For five years, Sen. James Merritt chaired the Senate Utilities Committee while serving as an executive of a small railroad that hauled millions of tons of coal to Indiana power plants, raising cries ...

Leslie Merritt Jr. has been out of jail for less than 24 hours and is already receiving job offers. ABC15 has learned Merritt was offered several jobs since being released from jail on Tuesday night.

State Sen. Jim Merritt, R-Indianapolis, has left his role as Marion County Republican Party chairman as he mulls a run for mayor against incumbent Democrat Joe Hogsett. Merritt announced Friday ...