INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release: Kennley Johnson, 43, of Anderson, has been sentenced to 250 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to three counts of methamphetamine distribution and two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. According to court documents, on three separate occasions in March and April of 2024,  more

JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: A resident of Indiana, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. Barry Baker, 45, pleaded guilty to Count One of the Superseding Indictment before Senior United States District Judge Kim R. Gibson on November 13, 2024. In connec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: Rep. Frank J. Mrvan, Ranking Member of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Rep. Jen Kiggans, Chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, recently introduced H.R.10105, the Veterans' Security and Pay Transparency Act. The purpose of this legislation is to improve recruitment and retention of U.S. Department of Veterans Affai  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Rep. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * Today, following the Senate leadership elections, Senator-elect Jim Banks (R-IN) released the following statement: "Today, for the first time in nearly two decades, Senate Republicans took the historic step of electing a new Majority Leader. I look forward to working with Senate Majority Leader John Thune to advance President Trump's agenda. I'd like to thank both our Majority Whip John  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined a bipartisan group of senators in sending a letter to Senate leadership emphasizing the importance of the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) that was signed by a total of 55 Senators. Earlier this year, a short-term reauthorization of SDP funding at an annual rate of approximately $160 million per year per component as part of the fiscal year 2024 funding packages was secured. Th  more