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INDIANAPOLIS- Jacob Magness, 23, of Bloomington, Indiana, was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for possession and distribution of fentanyl and other controlled substances. Magness spent a few days in the Greene County Jail back in August of 2021 on a charge of driving while suspended - a knowing violation with a prior conviction within 10 years.
Read MoreWhat started out as a call for a domestic disturbance resulted in the Jan. 8 arrest of a Linton man on charges of refusal to aid an officer, resisting law enforcement, and unlawful possession of a syringe.
Read MoreIndiana Conservation Officers (ICO) have arrested three individuals after they illegally shot a deer from a roadway in rural Sullivan County.
Read MoreLuke Tincher has joined DNR Division of Law Enforcement’s District 5 as a conservation officer. District 5 includes Clay, Greene, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo counties.
Read MoreA Linton woman who crashed her vehicle into a ditch late last night allegedly admitted she messed up and had been drinking before driving.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Police has announced dates for this year’s summer camps and info to find out how to be a camper or a sponsor.
Read MoreA 35-year-old Bloomington man was arrested on Jan. 18 on charges of public intoxication after allegedly crossing the highway, waving to traffic in the area of State Roads 45 and 445.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man accused of touching a woman he didn't know and making an inappropriate sexual comment to her is facing a charge of battery.
Read MoreWhen a Jasonville man appeared in court yesterday on drug charges, the prosecution said they intended to seek habitual offender status in this case.
Read MoreA 33-year-old Bloomfield man was arrested in the morning hours of Jan. 21 on various charges after allegedly strangling, battering, and pointing a firearm at his wife.
Read MoreA 63-year-old Lyons man found himself behind bars on Jan. 10 following a Sept. 15, 2022 incident in which he allegedly harvested ginseng from property he did not have permission to hunt on.
Read MoreA Linton woman who was scheduled to appear in court earlier today is accused of forcing her way into her daughter's apartment then hitting her daughter and putting her in a chokehold in front of a young child and other witnesses.
Read MoreA Linton woman who told a good story about why she had a controlled substance in her bag was arrested after her story was checked out and didn't turn out to be true.
Read MoreAfter blood test results came back, a criminal case was filed this week against a driver who crashed his car into a guardrail in the Springville area last September then was transported to the hospital with injuries to his legs.
Read MoreThe FBI, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is issuing a national public safety alert regarding an explosion in incidents of children and teens being coerced into sending explicit images online and extorted for additional explicit material or money—a crime known as sextortion.
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