Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel pleaded guilty to 27 of 31 felony charges in court Monday as part of a plea deal in a massive corruption case that could land him in prison for more than a decade.

Special prosecutor Ric Hertel said Tuesday he intends to file criminal charges against Misty Noel, the wife of former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel.

A tentative settlement has been reached in three federal cases involving the Clark County, Indiana jail, following allegations that women incarcerated there were assaulted and intimidated during a security breach in 2021.

A southern Indiana hospital where an employee recently tested positive for tuberculosis has notified hundreds of patients that they may have been exposed to the bacteria that causes the illness.

Settlement negotiations have been scheduled in three federal civil cases involving the Clark County jail, stemming from allegations by multiple women who say they were assaulted over the course of several hours in October 2021.

The Republican candidate for a southern Indiana legislative seat plans to seek a recount after updated vote tallies showed him losing by 155 votes.

A federal judge has ordered Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel to provide more information for one of his defense claims in a lawsuit filed by women who say they were attacked at the county jail.

Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel has launched a website to oppose accusations of wrongdoing against him and corrections officers at the county jail.

A lawsuit alleges officers at an Indiana jail watched the incident play out, but didn't intervene. A lawyer for the sheriff's office has said the women are seeking financial gain from the department.

The use of naloxone to treat overdoses has significantly increased throughout the state of Indiana and has almost doubled in Clark County in recent months amid the coronavirus pandemic.