Lawrence mental health facility shutting down as lawsuit claims juvenile patient was abused
LAWRENCE, Ind. — A mental health facility based in Lawrence is closing down next month, amidst the backdrop of a pending lawsuit alleging a juvenile patient was abused while receiving treatment at the facility. Arcadia Healthcare confirmed to FOX59/CBS4 on Wednesday that Options Behavioral Health, located on Caito...
‘Every parent’s worst nightmare’ | Suspected Monon Trail attacker linked to 2016 rape of...
INDIANAPOLIS — Prosecutors have a charged a man accused of attacking women on the Monon Trail with raping a 13-year-old child back in 2016. Larry Duerson Jr. has been charged with two counts each of rape and child molesting for allegedly attacking a sleeping child in Lawrence in February 2016.
Report: Former Indiana Secretary of Public Safety was under ethics investigation
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Mike Braun’s now-former Secretary of Public Safety Jennifer-Ruth Green was being investigated for ethics violations and sexual harassment before she resigned last week, according to a report in the Indiana Capital Chronicle (ICC). The publication obtained a remediation agreement, which...
Indiana Landmarks names 10 Most Endangered historical sites in 2025
Indiana Landmarks released its annual list of 10 Most Endangered, citing which historical Hoosier landmarks are most at risk this year. The list for 2025 was released on Aug. 18, and includes a rare polygonal barn, a historic Black social club, a Spring Valley hotel, a covered bridge and more. Historical sites placed...
Lawrence mental health facility shutting down as lawsuit claims juvenile patient was abused
LAWRENCE, Ind. — A mental health facility based in Lawrence is closing down next month, amidst the backdrop of a pending lawsuit alleging a juvenile patient was abused while receiving treatment at the facility. Arcadia Healthcare confirmed to FOX59/CBS4 on Wednesday that Options Behavioral Health, located on Caito...
Advocates working to house those living at a Fountain Square Encampment
Tents remain at the Fountain Square encampment that was supposed to close weeks ago, as housing advocates work through a process that takes 4-6 weeks to complete.
Lawrence police shoot, kill man armed with knife after being called for mental health...
(WXIN/WTTV) — An investigation into a mental health crisis led to at least one Lawrence police officer fatally shooting a man who was reportedly armed with a knife inside a group home. Lawrence police crews were called just after 1:15 p.m. Wednesday to the 7300 block of Red Rock Road for a person experiencing a […]
Indianapolis police: Woman’s body found in home ruled a homicide
A woman's body found in a home on Tuesday night was identified as Marissa Michelle Brazzell. Her death has been ruled a homicide after the Marion County Coroner's Office found internal trauma.
Woman commits numerous probation violations; sentenced to prison
BEDFORD — A Mitchell woman, Abby D. Achelpohl, 33, was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction after she committed multiple probation violations. Lawrence Superior Court I Judge John M. Plummer III, on September 3, sentenced Achelpohl to serve her initial sentence of 778 days in the Indiana Department of...
Indy Man Convicted After Stomping and Punching His Son
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis man, Jeffrey Redd, has been convicted of seriously injuring his 6-year-old son, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced Wednesday. In May 2023, an officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department responded to an Indianapolis Public School on West 25th Street. The...