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Martinez is accused of failing to stop while driving an unmarked Jeep TrackHawk at 96 mph in a 45-mph zone in what police described as a "completely reckless" manner.

"Court efficiency and fairness are paramount in fostering a safe community and a strong economy," said Chief Justice Loretta Rush.

The status conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 2 before Lake Superior Judge John Sedia at the county courts building in Hammond.

The status conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. Feb. 2 before Lake Superior Judge John Sedia at the county courts building in Hammond.

Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. is asking a judge to declare unconstitutional a portion of a new Indiana statute barring individuals under indictment from carrying a handgun in public.

Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. wants his gun back, and his attorneys say Indiana’s Constitution allows him to have it.

The appeals court said a 1981 Indiana law authorizing the council to take over the countys purchasing from the commissioners remains valid, even though the council waited nearly 40 years

The Indiana Court of Appeals has agreed to hear oral arguments June 24 in an unprecedented legal clash between the Lake County Council and the Lake County Board of Commissioners.

The Lake County Commissioners soon will file their arguments in an appeal of a Lake Superior Court ruling authorizing the Lake County Council to take control of the countys purchasing

HAMMOND — Lake Superior Judge John Sedia holds in his hands the future of Lake County government operations. In coming days, Sedia will decide whether to renew his April 16 decision giving the Lake County Council control over purchasing and data processing, or to revise his prior ruling as requested by the Board of Commissioners that currently manages both departments. Sedia heard arguments Thursday by two attorneys intimately involved in Lake County government for decades: John Dull, for ...