The Former Supervisor of Fabius Township near Three Rivers in Southwest Michigan will be tried on multiple felony criminal sexual conduct charges. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting made that announcement Wednesday. 57-year-old Kenneth Dwyane Linn of Three Rivers was bound over to circuit court after more than five hours of testimony over two days in a preliminary exam this week. He’ll be facing four counts of first degree criminal sexual conduct. Those charges stem from an alleged assault that happened in August of 2010. The charges came to light as part of an initiative in Michigan to go back and test sexual assault kits that had not been tested. The sexual assault kit in this case was not tested until 2016 when it was tested as part of the imitative. It was then submitted for additional testing in October 2021. The results of that analysis led to the charges against Linn.
Kent Fulmer joined WVPE in August of 2020 to take on one of the station's most high profile roles as the local host of Morning Edition. Kent comes to WVPE with more than 20 years experience in radio in the Michiana area. During his career, Kent has had a variety of roles including DJ, reporter and newscaster, as well as several behind-the-scenes positions. Kent and his wife, Donna, are celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary in 2020 and have lived in Elkhart County for almost 20 years. They have two adult daughters, Sarah and Rebecca. When not working, Kent is active as a musician, playing trumpet and flugelhorn. He has performed with a number of area bands. Currently he performs with the Phat Tuesday Dixieland Band and Jazz Assemblage, as well as his church's praise band. As a member of Jazz Assemblage, Kent has appeared at the Elkhart Jazz Festival several times. He also volunteers with Bugles Across America.