Amish men in gray water case want new trial
PRESTON, MN — Four members of the Amish community in Fillmore County have asked a judge to amend his April ruling or grant them a new trial in the years-long struggle over residential wastewater disposal…
As Amish leave farms for neighborhoods, they need permission to bring horses
Amos and Elizabeth Lapp, an older Amish couple looking to move off the farm, eyed a cozy, two-bedroom house for sale. It was in the middle of a quiet street of little houses close to…
New York measles: What to know about Amish, Mennonites and religious exemption repeal
The Amish and Mennonite communities will have to prepare for an arduous push to implement a new law ending religious exemptions for school vaccinations in New York. The mobilization comes after state lawmakers passed the vaccination mandate in response…
Drunk Amish man steering a horse-drawn buggy arrested for side-swiping a car
An Amish man faces charges including DUI after his horse-drawn buggy collided with a car in Kentucky. Rueben Yoder, 34, was arrested by the Smiths Grove Police Department after they responded to a crash at Hydro…
Amish Man Charged with DUI after Horse and Buggy Crashes Into Car: Police
An Amish man faces charges including DUI after his horse-drawn buggy collided with a car in Kentucky. Rueben Yoder, 34, was arrested by the Smiths Grove Police Department after they responded to a crash at Hydro…
AMISH MAN WENT TO NEIGHBOR’S HOUSE LOOKING FOR RIDE BUT TOOK CAR WHEN HE NOTICED KEYS IN IGNITION—THEN CRASHED IT
Followers of Jacob Byler’s faith tend to shun the trappings of technology and their usual mode of transport is a horse-drawn buggy. But the 21-year-old Amish man wanted to travel a bit faster when he…
Man Must Pay $427K To Michigan Victims Of 2017 Buggy Crash
ANGOLA, IN – A northeastern Indiana man who pleaded guilty in a drunken-driving crash involving a horse-drawn carriage near the Michigan state line has been ordered to pay $427,000 in restitution to the victims. A Steuben…
Indiana man told police he had six beers before crash with Amish buggy that killed 3 kids
MICHIGAN — An Indiana man who hit an Amish horse-drawn carriage in southern Michigan killing three children told police he was drunk at the time of the crash. Two children, ages 6 and 2 years…
Former WI man finds acceptance after leaving Amish family
FARGO, N.D. — John Shrock was 17 when he decided to flee his Amish community in Wisconsin after facing the pressure of “constantly trying to live up to perfection.” Shrock, now living in North Dakota,…
Horse Drawn Vehicles Will Now Need Safety Lights at Night
In the last five years, there have sadly been a few major crashes between motor cars, and horse drawn buggies. One accident even sent four kids to the hospital, and a horse died. Up to…