Criminal genius of the week:
A woman on probation for drunken driving was arrested when she showed up intoxicated to a court-ordered DUI awareness event, police said.
Kristen Hudson, 26, of Edinburgh, smelled of alcohol and was slurring her words when she arrived at the Advocates Against Impaired Driving panel Tuesday evening, police said.
Today's "close but no cigar" award:
The Indiana Supreme Court is partnering with public broadcasters to teach viewers about the legal process.
The first show is called "Family Matters: Choosing to Represent Yourself in Court." It will begin airing Thursday on Indiana public television stations.
What in the world was this "businessman" thinking of?
TERRE HAUTE — The Ballyhoo Tavern today becomes the first smoke-free bar in Terre Haute, a move the business's manager says is a result of the desires of its customers.
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Roger Clemens has gone from baseball great (11-time All-Star, 354 wins, 4,672 strikeouts, certain Hall of Fame inductee) to sleazy drug-taking cheat in near record time:
Boy, what a slacker:
After an amazing 22 years on the bench without taking a sick day, Judge John F. Surbeck Jr. of the Allen County Superior Court was a no-show Monday.
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Judge Frances C. Gull took over Surbeck's docket, and in her courtroom lawyers were stacked four deep as they awaited their chance to ask for a continuance or just a chance to accept a guilty plea or sentencing for their clients.
A Niles man will get one more chance to turn his life around after violating his probation just a day after he was sentenced earlier this month in Berrien County Trial Court.
Ivan Senter Fordyce, 40, of Superior Street in Niles, was sentenced for attempted assault with a dangerous weapon, a knife, on Aug. 16 and violated his probation a day later when he didn't report to his probation officer.
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Nothing a libertarian likes better than a 30-year-old ordinance that a city finally decides to enforce:
Logansport residents who fail to get a permit before holding a garage sale could see their profits land in the city's hands.
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Ah, Chicago. A suburban man arrested for choking his wife was given the customary one phone call from jail:
Janusz Owca used it to call his wife -- and threaten to kill her, Cook County sheriff's police said.
The 32-year-old Maine Township man is facing charges of aggravated domestic battery and felony intimidation.
Couldn't he at least be required to serve his probation locked in his basement?
At the urging of the son Eric Urbano locked in a basement with a cup in which to urinate, a judge accepted Urbano's plea deal and sentenced him to no jail time Thursday.
A little late, but the right move:
The Indianapolis public safety director identified at least one police policy Thursday that is likely to change in response to the fatal crash involving officer David Bisard.
