The Indiana Supreme Court says the burden is on prosecutors to prove accused murderers should be held without bail.

Indiana‘s constitution guarantees bail for most offenses, but says bail can be denied for murder or treason if “the proof is evident or the presumption strong.”

A 3-2 Supreme Court says it‘s up to prosecutors to provide that proof by a preponderance of the evidence. The ruling overturns a 147-year-old precedent of making defendants win the right to post bond.

Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council executive director David Powell says the ruling will likely mean more work for prosecutors, but says it‘s too soon to say what the change will mean beyond that. He notes each county has its own schedule of typical bail for different offenses.

The new standard will only come up in a handful of cases. The court says in fiscal 2011, just 193 Hoosiers were charged with murder.

The ruling is of no benefit to the Cass County murder suspect who filed the case. The court ruled 4-1 that prosecutors met their burden in denying bail to Loren Fry in a 2011 murder.

Parents might not be aware of it, but drug counselors say many teens certainly are.

Experts say more and more teens and college students are experimenting with alcohol not by drinking it, but inhaling it.

Scott Watson of Heartland Intervention says young folks are inhaling alcohol hoping to get high, but without the calories and blood alcohol content. Both of which authorities say are still detectable in the body.

Watson says vaporized alcohol still has the same effects and inhaling it might lead to even quicker, more dangerous alcohol poisoning. Experts say inhaling alcohol can also dry out the nasal passages and make people more prone to infections.

They say inhaling alcohol has become very popular within the past year or so.

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According to the Washington County Drug Taskforce, four Washington County residents were arrested at a Rush Creek Road residence about 2 a.m. on Thursday, June 20.

Arrested were Jesse and Robin Lackey, of 2448 North Rush Creek Road, Melissa Thompson, Salem and Charlie Madden of Hardinsburg.

Police were originally looking for Madden, who was wanted by police.

When an officer arrived at the scene on Rush Creek Road, he noticed items in an attached garage that would be used in the production of meth.

After reporting the information, police obtained a search warrant and entered the residence where they discovered a one-pot meth lab set up in the garage.

“There were other chemicals around the lab – camp fluid, etc.” said a member of the Taskforce.

According to police, a juvenile child was asleep in the back room of the home. Child Protective Services were contacted and the Lackeys were charged not only with Manufacturing Meth, a Class B Felony; Possession of Chemical Reagents, Class D Felony and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Class A Misdemeanor, but they were also charged with Maintaining a Common Nuisance, A Class D Felony and neglect of a minor, Class C Felony.

Thompson and Madden were additionally charged with visiting a Common Nuisance, a Class B Misdemeanor.

UPDATE :Two arrested in Meth Bust in Campbellsburg

Charges have been increased on a Washington County couple who were arrested Monday afternoon for manufacturing meth in a residence in Campbellsburg.

According to the Salem Police Department, the charges have been increased from a Class B Felony to an A Felony because the manufacturing site was within 1000 of Campbellsburg Child Care.  This raises the amount of possible time served from between six and twenty years to between twenty and fifty years.

“Cooking Meth near a child care facility makes this a more serious crime because of the proximity to children,” said a member of the Washington County Drug Task Force.

A Class “A” felony carries a penalty upon conviction of a fixed term between twenty (20) and fifty (50) years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.00. Examples of a Class A felony include Dealing in Cocaine, a Narcotic Drug or Methamphetamine in an amount over three (3) grams, Armed Robbery resulting in injury, Kidnapping, Rape and Child Molesting.

A Class “B” felony carries a penalty upon conviction of a fixed term between six (6) and twenty (20) years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.00.  Examples of a Class B felony include Dealing in Cocaine, a Narcotic Drug or Methamphetamine in an amount less than three (3) grams; Burglary; Aggravated Battery; Arson and Sexual Misconduct with a Minor.

The Taskforce along with the Indiana State Police arrested two Campbellsburg residents on meth-related charges, after finding a one-pot meth lab in a residence located on Franklin Street.

A tip led officers to Franklin Street in Campbellsburg where they executed a search warrant and found a one-pot meth lab in operation.

Arrested were Mack Daily and Jessica Lemarr, 26.

When police arrived at the residence they spotted Mack Daily looking out a window.

A state trooper went to front of the house while a member of the Drug Task Force went around to the back of the house. The officer yelled for Mack, who came to the door.

“He came outside and was acting very nervous,” said the officer. “I asked him if there was anyone else inside and he seemed very nervous.”

The State Trooper cleared the house and a search warrant was requested and executed.

The Taskforce found a one-pot meth lab, along with Sudafed in the residence, syringes and other drug paraphernalia.

“Daily had just drained it off in a jar,” said one officer. “He was ‘smoking’ it to off to get the meth.”

Lemarr was staying in the home and was also arrested.

Both are initially charged with maintaining a meth lab, Class B Felony; possession of Meth, Class D Felony, possession of chemical reagents, Class B Felony, maintaining a common nuisance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

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The Washington Count Drug Taskforce along with the Indiana State Police arrested two Campbellsburg residents Monday afternoon on meth-related charges, after finding a one-pot meth lab in a residence located on Franklin Street.

