'Do Not Call' sign-up deadline is Tuesday

INDIANAPOLIS | Tuesday is the deadline for Indiana residents who have not previously signed up to get their telephone numbers added to the state's newest "Do Not Call" list.

BRIAN HOWEY: Buck stops squarely in Oval Office

Mr. President, the buck stops with you.

Convenience stores sue for right to sell cold beer

INDIANAPOLIS | A coalition of Hoosier convenience stores asked a federal judge Tuesday to declare unconstitutional an Indiana law that gives package liquor stores a monopoly over cold beer sales.

Pence signs school safety grants, 40 other measures into law

INDIANAPOLIS | School corporations can each seek up to $50,000 in matching state funds to hire local police as school resource officers under a new law signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Mike Pence.

NWI law firm makes AG's cup runneth over

MERRILLVILLE | The law firm of Burke Costanza and Carberry received the Attorney General's Cup from Attorney General Greg Zoeller on Friday for its contributions in the fifth annual March Against Hunger food drive.

State attorney general presents unclaimed property funds to Gary schools

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, right, talks with Gary School Board President Rosie Washington, from left, and chief financial officer Nikita White Thursday as he visits the Gary school administration building to present Gary schools with a check for over $2,000 in unclaimed property.…

State attorney general presents unclaimed property funds to Gary schools

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, from left, and Bill Fulton, director of unclaimed property for the State of Indiana pet Buck the Money Dog — the unclaimed property division mascot — during a visit to the Gary Community School Corp. administration building Thursday. Zoeller said there …

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, uncliamed property

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller presents a novelty check for $2,162.46 to Gary School Chief Financial Officer Nikita White, center, and Rosie Washington, school board president Thursday during a visit to the Gary Community School Corp. administration building. Zoeller encouraged reside…

Foreclosure firms ripped off homeowners, attorney general says

CROWN POINT | Attorney General Greg Zoeller said Monday two foreclosure consultant companies face state lawsuits. They are accused of taking more than $2,600 from local homeowners and not providing services or refunds.

Zoeller wins second term as attorney general

INDIANAPOLIS | Republican Greg Zoeller easily defeated his Democratic opponent Tuesday to win a second term as Indiana's attorney general.

Years of civil wrangling could await Weinberger case

VALPARAISO | A seven-year prison sentence for convicted former Merrillville "Nose Doc" Mark Weinberger brought closure in his criminal case this month, but potentially hundreds of former patients seek another kind of justice.

EDITORIAL: We endorse Zoeller for attorney general

Hoosier voters face two choices in the attorney general's race this fall — Republican Greg Zoeller and Democrat Kay Fleming. Zoeller is the better choice.

3 state AGs in gas recall probe

Attorneys general from Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin are continuing their investigation into the BP gasoline recall and the claims process the company initiated.

Lowell police target DCS performance

CROWN POINT | In the only such case during his 20-year administration, Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter last week declined to press criminal charges sought by Lowell police against a case manager with the Indiana Department of Child Services.

Senators skeptical of Lake 911 plan, possible C.P. legal challenge

INDIANAPOLIS | Two Northwest Indiana state senators who spearheaded the effort to reduce 911 expenses by requiring counties to consolidate their emergency telephone answering centers believe Lake County needs to get with the program.

Ind. Attorney General trains Mexican prosecutors

INDIANAPOLIS | Lawyers from the Indiana attorney general's office are training 50 Mexican prosecutors in American-style court practices via videoconference this week.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Criminal justice must remain nonpartisan

During the primary election season there was much discussion regarding whether bipartisanship is a positive or negative attribute as it relates to the work of the U.S. Congress.

Gary gets $20K for unclaimed property

GARY | With nearly $38 million worth of unclaimed property from Northwest Indiana, Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson decided to find out if any of it belonged to her.

Merrillville, Valpo attorneys win food charity challenge

MERRILLVILLE | The law firm of Burke Constanza & Carberry LLP has won the Indiana Attorney General's Cup for food donations.

Ind. attorney general probes pro-union Republican group

INDIANAPOLIS | Attorney General Greg Zoeller is investigating claims the Lunch Pail Republicans, a Portage-based, pro-union political action committee, is spoofing his office's caller ID.