Tag Archives: Indiana

Indiana Mayor Orders City To Remove Pride Month Posts

The Indianapolis Star reports: The city of Westfield deleted social media posts last week recognizing Pride Month on its Twitter account and Facebook page under the direction of Mayor Andy Cook. Cook said the city “should not engage in supporting a social agenda.” On Thursday, the start of Pride Month, Westfield posted a graphic on city social media accounts that …

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Far-Right GOP State Rep Busted In DUI Crash-And-Run

The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports: Republican state Rep. Jim Lucas was arrested and held in the Jackson County Jail Wednesday morning after police said he drove while intoxicated and left the scene of a crash. Lucas crashed his vehicle on Interstate 65, just north of Seymour, around midnight, an Indiana State Police spokesperson told the Indiana Capital Chronicle. Police said …

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GOP Indiana Governor Signs “Don’t Say Gay” Bill

The Associated Press reports: Indiana’s governor on Thursday signed a bill that will require schools to notify a parent if a student requests a name or pronoun change at school, one of the final bills approved in a legislative session that had targeted LGBTQ+ people in the state, especially students. Critics worry the law could out transgender children to their …

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Hate Crime Charge In Indiana Anti-Asian Stabbing

ABC News reports: An Indiana woman has been charged with a federal hate crime for a racially motivated attack and stabbing of a woman of Chinese descent on a public transit bus. The incident occurred on Jan. 11, 2023 when 56-year-old suspect Billie Davis “willfully caused bodily injury to the victim and attempted to do so using a knife because …

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Pence Booed At Home State NRA “Leadership Forum”

Mediaite reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence received a less-than-stellar welcome as he addressed the NRA-ILA Leadership Forum on Friday and was met with loud booing from the crowd. Pence replied with a good-natured, “I love you too,” before diving into his remarks. 2024 GOP presidential candidates including Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Asa Hutchinson, and Vivek Ramaswamy are set to …

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Indiana Recycling Plant Fire Forces Evacuations [VIDEO]

CNN reports: A fire that started Tuesday afternoon at a recycling plant in the eastern Indiana city of Richmond was emitting toxic smoke and has forced evacuation orders for about 2,000 people as it is expected to burn for days, officials said. Early air monitoring results are expected early Wednesday, Wayne County officials said. Plastics were among the items burning …

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GOP Indianapolis Mayor Candidate Charged With Theft

The Indianapolis Star reports: A Plainfield police officer was dispatched to a theft in progress at Bassett Services, a heating and cooling company in Plainfield. According to the probable cause affidavit, the property owner, Gregory Bassett, had called the police because he saw a man loading items from his property in a red truck. A Plainfield police officer said he …

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Indiana Pastor Charged With Child Sex Trafficking

Indianapolis’s Fox affiliate reports: An Indianapolis pastor who ran a non-profit to feed homeless people is now accused of rape and offering a 17-year-old $1000 to have sex with him. Tyree Coleman, 43, is charged with the promotion of child sex trafficking, rape, promotion of human sex trafficking and two counts of intimidation. According to court documents, a 17-year-old came …

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Cops: Ex-NFL Player Assaulted Son And Son’s Boyfriend

CBS News reports: Former NFL player Joe Staysniak was arrested at his Indiana home after allegedly assaulting his son and his son’s boyfriend, according to a probable cause affidavit from a responding Hendricks County Sheriff’s deputy. The 56-year-old Staysniak, who played for the Indianapolis Colts from 1992 to 1995 and on several other NFL teams, has been charged with one …

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Indiana House Advances “Don’t Say Gay” Bill [VIDEO]

Indianapolis’s ABC affiliate reports: A bill being compared to the Florida “Don’t Say Gay” bill was heard in the House Education Committee. After two amendments, the bill passed the committee 9-4. More than 100 LGBTQ advocates visited the statehouse to oppose the bill. Tensions were high inside and outside the chamber. Rep. Michelle Davis [photo] amended the bill to change …

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IN Church Pre-K Teacher Arrested On Child Sex Charges

Evansville’s NBC affiliate reports: Police say an Evansville man has been arrested again for sex crimes against children. 21-year-old Joshua Leduc was arrested Wednesday night. He’s charged with child seduction and child molesting. Leduc was arrested last year after police say he molested a young child several times while he worked as a pre-school teacher at Bethel United Church of …

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Indiana House Approves Gun Training For Teachers

The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports: The Indiana House on Tuesday passed a bill providing state funding to train teachers who carry guns in classrooms after an emotional debate. School districts can already authorize the arming of teachers, but there isn’t a specific training curriculum — or much money — to go with it. “This is just a standardized [training] format …

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Police: Church Daycare Director Drugged Toddlers

Indianapolis’s NBC affiliate reports: A 52-year-old day care director in Cumblerland is facing multiple charges after she allegedly gave melatonin gummies to kids without their parents’ consent. According to court documents, Tonya Rachelle Voris ran the Kidz Life Childcare Ministry at New Life Church. Court documents said pastor David Faulk told Cumberland police of potential child neglect at the day …

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Another Classified Doc Found By FBI At Pence’s Home

NBC News reports: The FBI discovered an additional classified document at former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home Friday during a voluntary five-hour search of the house, a Pence adviser said in a statement. The adviser, Devin O’Malley, said “the Department of Justice completed a thorough and unrestricted search of five hours and removed one document with classified markings and …

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FBI Searches Pence’s Indiana Home For Classified Docs

NBC News reports: The FBI was searching former Vice President Mike Pence’s Indiana home Friday, looking for any classified documents that might be in the house, a senior law-enforcement official told NBC News. The move comes weeks after Pence reported finding a “small number” of classified documents in his Carmel, Indiana house, and a day after it was revealed he’d …

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GOP Rep. Victoria Spartz To Retire At End Of Term

The Hill reports: Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) on Friday announced she will not run for Congress in 2024, retiring from the House and passing on a bid for Indiana’s open Senate seat. Spartz, a Ukrainian-born lawmaker, has seen her profile rise over the last year over her support for the European nation against the ongoing Russian invasion. She has also …

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FBI To Search Pence’s Indiana Home For More Docs

The Indianapolis Star reports:  The FBI plans to search the home of Mike Pence, the former vice president Indiana governor. In the wake of classified documents found on President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump’s properties, Pence’s lawyer recently disclosed that classified documents were found at his home. The Wall Street Journal reported that officials could search Pence’s home …

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Pence Takes “Full Responsibility” For Classified Docs

ABC News reports: Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday he takes “full responsibility” for the classified documents found at his Indiana home. “While I was not aware that those classified documents were in our personal residence, let me be clear: Those classified documents should not have been at my personal residence,” Pence said as he spoke at Florida International …

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Classified Documents Found At Pence’s Indiana Home

CNN reports: A lawyer for former Vice President Mike Pence discovered about a dozen documents marked as classified at Pence’s Indiana home last week, and he has turned those classified records over to the FBI, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN. The FBI and the Justice Department’s National Security Division have launched a review of the documents and …

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Indiana Sheriff’s Office Baptizes Dozens Of Inmates

The Christian Post reports: One of the nation’s leading atheist organizations has demanded that a sheriff in Indiana quit promoting Christianity on social media and baptizing inmates at a detention center. Decatur County Sheriff David Durant’s office has overseen multiple overtly Christian events and ministries at the detention center and celebrated these gatherings on his Facebook page. In response, the …

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