We discussed alternative ledes this week and began to discuss profile writing. For your profile, you will be required to pitch a person...

WAVERLY, Ohio —Hanna May Rhoden, the mother of the toddler at the center of the killings of eight members of the Rhoden family in 2016,...

WAVERLY, Ohio — The lead agent in the Rhoden family killings testified for the first time Tuesday, detailing the investigation's chaotic...

WAVERLY, Ohio — Two forensic experts walked jurors through their findings Tuesday about the three guns used and the Walmart athletic...

WAVERLY, Ohio -- Prosecutors only called four witnesses who detailed crime scenes and autopsies last week in the mass murder trial of...

Crime scene and autopsy photos, which are key evidence in criminal trials, took center stage Thursday in the trial of George Wagner IV.

WAVERLY, OHIO — Defense lawyers for the man on trial in the 2016 mass killing of eight members of a rural Pike County family requested a...

WAVERLY, OHIO — Christopher Rhoden Sr. was shot five times at close range in his face, once in his chin and bullets pierced his heart,...

WAVERLY, Ohio — Traveling to report on a story sounds glamorous and Netflix documentaries make it look oh-so tantalizing. It is neither....

The first week of testimony in the murder trial of George Wagner IV offered spectators a full mix of what happens in a criminal case:...

Journalists use Twitter in many ways and the platform has evolved into a vital publishing tool especially in breaking news situations....

Either George Wagner IV, 30, froze — or the silencer on his semi-automatic rifle did — the night of the killings of eight members of a...

After a one-week delay due to an illness, the trial of George Wagner IV is set to begin with opening statements Monday. Here's what to...

Lawyers must send a written request, through the court for a witness to testify in a trial. The first several batches of those summons...

We often discuss the need for preparation and research for any story. The same is true when you cover a trial. Preparation can save you,...

We will spend a bit of time later in the semester talking about, searching for and using public records. Consider this post a prelude. In...

Ohio-based newspapers and TV stations and two court-related broadcasters asked an Ohio judge to allow media to audio record witnesses...

The long-anticipated first trial in Ohio's most complex and costly criminal case was delayed Monday due to the illness of a key lawyer in...

Jurors in the George Wagner IV mass murder trial in southern Ohio visited Wednesday several key locations pertinent to the case. They saw...

Reporters use social media platforms to both publish news, get their news dispatches back to their newsrooms and also to interact...