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The trial of Nathanael Sexton in Greene County started early yesterday, on Tuesday, October 19, before Judge Dena Martin in Greene Superior Court with the successful seating of a jury followed by opening statements by Greene County Chief Deputy Prosecutor Keven McIntosh and Defense Attorney Joseph Lozano of Bloomington.
Read MoreWhen police responded to a domestic late Saturday night, the alleged victim didn’t want anything done. But when they responded to another call a couple hours later, a Linton man went to jail.
Read MoreA GCSD detective reported finding marijuana when a search warrant was executed at the home of a Worthington Town Council member.
Read MoreA driver was arrested in the wee hours last Saturday after a caller reported a car was driving on railroad tracks in Linton. The driver denied driving on the tracks, but he ended up in jail after failing sobriety testing and breath test results showed a BAC of .155.
Read MoreA couple driving through Linton last week with a headlight out attracted the attention of an LPD officer and a traffic stop resulted in the arrest of both on charges of possession of methamphetamine.
Read MoreA Switz City man is facing charges of felony breaking and entering, and strangulation, after deputies responded to a domestic incident last Wednesday night.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the life and legacy of General Colin Powell. Flags should be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Oct. 22, 2021.
Read MoreColumbus, Indiana - Early this morning, October 18, 2021, a motorcyclist was thrown from his motorcycle after striking a deer on I-65 Northbound near the 62 mile marker in southern Bartholomew County. The motorcyclist was killed and a “Good Samaritan” was seriously injured when they were struck by a second vehicle.
Read MorePresident Joseph Biden has ordered all United States Flags to half-staff from Monday, October 18, through Friday, October 22, 2021, in honor of General Colin Powell.
Read MoreUPDATE: Late Sunday, Sullivan County Sheriff Clark Cottom identified the three individuals involved in the fatal crash in Sullivan County on Sunday morning. Mallorie Cochran, 16, Farmersburg, a junior at North Central High School, was the driver of one vehicle. She died from injuries sustained in the crash involving two vehicles. Perry Deschamp, 58, Jasonville, was the driver of the second vehicle. He also died from injuries. Karla Deschamp, 56, Jasonville, was seriously injured but late Sunday was reported to be in stable condition at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis……….SULLIVAN COUNTY, IN - A two vehicle crash took the lives of two Wabash Valley residents Sunday morning, October 17. Sullivan County Sheriff’s dispatch received a 911 call at 10:27 AM, reporting the accident at the intersection of State Road 48 and County Road 200 E. A 16 year old female, who was the sole occupant of one vehicle, died from injuries sustained in the crash. Early indications are that a 58 year old male was driving the second vehicle. He also died from injuries received in the crash.
Read MoreSULLIVAN COUNTY, IN - A two vehicle crash took the lives of two Wabash Valley residents Sunday morning, October 17. Sullivan County Sheriff’s dispatch received a 911 call at 10:27 AM, reporting the accident at the intersection of State Road 48 and County Road 200 E. A 16 year old female, who was the sole occupant of one vehicle, died from injuries sustained in the crash. Early indications are that a 58 year old male was driving the second vehicle. He also died from injuries received in the crash.
Read MoreAt least three deputies responded on Monday evening after someone reported a man said a woman was going to kill him and do a “blood sacrifice.”
Read MoreIn honor of the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service being held in Washington, D.C., to remember and pay respect to law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty and their families … the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions on Saturday, October 16, 2021.
Read MoreYesterday, October 14, 2021, Detectives from the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post began a missing person investigation after a vehicle connected to a 2002 missing person investigation from Delhi Township, Ohio was located in the Ohio River near Aurora, Indiana.
Read MoreA driver who ran into a ditch on Monday morning managed to get her vehicle out of the ditch but then crossed the road and drove into a yard then down into a ravine. A deputy reported the driver showed signs of impairment.
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