Council passes smoking ban  (Indianapolis) — It has been a long time coming, but the Indianapolis City-County Council passed a citywide smoking ban Monday night, but not in time for the Super Bowl. The Council voted 19-9 to send the proposal to Mayor Greg Ballard for review. The ordinance would expand the city’s public smoking […]

Fugitive taken into custody (Noblesville) –  A man who escaped custody at the Hamilton County Courthouse yesterday afternoon has been captured. Maxwell Landis, 26, was seen sitting in a car outside of the courthouse Wednesday morning. As officers approached the car, he fled on foot, prompting a lockdown at area schools for about an hour. […]

Judge says no to dismissal request  (Carmel) – A Hamilton County judge has denied Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White’s  motion to dismiss felony charges that were filed against him earlier this year. White has been accused of voter fraud after submitting misleading information about his address on voting documents in 2010. He argued that […]