Lawmakers had asked the high court to decide whether a U.S. Supreme Court decision would allow the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians to conduct gambling on tribal trust land without state permission.
Maine Crime
Police, crime and courts news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Morning Sentinel Nov. 20 police log
Waterville area police reports for Nov. 20, 2018.
Harmony man charged with sexually assaulting child
Darrell Woodard, 69, was arraigned Monday in Skowhegan District Court on felony counts of unlawful sexual contact.
Advocacy group sues state for records of youths’ suicide attempts at Long Creek
Disability Rights Maine says it received reports of 5 attempted suicides between March and July at the juvenile detention center in South Portland and has been seeking records from the state, with little success.
Kennebec Journal Nov. 20 police log
Augusta area police reports for Nov. 20, 2018.
Former UMaine baseball player charged with raping 6 women in Delaware
Clay Conaway, who left the university in 2016, was arrested in August on 1 count of sexual assault, and since then 5 more women have come forward.
Man bun leads police to Florida man suspected in string of Maine thefts
The 29-year-old man faces 6 felony charges.
Ex-priest who went to jail in Boston abuse scandal now set to stand trial in Maine
A jury is selected in the trial of Ronald Paquin, who is accused of abusing two boys during trips to Kennebunk during the 1980s.
Kennebunk police seeking help in solving theft of antique statue
The wooden statue depicting a native American man was stolen from the Main Street Barber Shop.
Bronx, NY, man arrested in NH on Augusta drug charges
George A. Walker is accused of trafficking drugs in central Maine.