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Evansville woman pleads guilty to murder & drug offenses
The woman charged in the deadly shooting of her boyfriend last October in Evansville, has pleaded guilty to murder.
Vanderburgh County Circuit Court Judge David Kiely accepted Chauna Reed’s plea early Tuesday morning, following a lengthy investigation by the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office and Evansville Police Department.
26-year-old Chauna Reed shot and killed 27-year-old Stedman Baird in the 1800 block of Plantation Court, then investigators discovered she deliberately tried to hide evidence.
Baird was shot once in the head, according to the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office.
In October, Judge David Kiely will sentence Reed to 45 years at the Indiana Department of Corrections.
Tyler Gray in top five at Murray State
Aces set to play final round on Tuesday
 MURRAY, Ky. – Tyler Gray fired off a 6-under 65 in the opening round of the Murray State Invitational and ranks in a tie for third place with the first two rounds of play in the books at Miller Memorial Golf Course.
Gray’s score in the opening round put him on top of the leaderboard. He finished the second round at 2-over par with a 73 and is tied for third place with a score of 138.
Matthew Ladd also had an impressive day at the links. Ladd started the day with an even 71 before finishing with the low score on the squad in the second round, recording a 72. He is tied for 15th with a 143.
Seven behind Ladd is the duo of Noah Reese and Jessie Brumley. Reese posted two rounds of 75 while Brumley checked in with scores of 76 and 74. Cameron Weyer completed the UE contingent with a 155 on the day. His low round came in the first 18 as he carded a 76.
Playing as an individual, Game Rohleder finished the day in a tie for 28th. He totaled an even 71 in the first round before notching a 75 to stand at a 145. Robert Waggoner tied Weyer’s efforts with a 155. His scored checked in at 77 and 78.
Murray State has the team lead with four of their top five ranking in the top 28. Their day one score of 565 is three ahead of second-place UT Martin. Western Illinois is third with a 571. Hunter Richardson of the Skyhawks had the low round of the day – a 7-under 64 in round two – and leads the individuals with a 132.
Evansville is tied for 8th in the team standings with a 581. The Purple Aces are knotted up with Tennessee Tech. They are one behind 7th-place John A. Logan College and four in back of Austin Peay.
Tomorrow, the teams will play one more round.
Evansville City Council Passes Redistricting Resolution
Evansville City Council Passes Redistricting Resolution
SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2017Â 
CHELSEA KOERBLERÂ EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
 A resolution is passed by Evansville City Council, urging state leaders to look at how district lines are redrawn.
The League of Women Voters around the Hoosier state have been urging city and county councils to endorse a resolution for districting reform.
To encourage state legislators to develop a new law for redistricting, setting up a commission that would be more transparent when it comes to criteria for drawing district lines.
“The party in power following the census gets to draw the lines, they put them where they want,†said Margaret Connelly, League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana. “They move people in and out of districts. There are towns where they have been divided right down the middle.â€
Evansville City Council passed the resolution with a 6-3 vote. Councilwoman Mercer, and Councilmen Hayden and Elpers were the three votes against it.
Gov. Holcomb Makes Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions
Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions.
Ivy Tech Community College Board of Trustees
The governor made three appointments to the Ivy Tech Community College Board of Trustees:
- Bradley Clark (Kokomo), Head of Engine & Transmission Manufacturing, FCA-North America, will join the board. His term expires June 30, 2020.
- Marianne Glick (Indianapolis), chair of the Eugene & Marilyn Glick Family Foundation Board of Directors and president/owner of GlickArt, will join the board. Her term expires June 30, 2020.
- Andrew Wilson (New Harmony), president of Wm. Wilson Auction Realty, Inc. and president of the Posey County Economic Development Partnership Board of Directors, will join the board. His term expires June 30, 2020.
Department of Financial Institutions
The governor made two reappointments to the membership of the Department of Financial Institutions:
- Donald E. Goetz (DeMotte), president and CEO of DeMotte State Bank, will continue his service as a member. His new term expires September 30, 2021.
- Jean Wojtowicz (Indianapolis), founder and president of Cambridge Capital Management Corp., will continue her service as a member. Her new term expires September 30, 2021.
Environmental Rules Board
The governor made eight reappointments to the Environmental Rules Board:
- Beverly Gard (Greenfield), former State Senator, will continue her service on the board and will continue to serve as the Chair. Her new term expires September 30, 2021.
- Bill Etzler (LaOtto), director of business development for Engineering Resources, Inc., will continue his service on the board and will continue to serve as the Vice-Chair. His new term expires September 30, 2021.
