James Schellinger News Today

The polarizing Democrat is being remembered by party insiders for how he shaped St. Joseph County politics. But a forgery scandal led to his downfall.

In 2004, priority No. 1 for gubernatorial candidate Mitch Daniels was an overhaul of the states economic development structure: “Every day coun ...

This fall will mark a decade since a 2011 investigation by the South Bend Tribune and Howey Politics Indiana triggered a criminal probe of St. Joseph County’s longtime Democratic Party chair, Owen “Butch” Morgan. He would eventually land in prison for a scheme to forge petition signatures for the 2008 presidential primary. Morgan has resurfaced in local politics, and his past scandal now seems much fresher to some party leaders. Morgan says he has quietly helped candidates in rec...