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A Putnam County man who reportedly went missing in February has been found dead in Louisville, Kentucky. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department detectives received a call yesterday from the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Kentucky, saying the remains of Daniel Mabrey were found in Louisville on Sunday. Officials said Mabrey’s remains will remain the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Kentucky for an autopsy.
New Gallup analysis backs up something we all know: America is growing more polarized. Gallup looked at two dozen key issues in politics and society and how partisan support has evolved over the last 20 years. The power of the federal government, the cause of global warming, satisfaction with public education, abortion, foreign trade, immigration, gun laws and health care access have all seen partisan gaps widen by at least 24 percentage points. But Both Republicans and Democrats, for example, are more likely now than they were 20 years ago to say divorce is morally acceptable. Democrats are more likely to hold that view, 88% to 69%, but the gap has only widened by a couple percentage points. Similarly shared, growing support has been seen for marijuana legalization and same-sex marriages, though the share of support from Democrats has still outpaced the growing support from Republicans.
Franklin County authorities said a police investigation into the inappropriate behavior of a former school employee led to charges of soliciting a minor. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office arrested Kristi Jolyn Whelan over the weekend and charged her with two counts of solicitation of sexual battery by an authority figure, four counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, four counts of purchasing alcohol for a child and one count of dissemination of smoking paraphernalia to a minor. Authorities didn’t say what school Whelan worked at during her tenure at Franklin County Schools.
Father Charles Strobel is dead. The organization he founded Room In The Inn, said Strobel died peacefully on Sunday morning. Room In The Inn helps people experiencing homelessness recover through education, self-help and work. Father Charles Strobel was 80.
