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GOSHEN — The Elkhart County courts should remain in both Goshen and Elkhart, Goshen Mayor Jeremy Stutsman says.
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GOSHEN — A study of the courts in Elkhart County recommends not only vacating the two individual buildings but also reorganizing the judiciary into three divisions.
ELKHART — Mayor Rod Roberson is concerned that the potential move of the Elkhart County courts could hurt city residents and downtown businesses.
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GOSHEN — The parents of an Etna Green man who died in a 2015 crash are frustrated after a judge refused to accept a plea agreement from the man charged in connection with the death.
GOSHEN — A judge is standing firm on the July trial date for a man accused of killing a Goshen College professor in 2011.
GOSHEN — Two mental evaluations will be scheduled for an Elkhart man charged with killing a Columbia City woman in October.
GOSHEN — An Elkhart man charged with killing his uncle in 2015 has received an August trial date.
INDIANAPOLIS — A South Bend man who received an 87½ year sentence after a jury found him responsible for a friend’s death during a robbery in Elkhart has lost his appeal.
GOSHEN — A Nappanee man received a six-year sentence after admitting to having a sexual relationship with an underage girl in late 2017.
ELKHART — An Elkhart physician accused of groping two patients is choosing to take his case to trial.
ELKHART — As Elkhart County officials consider combining two courthouses into one, a measure at the Statehouse that would allow it is nearing final approval.
GOSHEN — A mental evaluation has been requested for an Elkhart man accused of participating in a woman’s murder in October.
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GOSHEN — A Wakarusa man has admitted to his involvement in a May 2017 crash that killed his wife and severely injured two other people.
GOSHEN — A second potential class that includes spouses has been added to a proposed class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Goshen Hospital patients told they may have been exposed to infection by improperly sterilized equipment.
GOSHEN — An Elkhart woman has admitted to killing a man in her apartment in April 2018 but may argue at sentencing that there was some justification for the murder.
ELKHART — A Goshen man who was convicted of murder in 2018 has raised issues with his trial for attempted murder later that same month.
ELKHART — The management company for an Elkhart senior living community denies responsibility in the fatal shooting of two residents by another in July.
ELKHART — A longtime railroad employee has filed a lawsuit claiming the company allowed him to work with material that caused him to develop cancer.
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ELKHART — An Elkhart man wanted for murder in Kentucky has been arrested.
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GOSHEN — A Mishawaka woman who was involved in a 2017 crash that killed three pedestrians will return to jail after a brief time outside.
GOSHEN — The attorney for an Elkhart man accused of murder has suggested he may seek a mental evaluation, which could avoid a potential life sentence.
ELKHART — A Middlebury man whose rape conviction was upheld on appeal is claiming in new court filings that favorable evidence wasn’t disclosed soon enough.
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GOSHEN — An Elkhart man charged in the torture death of a woman in October appeared in court Thursday following his extradition from Texas.
GOSHEN — Bond has been set at $5 million for an Elkhart man facing charges as part of an October torture-murder case.
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GOSHEN — Attorneys for the estate of a man accused in a wrongful death lawsuit over a fatal July shooting are challenging the victim’s children to prove their claims.
ELKHART — An Elkhart man is accused of molesting a girl multiple times since 2015.
GOSHEN — In separate cases, trials for two women accused of murder were reset to June during their appearances in court Thursday.
GOSHEN — A Goshen man has received a 12-year sentence after admitting to two charges of child molesting.
GOSHEN — An Elkhart man received a 20-year sentence Thursday after admitting he dealt cocaine in April.
ELKHART — An Elkhart woman is accused of driving under the influence when she was involved in a May crash that caused injuries requiring the amputation of a scooter rider’s leg.
SOUTH BEND — An Elkhart man whose 1994 conviction for attempted murder was overturned because it wasn’t disclosed that the victim underwent hypnosis is suing the city and the detective and prosecutor involved.
ELKHART — A city employee has sued the city for defamation and rights violations when knowledge of a now-recanted rape allegation was spread among city staff.
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GOSHEN — A Bourbon man has admitted to causing his friend's death in a 2015 crash, but a judge was unwilling to accept his plea right away.
GOSHEN — An Elkhart woman who admitted to smuggling narcotics into prison won’t know exactly how long she’ll spend behind bars herself after being sentenced Thursday.
LAPORTE — A Nappanee woman received a 39-year sentence after she admitted to child molesting and promoting the human trafficking of a minor.
ELKHART — An Elkhart man is accused of stabbing another man several times in September.
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GOSHEN — Three Elkhart men have been arrested for their roles in the alleged torture and murder of a Columbia City woman in October.
GOSHEN — The trial for a Cassopolis, Michigan, woman accused of allowing a child in her care to die has been reset to April.
GOSHEN — An Elkhart woman who admitted killing her husband in May 2018 claims her plea was involuntary.
GOSHEN — A Fishers man was in court Thursday to face for the first time an armed robbery charge from 2017.
ELKHART — A South Bend man is accused of robbing an Elkhart convenience store earlier this month.
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ELKHART — The son and daughter of a woman who was killed by a fellow Stratford Commons resident are suing the shooter’s estate as well as the property manager.
GOSHEN — An Elkhart teen accused of murder plans to argue at trial that he acted in self-defense.
GOSHEN — An Elkhart man received a 30-year total sentence after admitting to two counts of child molesting.
GOSHEN — The Elkhart County Council on Saturday approved new positions meant to help manage the courts and recover millions in outstanding probation user fees.
DOWAGIAC, Mich. — A Dowagiac man faces life in prison a fter he was convicted of multiple drug crimes in Cass County Circuit Court.
ELKHART — A Canadian woman living in Elkhart is charged with domestic battery on a child after she allegedly tried to pull the boy from someone’s arms during an argument, with the intent of taking him out of the country.
GOSHEN — An Elkhart woman has admitted to helping smuggle narcotics into a state prison.
DOWAGIAC, Mich. — A Cass County jury wasted little time convicting 74-year old James McNeil of Dowagiac for his repeated molestation of a young girl from 1992-1995.
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