’s Sports Bar, later attending a party at Rosenbaum’s residence where she continued to drink. Following the party, Lauren and Rossman reportedly returned to Rossman’s residence in the same complex, according to court documents.“Plaintiffs’…case does not involve any trade secrets or the identity of undercover agents,” according to Rosenbaum’s motion.“Still, Plaintiffs assert that a protective order is ‘necessary to protect public disclosure of private and sensitive information that could detrimentally affect the ongoing criminal investigation and ensure an impartial jury at trial.”’The Spierers’ case fails to note “specific types of information” that would jeopardize the investigation, according to court documents.In his motion, Rossman, too, said the Spierers’ case is not specific enough and does not demonstrate legitimate reasons to keep the information sealed.Follow reporter Michael Majchrowicz on Twitter @mjmajchrowicz.
(02/03/14 5:47am)
The diver climbs the stairs to the top of the tower, bracing for the three-story leap. She’s trained most of her life in this sport. But every time she ascends, the fear follows.
(01/22/14 5:54am)
Defendants in a civil suit denied allegations Monday regarding their involvement in the disappearance of a missing IU student.
(01/09/14 4:37pm)
A federal judge ruled Dec. 23 that part of the lawsuit against two men who were with missing IU student Lauren Spierer the night she disappeared will move forward.
(12/24/13 6:42pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Part of the lawsuit against two men who were with missing IU student Lauren Spierer the night she disappeared will move forward.Spierer, a then-20-year-old sophomore, has yet to be located following exhaustive searches the past two and a half years. She was last seen June 3, 2011.Lauren’s parents, Rob and Charlene Spierer, allege in a complaint filed May 31 that Jason Rosenbaum and Corey Rossman abandoned “duty of care” for their daughter as they provided her with alcoholic beverages when she was already intoxicated. Two negligence counts remain against Rosenbaum and Rossman after they sought dismissal of the suit.According to U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt’s ruling issued Monday, a third count alleging negligence on behalf of Rosenbaum and Rossman “resulting in the disappearance, death or injury of an adult child” was dismissed.“This ruling confirms that our lawsuit has merit and that we are entitled to ask important questions of these defendants and other witnesses,” Jeanine Kerridge, attorney for the Spierers, said in an email. “We have respected the defendants' rights to seek a dismissal and we now hope that the defendants will respect our right to full and complete discovery that our system of justice allows us to receive.”Follow reporter Michael Majchrowicz on Twitter @mjmajchrowicz.
(12/02/13 9:59pm)
A federal judge dismissed a negligence lawsuit Monday against one of the three men seen with missing IU student Lauren Spierer before she disappeared in June 2011.