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Civil misbehavior can land even non-Indians in Pokagons' tribal court
South Bend TribuneDOWAGIAC -- A Stevensville man recently sat before a judge in court, entered a guilty plea and agreed to pay a fine to settle a ticket. Only he wasn't in a county courtroom governed by state law. Instead, he was in a hall of justice established by the...Tags: Stevensville, Civil Rights, Fines, Trials, Punishment
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Indiana Department of Child Services to hire more people to address growing caseloads
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND-- The number of child abuse and neglect cases in the state of Indiana is going up. That's exactly why the state Department of Child Services is trying to fill nearly 200 positions. D.C.S. hosted a job fair in South Bend Wednesday in...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Arias jury deadlocked but must continue
PHOENIX (AP) — Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial said Wednesday they were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether she should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to instruct...
Tags: Trials, Television Industry, Murder, Punishment, Witnesses
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NW Ind. woman pleads guilty in molestation of toddler
VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana woman has pleaded guilty to molesting a 2-year-old boy and sending photographs to her boyfriend. Twenty-three-year-old Tara Tryon would be sentenced to 10 years in prison if a Porter County judge...Tags: Sex Crimes, Trials, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Punishment
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2nd Warsaw woman charged in child's abuse
Two women are now charged this morning with abuse. Police say they were charged because a 4-year-old Kosciuscko County girl was beaten with a belt and her mouth was taped shut. WSBT spoke to jailers as officers booked 30-year-old Jolene Swihart....
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Neighbors speak out after Warsaw woman arrested for child abuse
We're hearing from neighbors of a woman arrested for allegedly hitting her child with a belt and taping her mouth shut. Sherena Harris, 26, is being held on a $2,000 bond. A spokesman for the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department says she actually...
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'Nightmare is over': 3 missing Ohio women rescued
THOMAS J. SHEERAN,Associated PressCLEVELAND (AP) — The woman's voice was frantic and breathless, and she was choking back tears. "Help me. I'm Amanda Berry," she told a 911 dispatcher. "I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for 10 years and I'm, I'm here, I'm free now."...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Burger King, FBI
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Jury convicts Lansing man in toddler's death
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The ex-boyfriend of a Lansing woman has been convicted in the slaying and torture of her 2-year-old son. The Lansing State Journal reports (http://on.lsj.com/18iTs3B ) that an Ingham County Circuit Court jury found 25-year-...Tags: Prisons, Murder, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Child Abuse
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4 men to join YWCA's board
South Bend TribuneFor the first time in its 110-year history, the local YWCA has elected men to its board -- four of them. And for the first time in the 33 years of the YWCA's Tribute to Women event, a man will be among those honored. In fact, the event on May 9 now...Tags: Sex Crimes, Elections, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Michigan prevails in lawsuit over girl's 2008 death
CENTREVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Child welfare workers can't be sued in the death of a southwestern Michigan teen who perished in a fire, even if they knew she was regularly tied to her bed by her parents, a federal appeals court said. A three-judge...
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Indiana child deaths surge in 1st year of hotline
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The number of children who died because of abuse or neglect in Indiana surged in the first year of a statewide hotline, and the Department of Child Services said it didn't get involved with about 90 percent of those cases until...
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Report: Partners often at fault in child deaths
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An annual report on deaths of Indiana children from abuse and neglect shows that many of those killed in 2011 died at the hands of a parent's boyfriend or girlfriend. The report released Monday by the Department of Child...Tags: Substance Abuse
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