Miller Pleads Not Guilty to Murder, Request for Special Prosecutor Denied

A suspect in the death of 10-and-a-half-month-old Mercedes Lain has pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder. Justin Lee Miller appeared for an initial hearing in Starke Circuit Court Friday morning. An initial plea of not guilty was already entered on his behalf in Marshall County, on a related charge of neglect of a dependent.

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Local Fire Departments Receive Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants

Several local fire departments received Volunteer Fire Assistance grants to be used for a variety of needs.  The grants are administered by the DNR Division of Forestry and made available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 

Recipients were selected based on population density, acres of public wildlands protected, and wildland fire reporting to DNR Fire Control Headquarters.

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