A tip led officers to Franklin Street in Campbellsburg where they executed a search warrant and found a one-pot meth lab in operation.

Arrested were Mack Daily and Jessica Lemarr, 26.

When police arrived at the residence they spotted Mack Daily looking out a window.

A state trooper went to front of the house while a member of the Drug Task Force went around to the back of the house. The officer yelled for Mack, who came to the door.

“He came outside and was acting very nervous,” said the officer. “I asked him if there was anyone else inside and he seemed very nervous.”

Police asked to enter the home and were given permission. State police cleared the house and a search warrant was requested and executed.

The Taskforce found a one-pot meth lab, along with Sudafed in the residence, syringes and other drug paraphernalia.

“Daily had just drained it off in a jar,” said one officer. “He was ‘smoking’ it to off to get the meth.”

Lemarr was staying in the home and was also arrested.

Both are initially charged with maintaining a meth lab, Class B Felony; possession of Meth, Class D Felony, possession of chemical reagents, Class B Felony, maintaining a common nuisance, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

More charges may be filed in this case. Stay tuned to WSLM for more information. You can hear up to date local and regional news on WSLM at 7a, 10a, 12:30a and 5p daily as well as ABC NEWS at the top of the hour.

A proposal from two Republican senators may break the logjam on an immigration bill.

North Dakota‘s John Hoeven and Tennessee‘s Bob Corker have proposed doubling the Border Patrol and adding 700 miles of fence along the U-S boundary with Mexico. Indiana Senator Dan Coats says he‘s “trying to talk (himself) into” supporting it.

The Republican senator says the current situation is unacceptable, but says he wants to avoid a repeat of the last immigration reform effort, which he supported as a House member in 1986. He says that proposal failed to deliver on promises to tighten verification procedures in exchange for legalization of about half the illegal immigrants then in the U-S.

Coats says he‘d prefer a requirement that the U-S achieve border-security targets before the start of a 13-year “path to citizenship” for people illegally in the U-S. Texas Senator John Cornyn had proposed a trigger of 90-percent success in blocking illegal border crossings. Democrats blocked a vote on that amendment.

Coats has introduced his own version applying the 90-percent standard only on the parts of the border where most crossings take place.  The Hoeven-Corker amendment makes 90-percent success a goal, not a precondition.

You‘ve probably noticed that gas prices are falling fast.

A few weeks ago, problems with refineries in northwest Indiana and Illinois caused prices to spike as high as 4.29 per gallon.

Now, you can find gas for a full dollar-per-gallon less in some parts of Indianapolis, according to GasBuddy.com.   Patrick DeHaan, Senior Petroleum Analyst with Gas Buddy, says the average prices for metro Indy is now 3.53 per gallon for regular unleaded, a drop of 30 cents from this time last week.

Part of the reason is the refineries that have come back online, but DeHaan also says economic jitters are playing a role.  Anxiety over the Federal Reserve possibly ending it‘s effort to stimulate the economy with extra dollars.

The Fed‘s announcement that it believes the economy may be strong enough to survive without the stimulus sent stock prices down, and DeHaan says it sent the price of oil down, too, as traders wonder whether people will use as much oil if the economy slows.

The drop in gas prices is expected to continue at least through this week, as DeHaan says the wholesale price of gasoline continues to fall.  The U.S. is also starting to produce more of its own oil – thanks largely to fracking and other new technologies, the country is on track to produce more oil than it imports this year for the first time since the 1990‘s.

But DeHaan says having more crude here will not translate into lower gas prices unless more refining capacity is added.  He says capacity is especially tight in the Midwest, where any refinery problems can lead to price spikes like the one from a few weeks ago.

The Federal Building in Downtown Indianapolis is back open.

This after the IMPD bomb squad blew up a suspicious backpack.  Lt. Chris Bailey says authorities evacuated the building at Pennsylvania and North just after 2 pm Monday.  He says that‘s when a woman carrying the backpack entered.

Bailey says federal security got suspicious about the pack while running it through their scanner.  They evacuated the building including a daycare center.  Bailey says everyone is fine and they returned inside the building just before 4 pm.

Bailey says the woman remains in federal custody.  He says IMPD is taking over the investigation

The National Weather Service says everyone should heed the dangers of lightning.  This week is “National Lightning Safety Awareness Week.” Indianapolis-based Meteorologist Jason Puma says seven people nationwide have been killed by lightning so far this year.

Last year, lightning killed 28 Americans.  Puma says the numbers seem low, but they wouldn‘t likely be even that high if folks heeded the warning signs.

Puma says the rule of thumb remains, “When Thunder Roars Go Indoors.”  Puma says summertime is the time when most people are hit by lightning.  Puma says more men get hit by lightning than women.  He attributes that to mainly because men are more likely to remain outside rather than seek shelter during those storms.