A lawmaker from Westerville wants to help victims of domestic violence go after their abusers in court, without losing their jobs. She says it would bring Ohio laws in line with at least 25 other states.
Experts are reporting a spike in domestic violence cases in the St. Louis area. And for the victims, it’s tough right now to find a place to go to escape.
There were 37 T-shirts on display Tuesday, a visual reminder of each Minnesotan killed last year in domestic violence-related homicides. Each shirt in the Clothesline Project was decorated in tribute to a victim.
Thursday night, once again, the women of the Domestic Violence Prevention Center packed up their candles and purple balloons and headed to a vigil in memory of a murder victim.
Joyce Grover, executive director of the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence, says a "record high" number of domestic violence reports were filed with law enforcement agencies in Kansas during 2012.
The Swarm's insight:
Domestic violence in Kansas: The problem is getting worse, but nothing has changed.
OLD TOWN, Maine — April Haskell and Christopher Ouellette were having trouble with their relationship, and she was pregnant with their third child, a co-worker of Haskell’s said Thursday, less than 24 hours after the violent deaths of the couple.
A MAN who planted tracking devices on his ex-wife then threatened to “f*** up” her new lover has launched an appeal, despite pleading guilty to his offending.
Police arrested a man in connection with an attack against his wife late last month at Interstate 70 and U.S. 40. Three bystanders pulled over to stop the beating, including one with a metal bar.