Marion, Indiana, the site of an infamous 1930 lynching, elected the first Black Republican in the state’s history. Republican Ronald Morrell Jr. defeated incumbent Democrat Jess Alumbaugh Tuesday night, according to local reports. The city clerk’s office told Fox News Digital the vote would not officially be “certified” until next …
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Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Stacey Davis Gates was billed Wednesday for back taxes due to an “unlawful deduction” she took on a home in Indiana. A St. Joseph County auditor sent Davis Gates a letter showing she owed $1,393 in back taxes “for each year an unlawful deduction was …
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A former Gary police officer was sentenced Wednesday to a year in federal prison after pleading guilty to violating a handcuffed man’s civil rights by using excessive force while arresting him. A U.S. District Court judge in Hammond sentenced Terry Peck to one year and one day in prison followed …
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An Indiana couple died Sunday when their single-engine plane crashed in western Michigan after taking off from an airport near Ludington, authorities said. The plane crashed and caught fire about 10 a.m. near the Mason County Airport, killing a 43-year-old woman and a 60-year-old man, both from Indiana, and their …
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A federal judge ordered Indiana to strike a provision in state law that allows people on humanitarian parole to obtain driver’s licenses but only if they are from Ukraine. The judge granted a preliminary injunction Thursday to a group Haitian immigrants in Indiana who have sued the state over the …
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An Indiana mother who vanished more than a week ago has been found alive in a nearby forest, just days after flames broke out in her home in what authorities are calling a “suspicious” fire. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, around 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, dispatchers received …
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A hobbyist’s keen eye led authorities to a human skull on the bank of an Indiana river — a find that turned out to be over 4,000 years old. The Fayette County Coroner’s Office announced the discovery in an Oct. 9 press release. The skull, which was reported to authorities …
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