Crime

Woman charged with providing her brother drugs that caused fatal fentanyl overdose

By News Staff · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

Kurstie Purtlebaugh, 34, was arrested Wednesday isandcharged with dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, a Level 1 felony, more than eight months after her brother, Brian O’Bannon, died of a fentanyl overdose.

IU Police receive delayed sexual assault report

By News Staff · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

There have been 22 reported sexual assaults on the IU Bloomington campus since the start of the academic year.

Indianapolis man arrested after police chase through Morgan County

By News Staff · Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024

Online court records show the driver, Christopher Whitis, was also wanted on warrants in three counties for charges including meth possession, auto theft, and criminal mischief.

Thanksgiving argument ends with man getting beat and slashed with knife

By Ashton Hackman · Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024

The man told officers he got the injuries while spending the night with a woman he was seeing the night before, later identified as 50-year-old Erica Kraemer.

MCSO: Help wanted finding person who cut through Menards ceiling during burglary

By Mike Badrov · Monday, Dec. 2, 2024

The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said suspect reportedly cut through the ceiling of the store, but no other information has been released.

Cass County man arrested on child molesting, drug charges

By News Staff · Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024

During a search warrant, ISP said officers located multiple electronic devices, suspected marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.

Anderson school resource officer arrested for child solicitation

By News Staff · Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024

ANDERSON, Ind. — A school resource officer is facing child sex charges for allegedly sending inappropriate texts to students. Joshua Senseney, 50, is charged with three counts of child solicitation, each a Level 5 felony, and official misconduct, a Level 6 felony. Indiana State Police said the investigation ...

Man arrested on police impersonation charge after Rural King incident

By Ashton Hackman · Monday, Nov. 25, 2024

Shawn Hackney, 39, is charged with impersonating a public servant, a Level 6 felony.

Man in critical condition, suspect arrested after shooting at Spencer County bar

By News Staff · Monday, Nov. 25, 2024

ISP says officers were called to The Chateau on East State Road 62 in Mariah Hill after a man was shot during an argument.

Police investigate officer-involved shooting in Rochester

By News Staff · Monday, Nov. 25, 2024

ISP says a Rochester police officer and Fulton County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a home in Rochester for a domestic disturbance involving a gun.

“Lapse of judgement:” Pennsylvania man arrested for grooming 12-year-old girl

By Ashton Hackman · Monday, Nov. 25, 2024

The girl told police that she met Lindsey while playing Fortnite online and he had sent her several inappropriate text messages and had engaged in sexual conduct on FaceTime.

Federal lawsuit claims IU ignored history of sexual assault claims against former football player

By Ashton Hackman · Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024

A lawsuit claims IU knew about sexual misconduct allegations against a football player and let him stay on the team anyway. He was then arrested for allegedly raping two other women.

28-year sentence handed to man charged in 2022 shooting death

By Ashton Hackman · Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024

Kendrick Webb, 25, will serve 25 and a half years of the sentence because he already spent more than two years in jail since his arrest.

Bloomington man one of 11 facing federal charges in meth trafficking bust

By News Staff · Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024

Federal and local law enforcement agencies arrested Matthew Fishman, 38, and nine of the ten others after serving several search warrants across central Indiana Wednesday morning.

Dozens of neglected animals removed from Lake County property, man faces 63 charges

By News Staff · Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024

Conservation officers arrested 28-year-old Cody Rowe on Wednesday after an investigation found 23 dogs and five cats in poor conditions along with other illegal animals.

House arrest for woman charged in summer apartment shooting

By News Staff · Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024

BLOOMINGTON — A Monroe County judge sentenced a woman to more than a year on house arrest for pleading guilty to shooting gun several times at a moving car over the summer, sending bullets into a nearby apartment where a child was sleeping. Emma Spears, 19, will spend 430 days on home detention, followed ...

IU Police receive two separate reports of rape

By News Staff · Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024

One of the sexual assaults was reported to IUPD by a victim at IU Northwest. The other was referred to IUPD by the Title IX Office.

Two undocumented immigrants charged with operating businesses without paying taxes

By News Staff · Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024

The investigation began after a tip that someone in Clarksville, Indiana was creating fake businesses in order for individuals not legally allowed to register their vehicles to buy, register, and title vehicles in Indiana.

IU Police searching for person of interest in theft case

By News Staff · Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024

IU Police provided security camera footage that shows the person police are looking for.

Man arrested in North Carolina two years after Indiana murder

By Ashton Hackman · Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024

39-year-old Gildardo Garcia Salina was found shot dead in his Owen County home in November 2022.

IUSTV News - Nov. 18, 2025

Join anchors Charlie Herman and Natalie Kahl.In tonight’s taping:What Hoosiers can expect at the airport after the government shutdown as thousands head home for Thanksgiving… IU football stays undefeated… a Bloomington man is arrested for child sex abuse material… and 27 IU fraternities are barred from hosting events after a string of hazing allegations.

Crime

Woman charged with providing her brother drugs that caused fatal fentanyl overdose

IU Police receive delayed sexual assault report

Indianapolis man arrested after police chase through Morgan County

Thanksgiving argument ends with man getting beat and slashed with knife

MCSO: Help wanted finding person who cut through Menards ceiling during burglary

Cass County man arrested on child molesting, drug charges

Anderson school resource officer arrested for child solicitation

Man arrested on police impersonation charge after Rural King incident

Man in critical condition, suspect arrested after shooting at Spencer County bar

Police investigate officer-involved shooting in Rochester

“Lapse of judgement:” Pennsylvania man arrested for grooming 12-year-old girl

Federal lawsuit claims IU ignored history of sexual assault claims against former football player

28-year sentence handed to man charged in 2022 shooting death

Bloomington man one of 11 facing federal charges in meth trafficking bust

Dozens of neglected animals removed from Lake County property, man faces 63 charges

House arrest for woman charged in summer apartment shooting

IU Police receive two separate reports of rape

Two undocumented immigrants charged with operating businesses without paying taxes

IU Police searching for person of interest in theft case

Man arrested in North Carolina two years after Indiana murder

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