Autopsy: Indiana murder suspect died in jail of cancer
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — An autopsy has determined that a man who died in jail in March after pleading guilty to murder in the 1988 beating death of a pregnant Indiana woman died of cancer.
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Indianapolis police seek 2 suspects in judges’ shootings
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police say they have two suspects they’re searching for in connection with the shootings of two southern Indiana judges attending a judicial conference in Indiana’s capital.
Toddler drowns when mother drives onto flooded Indiana road
SOMERSET, Ind. — Indiana authorities say a 2-year-old was killed when his mother drove past a “high water” sign and into a flooded Wabash County road.
Public visitation held for slain 5-year-old Illinois boy
CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — Hundreds of people have converged on a northern Illinois funeral home to pay respects to a 5-year-old boy whose parents have been charged with his murder.
4 pups of endangered species of wolf born at Chicago zoo
CHICAGO — Four pups of a critically endangered species of wolf have been born at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.
‘Mortal Kombat’ among 4 inducted to Video Game Hall of Fame
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — “Mortal Kombat,” the blood-and-guts arcade game that triggered Congressional hearings and age-level game ratings, was inducted Thursday into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, along with “Colossal Cave Adventure,” ”Super Mario Kart,”…
Court records: Illinois father led police to son’s body
WOODSTOCK, Ill. — Video that police recovered from an Illinois woman’s cellphone showing her bruised 5-year-old son prompted the boy’s father to lead investigators to the child’s body, according to newly released court records.
Sister of 1 of 2 slain girls takes suspect search to Twitter
DELPHI, Ind. — The sister of one of two Indiana teenagers slain in 2017 has taken to social media to share a new sketch of the suspected killer.
The Latest: Illinois Senate OKs graduated tax rates
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Latest on action in the Illinois General Assembly (all times local):
Indiana budget includes $73M for new Purdue animal hospital
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana’s new two-year state budget includes $73 million to jump-start Purdue University’s plans to build a new animal hospital.