Indiana

Jesse Allen Sartin was sentenced to 35 years in prison for violently shaking his girlfriend's 21-month-old daughter, causing fatal brain injuries. The incident occurred in July 2024, and Sartin pleaded guilty to aggravated battery resulting in death. Judge F. Aaron Negangard cited the child's vulnerability and Sartin's breach of trust as key factors.

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Angel Lovely and Nicholas Bergdoll face felony neglect charges after Lovely's 4-year-old son, Malichi, was found dead in a cluttered basement closet in Indianapolis. The boy, who had cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus and could not walk, talk or feed himself, was discovered unresponsive on March 23. Court records detail siblings' accounts of him being routinely kept there.

Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1042 into law last week, requiring Indiana's public defined contribution retirement plans to offer cryptocurrency investments via self-directed brokerage accounts by July 1, 2027. The legislation, targeting plans like Hoosier START, also prohibits most state agencies from restricting digital asset payments or mining, marking a pro-crypto push amid national trends.

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A 21-year-old man in Indiana faces charges of reckless homicide after his wife died from a gunshot wound and their newborn baby was injured in what he initially described as an accident. Cameron E. Tomlinson claimed Jessica Tomlinson accidentally shot herself while handling a revolver, but later admitted he may have pulled the trigger. Authorities arrested him following interviews and evidence collection at their apartment.

The Republican-controlled Indiana Senate voted 31-19 against a congressional redistricting proposal backed by President Donald Trump, dealing a setback to his broader push for mid-decade map changes aimed at expanding GOP control of the U.S. House.

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Indiana Senate Republicans are divided over a Trump-backed mid-cycle redistricting plan that could give the GOP a strong chance to capture all nine of the state’s U.S. House seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Senate leader Rodric Bray has softened his earlier opposition but remains unsure whether enough votes exist to pass the measure this week, amid heavy pressure from Trump’s team and a surge of threats targeting lawmakers.