Appeals court rejects sentence reduction request in LaPorte coach sex case

INDIANAPOLIS | A former LaPorte High School volleyball coach, convicted of four felonies following a two-year sexual relationship with a student-athlete, must serve his full 21-year prison sentence, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

Appeals court: Second region sex offender not required to register

INDIANAPOLIS | For the second time in less than a month, the Indiana Court of Appeals has declared it unconstitutional to require a Northwest Indiana man to register as a sex offender.

EDITORIAL: Lake County should embark on Odyssey

As Indiana continues the push to get courts in all counties on the same case management software, Lake County should eagerly embrace this idea.

EDITORIAL: Retain Court of Appeals judges

Northwest Indiana voters will find three names at the bottom of the ballot, each seeking another 10-year term on the Indiana Court of Appeals. It's a yes-or-no question. Vote yes.

State bar association urges Hoosiers vote 'yes' to retain justices, judges

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana State Bar Association recommended Monday that Hoosiers vote to keep the two state Supreme Court justices and four Court of Appeals judges who are up for retention.

Retention election lets voters decide whether to keep, dump judges

INDIANAPOLIS | In addition to the dozens of candidates for local, state and federal offices that Hoosiers will elect on Nov. 6, Northwest Indiana residents will help decide whether two Indiana Supreme Court justices and three judges on the state's Court of Appeals will remain in their posts.

GUEST COMMENTARY: We the People provides essential civics education

As we mark today's observance of Constitution Day, I’m happy to say a national civics education program with a strong Hoosier presence is helping students at all grade levels see the U.S. Constitution in a whole new light.

Appeals court reduces Gary child molester's prison term by 40 years

INDIANAPOLIS | A Gary man who molested two young girls for nearly two years had his 80-year prison sentence cut in half Wednesday by the Indiana Court of Appeals.

MARK KIESLING: Cost of RDA fight is worse than the cure

I'll give Porter County an "A" for tenacity but have to fail it on fiscal responsibility, at least where the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority is concerned.