child neglect

St. Joseph County CASA volunteer Tom Brown has been honored for his work helping to give abused and neglected kids a voice in the legal process.

Indiana's court system recently named South Bend retiree Tom Brown as the state's top Court Appointed Special Advocate for 2026. He volunteers to make sure abused and neglected kids have a voice in the legal process.

Goshen Police Officer Jacob Lambright wrote in his report that the smell of feces and urine and was so strong in the trailer, it took multiple attempts for officials to remove all of the animals.

Prosecutors say Shau Ri Rose, 24, had her ex-boyfriend's loaded gun in a car on the floorboard near a toddler, who was in a child safety seat that was not secured at all to her car seat.

St. Joseph County's Court Appointed Special Advocates program says about 200 abused and neglected children are waiting for volunteers to help give them a voice in their child welfare cases.

The legislation is named Wyatt’s Law for a child who suffered broken bones and brain damage as a result of abuse by his father’s girlfriend.

The St. Joseph County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday that the father of Asaiah Molik is being charged with four counts of child neglect related to…

Two people have now been charged in a South Bend shooting that involved a 4-year-old child. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, officers responded to an incident in the…

Justin Miller, the man who was babysitting 11-month-old Plymouth baby Mercedes Lain when she was reported missing earlier this month, has now been charged…