Skip Navigation

Through The Eyes of the Child Initiative

Through The Eyes of the Child Initiative

Working to Improve the Lives of Nebraska's Children

Articles tagged with: Grand Island

  • No child-abuse charge for Neb. meth baby’s mom

    By The Associated Press
    Thursday, Jun 19, 2008 - 09:23:00 am CDT
    GRAND ISLAND— The Hall County prosecutor says he can’t file child-abuse charges against the mother of a newborn who tested positive for meth.
    Hall County Attorney Mark Young says Nebraska law doesn’t consider injury to a fetus to be child abuse.
    Young says [...]

  • Woman supplies foster children with items they’ll need for transition to a new life

    By Mark Coddington
    The Grand Island Independent
    Posted May 25, 2008 @ 10:47 PM

    AURORA —

    No one bargain-shops like Sondra Moellenberndt.
    She’s constantly on the lookout, patrolling Goodwills and garage sales for the next jackpot.
    Like the time she filled the entire back seat and trunk of her car with new Old Navy backpacks, all for less [...]

  • Mistrial declared in Hall child abuse case

    By Sarah Schulz
    April 15, 2008
    An attorney’s medical emergency has resulted in a mistrial for a woman charged with seriously injuring her infant daughter.
    Ingrid Aguirre, 21, is charged with felony child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury for incidents that occurred between May 16, 2007, when the child was born, and June 20, [...]