January 13, 2023 Indiana youth football coach dead after suspected road rage incident Indianapolis youth football coach Richard Donnell Hamilton, 43, was found dead after being shot in an apparent road rage incident near Interstate 65.
January 13, 2023 Indiana man pleads guilty to car dealer's stabbing, but maintains mental illness defense Samuel Byfield, 33, of Northern Indiana, has pleaded guilty to the February murder of used car dealer Wayne Bontrager, 73. Byfield, however, maintains mental illness as a defense.
January 12, 2023 Indiana man killed by apartment fire, 4 children in hospital Raymond Diggs, 31, of Indianapolis died Wednesday after an apartment fire. Four children present with him were also hospitalized, with the youngest not expected to survive.
January 11, 2023 Indiana officer shot, injured while serving warrants, suspect killed A police officer in suburban Indianapolis was shot and injured Tuesday while serving warrants, while the suspect was fatally shot by other officers at the scene.
January 11, 2023 Indiana man, 4 children hospitalized in cardiac arrest after apartment fire A man and four children were found in cardiac arrest following an Indianapolis apartment fire that occurred Tuesday. All five victims were hospitalized in critical condition.
January 11, 2023 Former Indiana police sergeant pleads guilty to obstruction of justice Former Muncie, Indiana, police Sergeant Joseph Kresja pleaded guilty Tuesday to obstruction of justice for falsifying reports on excessive use of force by colleagues.
January 10, 2023 Indiana man found dead in Lake Michigan identified Police identified a dead body that washed ashore in Chicago as that of John Puza, Jr., 48, of Gary, Indiana. Puza's cause of death remains undetermined.
January 9, 2023 Indiana woman sentenced 20 years for neglect in 9-year-old son's death A Fort Wayne woman was sentenced to 20 years for neglect in her 9-year-old son's death. She pleaded gulity to three counts of neglect. Her son died from multiple blunt-force injuries.
January 6, 2023 Indiana man sentenced for fatal hit-and-run involving 12-year-old girl, teen injured An Indiana man was sentenced to nine years for a fatal hit-and-run which involved a 12-year-old girl and injured a teenager. The man pleaded guilty to two felony hit-and-run charges.
January 6, 2023 Forest Service proceeds with Indiana logging project despite environmental concerns The U.S. Forest Service is expected to proceed with plans for loggings and controlled burnings in parts of Indiana's Hoosier National Forest.