The State of Indiana has filed an appellee’s brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals in response to Alyssa Shepherd’s appellant’s brief. Shepherd, the 25-year-old Rochester motorist who struck four children, killing three of them at a bus stop on SR 25, is appealing her prison sentence.

By Liz Shepherd InkFreeNews ROCHESTER — Alyssa Shepherd, the 25-year-old Rochester motorist who struck four children, killing three of them at a bus stop on SR 25, has filed an appellant’s brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals regarding her sentence. Stacy R. Uliana, Bargersville, is the attorney representing Shepherd in her appeal. On Oct. …read more.

Pictured is the Tippecanoe Valley school bus that was stopped to pick up children on SR 25 on Oct. 30, 2018. Photo by the Indiana State Police. ROCHESTER — The National Transportation Safety Board has ruled that Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is partially to blame in the fatal 2018 Rochester bus stop accident that killed …read more.

ROCHESTER — Alyssa Shepherd, the 25-year old Rochester motorist who struck four children, killing three of them at a bus stop on SR 25, is appealing her sentence with the Indiana Court of Appeals. In December, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Gregory Heller sentenced Shepherd to four years in prison, three years in community corrections …read more.

ROCHESTER — A special prosecutor will be assigned to a criminal case involving Brittany Ingle, who allegedly battered Alyssa Shepherd moments after Shepherd was sentenced in the deaths of Ingle’s three children. On Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2019, Shepherd was sentenced to four years in prison after hitting four children and killing three of them at …read more.

The Warsaw Motor Speedway has not hosted a motor race in two years and may never again after a judge ruled against the Kosciusko County Fair Board in 2019. InkFreeNews photo by Dan Spalding. Below is a list of stories from 2019 that stood out as important in Kosciusko County   1. Judge rules against …read more.

I’m going to make a bold, end-of-the-year prediction.  Those summers when motorized racing at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds was a regular weekend tradition for decades are now gone forever. Enjoy the memories. Savor the fun. But most of all, please admit that the racing tradition is over. The fair board’s attempt to revive racing appears …read more.

Alyssa Shepherd ROCHESTER — Fulton County Superior Court One Judge Gregory Heller’s sentence in the case of Alyssa Shepherd was less than what the county prosecutor had recommended. Shepherd was charged with three counts of reckless homicide; passing a school bus with its stop arm extended, causing injury; and criminal recklessness after the Toyota Tacoma …read more.

Brittany Ingle ROCHESTER — The mother of the three children who were killed in an October 2018 fatal bus stop accident was arrested for battery shortly following the sentencing of Alyssa Shepherd on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Brittany N. Ingle, 30, Rochester, is charged with battery against a public safety official, a class B misdemeanor. No …read more.

ROCHESTER — Alyssa Shepherd, the 25-year-old Rochester motorist who struck four children, killing three of them at a bus stop on SR 25 last year, will serve up to four years in prison. Shepherd’s sentence was delivered Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 18, after the court heard a series of victim statements and a short address from …read more.

Alyssa Shepherd ROCHESTER — The sentencing for Alyssa Shepherd, who was found guilty of three counts of reckless homicide after hitting four kids who were boarding a school bus, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18. She faces a maximum of 21 1/2 years in prison. On Oct. 30, 2018, a school bus was …read more.

Shane Ingle and Brittany Ingle, parents of the three children who died, talk to the media following the verdict Friday night, Oct. 18. Also pictured is the children’s grandfather, Michael Schwab. InkFreeNew photo by Liz Shepherd. ROCHESTER — After three hours of deliberation, a jury found Alyssa Shepherd guilty on all five counts in the …read more.

Alyssa Shepherd ROCHESTER — The second day of Alyssa Shepherd’s jury trial was delayed three hours Thursday morning, Oct. 17, after a female juror was excused. The trial was delayed until 11:30 a.m. A reason for the delay was not initially provided; however, it became apparent when the trial resumed and there was one less …read more.