- Dr. Joanne Alexandrovich (Evansville), environmental scientist with Air Quality Services, will continue her service on the board. Her new term expires September 30, 2021.
- Gail Boydston (Indianapolis), manager with Eli Lilly & Company in environmental services and community outreach, will continue her service on the board. Her new term expires September 30, 2021.
- Calvin Davidson (Plainfield), general manager of Ray’s Trash Service, will continue his service on the board. His new term expires September 30, 2021.
- Chris Horn (Lynnville), electrician with Alcoa, Inc. and president of USW Local 104, will continue his service on the board. His new term expires September 30, 2021.
- Dr. Ted Niemiec (East Chicago), medical director at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, will continue his service on the board. His new term expires September 30, 2021.
- Ken Rulon (Arcadia), member of Rulon Enterprises LLC, will continue his service on the board. His new term expires September 30, 2021.
The governor also made three new appointments to the board:
- Angelique Collier (Indianapolis), director of environmental policy with AES US Services, LLC, will join the board. Her term expires June 30, 2021.
- R.T. Green (Indianapolis), founding partner of Blackburn & Green, will join the board. His term begins October 1, 2017 and expires September 30, 2021.
- Karen L. Valiquett (Indianapolis), project manager with Core Planning Strategies, will join the board. Her term expires June 30, 2021.
Indiana Gaming Commission
The governor made two reappointments to the Indiana Gaming Commission:
- Cris Johnston (Indianapolis), director at KSM Consulting, will continue his service on the commission and will continue to serve as the Chairman. His new term expires September 30, 2020.
- Mike Herndon (Shelbyville), retired from a career in the Indiana House of Representatives, as Sheriff of Shelby County, and as director of insurance fraud investigations with the Indiana Department of Insurance, will continue his service on the commission. His new term expires September 30, 2020.
Indiana Horse Racing Commission
The governor made two reappointments to the Indiana Horse Racing Commission:
- Dr. Philip Borst (Indianapolis), owner and operator of Shelby Street Animal Clinic and former president of the Indianapolis City-County Council, will continue his service on the commission and will continue to serve as the Chairman. His new term expires September 30, 2021.
- William McCarty (Bloomington), attorney, former chair of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, and former State Senator, will continue his service on the commission. His new term expires September 30, 2021.
Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance Board
The governor made five reappointments to the Underground Storage Tank Financial Assurance Board:
- Gregory Cobb (Warsaw), managing member of Freedom Oil LLC, will continue his service on the board. His new term expires August 31, 2019.
- Mark Ehrman (Carmel), engineer with Marathon Petroleum Company, will continue his service on the board. His new term expires August 31, 2019.
- Kim Forster (Noblesville), hydrologist with Active Environmental Services, will continue his service on the board. His new term expires August 31, 2019.
- Kim Logan (Indianapolis), deputy treasurer and director of operations with Indiana Treasurer of State Kelly Mitchell, will continue her service on the board. Her new term expires August 31, 2019.
- Thomas Navarre (Valparaiso), vice president of Family Express Corp., will continue his service on the board. His new term expires August 31, 2019.
The governor also made one new appointment to the board:
- Prasad Sanka (Zionsville), director of operations with Golars LLC, will join the board. His term expires August 31, 2019.
Several Road Closures Set in Downtown Evansville
Several Road Closures Set in Downtown Evansville
SEPTEMBER 11TH, 2017  TYRONE MORRIS EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
 Some road closures are now in place through parts of downtown Evansville. Locust Street between 4th and 5th Streets closed for sewer manhole installations that will last about three weeks.
Also, 5th Street between Main and Walnut will be closed as work on roadway reconstruction and pedestrian facilities continues. That will last about eight weeks.
Then on September 18th, demolition will begin on the Old Town Square Media Building at 5th and Walnut. Because of that project, Walnut between 4th and 5th will close, as will 5th Street from Walnut into the Deaconess parking lot.
Lawyers Could Be Liable For Staff Misuse Of Confidential Records
Lawyers Could Be Liable For Staff Misuse Of Confidential Records
Dave Stafford for www.theindianalawyer.com
Indiana lawyers could face potential ethical liability if their paralegals or other staff misuse confidential information from online case records.
That prospect was raised Friday at a quarterly meeting of the Supreme Court’s Advisory Task Force on Remote Access to and Privacy of Electronic Court Records. Lawyers now have wide access through mycase.in.gov to online court documents in many cases, including those that are confidential or include confidential filings. The task force also discussed how to handle sensitive personal records and potential identity theft issues.
