Newton County News

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A man who escaped while being escorted to the Newton County Courthouse in Kentland was sentenced to 30 and a half years in prison.

A prosecutor says a Wheatfield woman died when her throat was cut with a shovel, and her remains were left in a shallow grave on an abandoned northwest Indiana farm.

A friend of a missing Wheatfield woman has been charged with her murder. Newton County Sheriff Don Hartman says he expects 26-year-old Aaron Flynn of Sumava Resorts to appear in court in Kentland on Friday.

A tenant renting from a Jasper County woman is now suspected in her death. Rosalba Ricchio, 54, was last seen alive a week ago.

The ramp connecting Interstate 65 traffic to the Borman Expressway's westbound lanes was reopened Friday.

Michael Lloyd Lindsey was taken into custody early Sunday by Newton County, Ind.

Police in South Bend have arrested a Newton County Jail inmate who escaped Monday.

Police in South Bend say they havearrested a Newton County Jail inmate who escaped Monday.

Police say a Newton County jail inmate escaped with help from an armed man while he was being taken from the jail to the courthouse in Kentland.

Anthony Ray Fisher was being escorted to the Newton County Courthouse for trial when he escaped with aid from a man driving a stolen white Toyota.

A one-vehicle roll over on Interstate 65, south of the Fair Oaks exit, caused Rensselaer Volunteer Fire Fighters to pull two victims from a Jeep Wrangler.

State Reps. Doug Gutwein, District 16, and Tom Dermody, District 20, met with constituents at the Rensselaer Volunteer Fire Station on Saturday to talk about what they feel the legislature will address in the ...

As unemployment surges upward in Northwest Indiana, jobless people in two rural counties will have to travel further for state unemployment services some days of the week.

Three counties in our viewing area remain without power since Thursday night. Power is still out in Jasper, Cass and Newton Counties.

The newest addition to the Indiana State Police force could prove to be an asset to more than just that police department.

The Indiana State Police has added three new K-9 teams to its statewide complement, bringing the total number of K-9 teams in the agency to 30.

Lake County Sheriff's police have recovered $16,000 in new windows and sliding glass doors stolen from construction sites in Lake County.

Children were busy playing games and creating holiday crafts under the supervision of Jasper & Newton County 4-H Junior Leaders while their parents attended a Christmas party at the National Guard Armory in ...

The seventh annual "Shop with a Cop" will take place form 2-4 p.m. December 13 in Rensselaer.