ROCHESTER — Nine witnesses testified Wednesday, Oct. 16 in the opening day of testimony in a jury trial of Alyssa Shepherd, who is accused of killing three children after disregarding a bus that had stopped to pick up children outside of Rochester. Among those testifying were Brittany Ingle, the mother of the three children killed …read more.

ROCHESTER — Twelve jury members and two alternates were selected Tuesday, Oct. 15, in the first day of what is expected to be a four-day trial of Alyssa Shepherd, 25, Rochester. Shepherd is accused of killing three children and severely injuring a fourth in a school-bus related accident that occurred on Oct. 30, 2018. Six-year-old …read more.

ROCHESTER — A four-day jury trial for Alyssa Shepherd, who is accused of killing three children and severely injuring a fourth child in a school bus-related accident, is set to begin tomorrow in Fulton County Superior Court. Three of the children, six-year-old twins Xzavier and Mason Ingle; and their sister, nine-year-old Alivia Stahl, died at …read more.

 Fulton County Court officials have announced how they will deal with the anticipated strong public interest in the upcoming trial of Alyssa Shepherd, which is set to begin Tuesday in Rochester. On Thursday afternoon, Superior Court Judge Gregory Heller issued a four-page outline on a variety of policies for the trial and I’m guessing a …read more.

ROCHESTER — Nearly one year after they died in a horrific crash at a bus stop along SR 25, three young victims were hailed as heroes whose deaths have led to changes in state law and the way motorists think about school bus safety. Nine-year-old Alivia Stahl and her 6-year-old brothers, Mason and Xzavier Ingle, …read more.

While the upcoming Warsaw City Council election (there are four with contested races) will be the main attraction at the ballot box for many on Nov. 5, lots of people at Wednesday’s GOP fish fry in Warsaw already seem focused on contests in 2020. The following are a few enticing tidbits to consider: Karin McGrath …read more.

  ROCHESTER — Plans for a  big trial in a little courtroom are complicating things in Rochester ahead of the trial of Alyssa Shepherd. Shepherd faces five charges in the deaths of three children who died at a bus stop along SR 25 near Talma a year ago after she struck four children who were …read more.

ROCHESTER — A gag order has been issued with just over one month before a jury trial is expected to begin for a Rochester woman who is accused of killing three children and severely injuring another in a bus-related accident. Alyssa Shepherd Alyssa Shepherd is scheduled to stand trial at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, …read more.

TALMA — As local schools begin welcoming students back into the classroom this week from summer break, safety at area school bus stops will likely be on everyone’s mind. The 2018-2019 school year could be seen by many as tragic in terms of bus stop safety, with three Tippecanoe Valley students killed in October, 2018, …read more.

Fulton County Prosecutor Michael Marrs ROCHESTER — A trial date has been set for the woman accused of causing the deaths of three Tippecanoe Valley students and seriously injuring a fourth. According to Fulton County Prosecutor Michael Marrs, Alyssa Shepherd, 24, will stand trial Oct. 15 at 8:30 a.m., nearly a year after the fatal …read more.

. Crash location on SR-25, where students cross the road to the school bus pickuplocation (Source: Fulton County Sheriff’s Office). FULTON COUNTY — The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report regarding the fatal accident that killed Xzavier and Mason Ingle and their sister, Alivia Stahl, and seriously injured Maverik Lowe on Oct. 30. The report …read more.

ROCHESTER — A pretrial conference for Alyssa Shepherd was held today, Feb. 5, at the Fulton County Courthouse. Her charges stem from the fatal accident that killed Xzavier and Mason Ingle and their sister, Alivia Stahl, and seriously injured Maverik Lowe on Oct. 30. Alyssa Shepherd Though the conference didn’t take place in a public format, Fulton County Prosecutor …read more.

FULTON COUNTY — Official charges have been filed against the driver involved in the school bus accident that led to the death of three Mentone Elementary School students. Alyssa Shepherd, 24, Rochester, has been charged with three counts of reckless homicide, level 5 felonies, and one count of passing a school bus causing injury, a …read more.