After a year of investigation, the 6-month-old's parents, Blake Bates and Alyssa Smith, were indicted last week and charged ...

The the infant died after an attack on April 28, 2024 at the home of Blake Bates and Alyssa Smith, a Marion prosecutor said.

Jerry Lee Cooper was convicted of the shooting death of Teresa Gibson ... Grogan praised the collaborative efforts of the Marion Police Department, Ohio State Patrol and the Bureau of Criminal ...

University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute released its 2025 data for County Health Rankings & Roadmaps. The site found Marion County to be faring slightly worse than the average county in ...

Schleier was charged with first degree murder in relation to the death of his 5-year-old child in Marion. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) A jury trial for Schleier’s case has been scheduled for May 6.