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A St. Joseph County Superior Court magistrate Tuesday agreed with prosecutors to set a higher-than-standard bond for Republican appraiser Gloria Niedbalski, citing the seriousness of her alleged crime.

Prosecutors say Shau Ri Rose, 24, had her ex-boyfriend's loaded gun in a car on the floorboard near a toddler, who was in a child safety seat that was not secured at all to her car seat.

St. Joseph Superior Judge Jenny Pitts Manier granted Sheriff Bill Redman's motion to dismiss, finding that Rokita lacks standing to bring the complaint, he offered no evidence that Redman has a policy or practice of stopping staff from cooperating with ICE, and a state attorney general can't force local police to help ICE.

St. Joseph Circuit Judge John Broden said he'll rule by Aug. 18 whether Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's immigration-related lawsuit against Sheriff Bill Redman can proceed.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita told of a teacher who retired early because too many students don't know English.

People with mental health issues could be diverted to local treatment facilities instead of jail under legislation headed to the governor’s desk.

Bills banning gender-affirming care for minors and criminalizing bystanders around police head to the governor. And a constitutional amendment expanding bail denial advances.

On-duty police can get a 25-foot bubble around them that the public can’t cross under legislation headed to the governor’s desk.

The Indiana House and Senate are advancing each other’s mental health treatment priority bills this session. And chamber leaders say providing funding for both will be part of the final budget bill.

33 year old Derrick Pratcher was booked into the St. Joseph County Jail today after waiving extradition from Michigan.