FRANKLIN, Ind. — An Alabama man, who previously called Johnson County home, was convicted Thursday for child sex crimes. Mark LaPlante, 51, of Grant, Alabama, was convicted by a Johnson County jury on Jan. 16 for two felony counts of child molestation.

An Alabama man was convicted of high-level child molestation charges by a Johnson County jury on Wednesday. Mark LaPlante, 51, was found guilty of child molesting, both as a Level 1 and Level 4 felony, by a jury in Johnson Superior Court 3. LaPlante, of Grant, Alabama and formerly of Franklin, was charged in October 2022.

One Alabama football fan felt Donald Trump's presidential inauguration was the perfect moment to complain about the selection committee.

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A Starbucks employee was attacked by a customer’s pet monkey, Alabama police say. The incident happened Jan. 10, the Mobile Police Department said in an email Sunday. The animal and its owner were gone by the time officers arrived, but investigators pieced together what happened.

Taylor Elgersma is trying to become the first player to get drafted into the NFL without playing a snap at an American college.

DEAR INCENSED: Do the responsible thing. For the safety of those children, inform the police that a neighbor has been bringing a registered violent sex offender to her home in spite of the fact that minor children live on either side of her. The authorities can take it from there.

A fter a sluggish performance in a tough loss to Illinois, Northwestern is gearing up for a crucial three-game home stand. With matchups against Rutgers, No. 17 Wisconsin and USC

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Dayton Flyers coach Anthony Grant had a long conversation with a group including Reggie Witherspoon, the former Canisius head coach who spent a season on Grant’s staff at Alabama, after the game Tuesday at the Reilly Center.

Meet the eight former University of Georgia Bulldogs heading to New Orleans to compete in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9.

Here’s where the Nebraska, Creighton and Omaha men and women landed in the NCAA's latest NET rankings: As of the morning of Jan. 27 Creighton: No. 34 Nebraska: No. 32 Omaha: No. 261 Creighton: No. 39 Nebraska: No. 63 Omaha: No. 202 Manage Omaha Subscription Activate Digital Subscription