Crime and Public Safety

14+ hour, 55+ min ago   (698+ words) EVANSVILLE – An Evansville police officer fatally shot a man Tuesday after that man allegedly shot and injured a woman during a domestic violence episode, police say. Neither the deceased man, the female victim, nor the officer involved had been publicly…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (714+ words) The Monroe County Coroner's Office has released the name of the 24-year-old Bloomington man who was shot on Thursday, Oct. 8, while sitting on the porch of an apartment in the 1000 block of North Illinois Street. Noah Slinkard was found by…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (150+ words) Two men suing the City of Bloomington for unlawful arrest and other rights violations are negotiating a settlement. Court records filed Friday show the parties have agreed "in principle" to "amicably resolve" a complaint alleging assistant police chief Paul Williams…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (189+ words) SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The US Department of Justice released a statement detailing that 47-year-old Kumar Bishop has been sentenced to 121 months in prison after pleading guilty to a controlled substance offense. South Bend man sentenced to 121 months in prison for…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (856+ words) LAFAYETTE, IN — Elkhart County Prosecutor Vicki Becker will investigate six different Lafayette shoplifting incidents allegedly linked to state Sen. Ron Alting, a Republican senator since 1999 who faces re-election on Nov. 3. The court order appointing Becker states, "In re: to possible…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (632+ words) A 23-year-old Bloomington man was arrested by Bloomington police after a shooting that resulted in the death of a 24-year-old man. Officers with the Bloomington Police Department responded at about 8:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, to a reported shooting in the 1000 block of…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (188+ words) A 24-year-old Bloomington man was shot in the head while sitting on a front porch Thursday night, and police caught the suspect walking away from the scene within minutes. Noah Slinkard was pronounced dead at IU Health Bloomington Hospital after…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (231+ words) BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington is accepting applications for its Violence Reduction Grant program, which will award $150,000 to support community-based, evidence-based efforts to... BLOOMINGTON – The City of Bloomington is accepting applications for its Violence Reduction Grant program, which will award…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (846+ words) A 33-year-old Bloomington woman was arrested Monday, Oct. 5, on Level 5 felony charges of battery for causing injury to a child less than 14 years old and neglect of a dependent for alleged actions at a local daycare. The original report was…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (307+ words) July 31, 2023 / 6:47 AM EDT / CBS/AP A "mass shooting" at a large street party in Indiana early Sunday morning left one person dead, police said. A hospital said 19 people were being treated for injuries at its facility. Muncie police responded to…...