Lawyers have online access to available confidential information in cases where they have appeared, but task force member and Court of Appeals Judge Paul Mathias said there is no way for state courts to distinguish when an attorney, or a member of his or her staff, has accessed those records.
“From a tech standpoint, it is just absolutely unthinkable to have an audit trail†to determine the user who accessed records. He suggested a “clarifying rule†in the Rules of Professional Conduct that would state an attorney is liable for misuse of confidential information by the attorney’s staff.
The task force took no action on the proposal, but several members supported making attorney liability clear in such a case. “If it’s not clearly a violation of the rules, it should be,†said task force member and Indiana University Maurer School of Law professor Fred Cate.
Fraud potential
Mathias pointed to news of the massive data breach reported at the Equifax credit reporting agency Thursday that compromised the personal information of 143 million Americans in pointing to potential identity theft issues with Indiana’s online court records.
He said a particular concern is pro se litigants who have party access to cases in which they are litigants. Mathias said more than 90 percent of pro se litigants fail to register an email at which they can be served notice in their cases. At the same time, there is a risk that others with access to a pro se litigant’s email address, often used as an identifier, might be able to access court records.
Some task force members suggested there are criminal charges that could come into play for someone who illegally accesses non-public court records, but Mathias and others said those cases are difficult to prove and may be a low-priority case among prosecutors.
“This is an area that’s rife for abuse,†said Chris Naylor, assistant executive director of the Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council.
Getting personal
The task force appeared to lean toward keeping most court records in domestic, estate, trust and paternity cases offline, though these records in most cases are public and can be accessed at the courthouse. Final orders in most of these cases are available online.
Indiana State Press Association Executive Director Steve Key suggested there may be oversensitivity to concerns that, for instance, someone at home on their couch may be peeking at their neighbor’s divorce case on their computers. He wondered if there were studies on whether “the pajama-wearing couch surfer is a reality.â€
Chief Justice Loretta Rush, the task force chairwoman, said the task force had looked at other states. “We really saw people who flipped the switch too soon have pulled back†online access to divorce records.
The task force will revisit whether these records should go online at its next meeting, but Tippecanoe County Clerk Christa Coffey affirmed there are people who do visit the courthouse to check their neighbor’s divorce file. She illicit laughs when she observed that sometimes “they come to the courthouse in pajamas.â€
Next steps
The task force recommended making filings available online in civil collections, civil plenary, civil tort, and mortgage foreclosure cases. Final orders in these cases are available online, and access to pleadings in these civil cases will be made available to the public in the future.
However, the committee decided that no filings in infraction and ordinance violation cases will be made available online, except for final orders in those cases. Several committee members were concerned that personal information such as driver’s license and Social Security numbers and dates of birth could be made available if documents such as speeding tickets were posted.
The committee withheld a decision on whether court filings other than final dispositions will be made available online in small claims cases. Mathias noted that the record would be incomplete because testimony and evidence that may be decisive is often produced at trial in the form of receipts and other documents that may not become part of the record.
AMERICA”S 10 BIGGEST BANKS
AMERICA”S 10 BIGGEST BANKS
by AMANDA DIXON for Bankrate
In the years since the financial crisis, the nation’s biggest banks have grown substantially bigger. Together, the top 10 largest banks now hold $11.8 trillion in assets.
For a sense of the vast scale of that wealth, $11.8 trillion is enough to buy every one of the 7.35 billion human beings on Earth a 13-inch MacBook Pro, with a little left over for accessories.
Of course, every year sees some shakeup in this exclusive club. Larger banks trade places with one another, and smaller banks drop out, replaced by faster-growing rivals.
This year, just to get in, you need at least $348.55 billion in assets, a sum so large that, if converted into $100 bills laid end to end, would reach the moon (with several thousand miles left over to check out the view).
Here are the 10 largest banks in the U.S. by assets, according to the latest numbers from S&P Global Market Intelligence, a financial industry research firm.
| Rank | Bank name | Total assets |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $2.55 trillion |
| 2 | Bank of America Corp. | $2.25 trillion |
| 3 | Wells Fargo & Co. | $1.95 trillion |
| 4 | Citigroup Inc. | $1.82 trillion |
| 5 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | $894.09 billion |
| 6 | Morgan Stanley | $832.39 billion |
| 7 | U.S. Bancorp | $449.52 billion |
| 8 | PNC Financial Services Group Inc. | $371.28 billion |
| 9 | TD Group US Holdings LLC | $353.62 billion |
| 10 | Capital One Financial Corp. | $348.55 billion |
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