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  • 6 days ago | wrtv.com | Kara Kenney

    HOWARD COUNTY, Ind.— Howard County prosecutors have re-filed murder charges against a man accused of killing Chad Rouse in 2006. Prosecutors re-filed the charges against Kevin Maddox last week and on May 30, a judge issued an arrest warrant with bond set at $300,000. As of June 2, the warrant remains active, and law enforcement continues to search for Maddox. WRTV Investigates left a message for Maddox’s attorney and we are still waiting to hear back.

  • 1 week ago | wrtv.com | Kara Kenney

    INDIANAPOLIS— Abby Strehle is a Greenwood nurse and mother with a side interest— the law. “It was always lingering in the background,” said Strehle of the law. Strehle could not give up evenings for a traditional law school, so instead, she attended law school online through Purdue Global. “It was logistically the only option for me,” said Strehle. After years of hard work, Strehle took the Indiana bar exam in February and passed. “It was relief and joy,” said Strehle.

  • 1 week ago | wrtv.com | Kara Kenney

    COLUMBUS — The former Columbus Township Trustee used the township credit to rack up $1.1 million in personal expenses, including alcohol, meals, groceries, home improvement, cannabis, travel and school tuition, according to an audit just released by the Indiana State Board of Accounts (SBOA). Benjamin P. Jackson served as the trustee from July 1, 2013, until he resigned on November 22, 2024, amid an investigation by Indiana State Police and SBOA. No criminal charges have been filed against Jackson.

  • 2 weeks ago | wrtv.com | Kara Kenney

    HOWARD COUNTY — A judge sentenced a Lafayette man to 16 years in prison for battering his girlfriend’s son. Howard County Judge Lynn Murray sentenced Jeramie Jennings to 16 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections. Last month, a jury convicted Jennings of Battery Resulting in Bodily Injury (where person is under the age of 14) as well as Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Serious Injury and Neglect of a Dependent Resulting in Bodily Injury.

  • 2 weeks ago | wrtv.com | Kara Kenney

    INDIANAPOLIS — A new law will take effect July 1 aimed at reducing the amount of time children spend in the state’s child welfare system. WRTV Investigates has been telling you about new efforts to better protect children, including our special report “Kids in Our Care: Pressing for Change.”On average, children spend more than a year in the child welfare system, but it’s closer to three years for children who get adopted.

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Kara Kenney @KaraKenney6
14 May 25

RT @wrtv: Flint Farmer, recently acquitted of murdering Karena McClerkin, is now facing six new Obstruction of Justice charges filed by How…

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14 May 25

Prosecutors file new obstruction charges against Kokomo man in connection with Karena McClerkin case https://t.co/AA8yKKYcIw

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