Raises for 3,600 Indiana Department of Child Services employees
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Department of Child Services is spending $22 million on raises for staff as part of an effort to improve the...
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Indiana child welfare agency responds to court’s criticism
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An appeals court’s scathing rebuke of Indiana’s embattled child welfare agency has prompted the top official at the Department of Child Services...
House speaker ‘disturbed’ DCS failed to act on past reports
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Indiana House Speaker Brian Bosma says he was “disturbed” that the state’s child welfare agency failed to take action after five different reviews...
Indiana child welfare officials are making backgound checks easier
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana child welfare officials are launching an online portal making it easier to conduct background checks on those who work with children....
DCS investigation finds file problems, spike in abuse cases
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WOWO): A consultant group hired to look into Indiana’s child welfare system has found a couple of problems. The Child Welfare Policy and...
Indiana child welfare chief pens scathing resignation letter
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): The director of Indiana’s child welfare agency says she’s quitting because Gov. Eric Holcomb’s administration has hurt her ability to protect children. Mary...
Search warrant in Fort Wayne home reveals drugs, two arrested
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – Two people were arrested after Fort Wayne police served a search warrant at a home on N. River Road Friday....
Fort Wayne man barricaded inside home on Grave Avenue, one arrested
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – The Fort Wayne Police Department assisted employees from the Department of Child Services at a home on Grave Avenue Sunday....
Teachers would face more background checks under proposal
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): All Indiana teachers would have to undergo a criminal background check every five years under a bill endorsed by an Indiana legislative committee....