Across the country, thousands of kids in foster care are waiting for forever families. Each year, courts celebrate National Adoption Day to raise awareness.
Last week, Starke Circuit Court opened four of its adoption hearings to the public. Judge Kim Hall says it’s the only time of the year the Indiana Supreme Court allows video and photography in the courtroom.
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Four families celebrated the final step of their adoptions with the public Friday. As part of National Adoption Day, Starke Circuit Court welcomed the public to watch the normally-closed-door adoption hearings.
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A Knox man was arrested earlier this month on charges of sexual misconduct with a minor as a Level 4 Felony and child solicitation as a Level 5 Felony.
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More than 3,200 Indiana children are currently in foster care, waiting to be adopted. On November 22, courts across the country will be working to raise awareness during National Adoption Day.
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A San Pierre man was sentenced on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and resisting law enforcement with a vehicle in a hearing in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday morning.
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A Knox man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday morning on a charge of unlawful possession of a syringe.
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A Knox man will spend 12 years in prison after pleading guilty in a plea agreement to a Level 3 Felony charge of rape.
Continue readingA Knox man who pleaded guilty to a charge of rape will be sentenced today on the Level 3 Felony charge in Starke Circuit Court.
Continue readingA Lafayette woman pleaded guilty in a plea agreement in Starke Circuit Court on a charge of possession of methamphetamine as a Level 5 Felony.
Continue readingA Plymouth man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court Wednesday morning after pleading guilty to a charge of dealing in methamphetamine as a Level 4 Felony.
Continue readingA South Bend man will spend the next six months on probation after pleading guilty in Starke Circuit Court to a charge of possession of a narcotic as a Level 6 Felony.
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Documents related to the renovation of the third floor of the courthouse are being reviewed by the Starke County Commissioners.
Continue readingA Winamac man was sentenced in Starke Circuit Court on Thursday morning after pleading guilty to a Level 6 Felony charge of possession of methamphetamine.
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A Knox man pleaded guilty in a negotiated plea agreement on a Level 1 Felony charge of child molesting.
Continue readingA former Starke County resident pleaded guilty to a charge of maintaining a common nuisance in a hearing in Starke Circuit Court Thursday morning.
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A North Judson man was sentenced to work release per the terms of a plea agreement between the Starke County Prosecutor’s Office and Defense Attorney Timothy Lemon.
Continue readingA sentencing hearing in Starke Circuit Court for a Knox man accused of rape is postponed to the end of October.
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The Starke County Council members considered a transfer of funds request within the Starke Circuit Court budget.
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A Knox man was found not guilty of domestic battery, during a jury trial last week in Starke Circuit Court. Court documents say Siad Berry, 41, had been accused of stabbing a woman with a pocket knife at a Knox home on July 15, although police believed the woman had initiated physical contact. There were seven children in the home at the time, according to the probable cause affidavit.
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Nathan Hummel appealed his sentence in Starke Circuit Court claiming that the felony counts should not have been consecutive sentences.
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