Former officer charged in Mecosta Co. homicide
BIG RAPIDS, MI – Mental illness: that’s what the family of a former law enforcement officer says was the motive for murdering a dad of seven. The fatal shooting happened outside of Moe-Z-Inn bar in…
Meet Lloyd Smucker: America’s first Amish-born congressman seeking a second term on tax cuts and conservative record
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker is hustling down a dizzying spiral staircase in the United States Capitol. He’s cutting through the cavernous basement hallways and around security guards, up more stairs and down…
Driver in Ashland County buggy crash charged with aggravated vehicular assault
SULLIVAN TOWNSHIP, OH – A West Salem man has been charged with a felony count of aggravated vehicular assault in connection with an Amish buggy crash that injured seven people, the Ashland County prosecutor announced Wednesday. The…
Amish man gets 15 to 25 years in prison for sexually assaulting 3 girls
GLADWIN, MI – An Amish man will spend more than a decade in prison for sexually assaulting three girls over a several years. Gladwin County Circuit Judge Thomas R. Evans on Monday, Oct. 15, sentenced 53-year-old…
Amish who left church aim to build on momentum of ‘Disrupting History’ symposium
The day after wrapping up the Amish Heritage Foundation’s inaugural conference, executive director Torah Bontrager posted a letter of gratitude on Facebook. She had “shot for the stars,” she explained, but never expected that the…
Meet the McCallums, one of Australia’s few Amish families
Ten years ago, Gregory McCallum sat reading on a Queensland beach with his wife, Bethany. A breeze stirred the she-oaks above, their five children played on the white sand, but Gregory suddenly started crying. …
Annual horse sale brings thousands to Amish country
MONTGOMERY, KY – Parking is at a premium at Dinky’s Auction Barn in eastern Daviess County. Cars and trucks from across the country mingle with horse trailers and buggies filling the lot. The annual Daviess…
Farm Bureau urges Amish horse and buggy regulation
BRANCH COUNTY, MI – The Branch County Farm Bureau wants its state organization to get involved in helping with a local issue that has found no help in Lansing – regulation of Amish buggies and…
Are the Amish Really Christians? With Joe Keim (Part One)
Tom: The topic for today’s and next week’s program is the Amish and their religious beliefs. Our guest for this two-part series is Joe Keim, who grew up Amish and now is a leader in MAP, which…
Storm damage: Center for Amish teens with special needs will have to be rebuilt
MIDDLEFIELD, OH – Powerful storms and a possible tornado caused widespread damage across Middlefield Township in Geauga County Thursday. The ferocious winds toppled trees, obliterated the roof on a trailer home and caused significant damage to the…