Speedway bailout crosses finish line

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov. Mike Pence has agreed to loan the Indianapolis Motor Speedway $100 million in state funds to pay for renovations, video boards and other improvements to the home of the Indianapolis 500 auto race.

Supreme Court removes Hammond man from sex offender list

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a Hammond man removed from the state's sex offender registry after determining the law requiring him to register for life imposes an unconstitutional retroactive punishment.

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.

Fleming seeking to unseat Zoeller as Indiana's attorney general

INDIANAPOLIS | Republican Attorney General Greg Zoeller has huge advantages in fundraising and name recognition as he seeks a second term, but Democrat Kay Fleming is hoping Hoosiers think she'll do a better job as the state's lawyer.

Attorney general candidate seeks reform of child services dept., sex offender registry

INDIANAPOLIS | Democrat Kay Fleming promised Wednesday to lead reform of the Department of Child Services and seek improvements to the state's sex offender registry if she is elected Indiana attorney general.

C.P. man arrested on charge of failing to register as sex offender

CROWN POINT | A Crown Point man arrested Wednesday by the U.S. marshal's office on charges of not registering as a sex offender in Cook County may also not be in compliance in Lake County.

Indiana senator pledges legislation to keep sex offenders out of schools

State Sen. Frank Mrvan, D-Hammond, said he will sponsor a bill during the next legislative session to keep registered sex offenders out of schools.

Sex offenders casting ballots in region schools

A 37-year-old Griffith man convicted of indecent liberties with a child walks into Wadsworth Elementary School to cast his vote in the 2008 presidential election.