St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter

St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter says most child support hearings before Magistrate Aric Rutkowski involving Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Sarah Troyer were uncontested but some required him to make decisions. For those cases, Cotter is offering to join non-custodial parents who want Rutkowski's decisions reviewed by a new judge or magistrate.

Under the Indiana's new privatized Adult Protective Services system, effective July 1, Michiana will go from having seven investigators four four counties to 11 investigators for 20 counties.

A juvenile fatally shot 56-year-old Jerry Barnett in the convenience store after the pair had argued outside.

St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter's chief deputy, Amy Cressy, plans to run next November to succeed him. Cotter was elected in 2015 after serving as Prosecutor Michael Dvorak's chief deputy.

Democratic former Monroe County Prosecutor Chris Gaal has been appointed special prosecutor to review allegations against Sharon McBride, and in another case, against county Republican Party Vice-Chair Marvin "Joe" Layne.

St. Joseph County commissioners say they and Indiana State Police have finished their year-long investigation into former DuComb Center director Sharon McBride, and it's now in the hands of a special prosecutor who officials wouldn't identify.

St. Joseph County Republican Party Vice-Chair Marvin "Joe" Layne faces a misdemeanor battery charge following the November incident in Mishawaka.

Prosecutors say the victim didn't know Myles, who pulled out a gun and shot him in the head over a quick argument