SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Hendersonville community came together Saturday evening, just ahead of the six-week mark since 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers went missing. The prayer vigil was held on Saturday, April 6 outside The Rudder, where vigil organizers have been keeping stacks of flyers for any community members interested in distributing them. “We are […]
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Cajun Navy calls off search for missing autistic teen Sebastian Rogers amid threats
The search for missing Tennessee teenager Sebastian Rogers has taken another twist with the volunteer force looking for the 15-year-old boy with autism claiming its members have received threats – forcing them to scale back their search efforts. United Cajun Navy, a non-profit search and rescue group, announced Friday that it had called off its […]
New resources in search for missing Sumner County teen Sebastian Rogers
SUMNER COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The search for University of Missouri student Riley Strain has come to an end, but another Middle Tennessee mystery remains: the whereabouts of missing 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers. Monday, March 25 will mark exactly four weeks since Sebastian was reported missing from Sumner County. Volunteers with the United Cajun Navy, who […]
Brooks Houck wants a separate trial in the Crystal Rogers murder case. Here’s why.
Brooks Houck, who is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Crystal Rogers, wants to be tried separately from the other two men who have been charged in connection with the death of the Bardstown mom. Kentucky Special Prosecutor Shane Young filed a motion in Nelson Circuit Court Wednesday requesting that one joint trial be held for […]
Birmingham lawmaker John Rogers Jr. pleads guilty in fraud case
Rep. John Rogers, D-Birmingham has reached a plea deal over allegations that he diverted public money for a youth baseball league to an associate, the U.S. Attorney’s Office at the Northern District of Alabama said on Monday. The office said Rogers, 83, agreed to plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire and […]
Trump endorses former Rep. Mike Rogers in Michigan’s GOP Senate primary
Former President Donald Trump waded into another battleground Senate race Monday, endorsing former Rep. Mike Rogers, a one-time Trump critic, in Michigan’s crowded Republican primary. “He will tirelessly fight to Secure the Border, Stop Inflation, Grow the Economy, Strengthen our Military / Veteran Support, and Protect and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment,” Trump […]
Vigil held for missing Sumner County teen Sebastian Rogers
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Several Sumner County moms held a prayer vigil Sunday evening as search efforts continue for missing 15-year-old Sebastian Rogers. Dozens met in the Beach High School parking lot, where Sebastian attends school and not far from where he was reportedly last seen, on Stafford Court, on Feb. 26. “It’s definitely pulling […]
‘Incessant’ media coverage of Crystal Rogers, Brooks Houck leads to change of venue request
A Nelson County man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Crystal Rogers, has filed a request to change the venue of his trial out of Nelson County and Central Kentucky. Brooks Houck was indicted in September 2023 on charges of murder and tampering with physical evidence in the death of Rogers, his former girlfriend, who was […]
Soup Sunday held in Rogers to raise money for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Family
ROGERS, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — More than 1,000 people gathered at the Rogers Convention Center on Feb. 18 for the 23rd “Soup Sunday” and it was all for a good cause. Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families brought together local chefs and restaurants for a soup cook-off. The money raised from ticket sales went towards the […]
Jim Rogers’ family’s attorney holds public showing of police bodycam video
Wednesday night, Jim Rogers’ family’s attorney, Todd Hollis, held a public showing of nearly an hour of police body and dash camera video of Rogers’ October 2021 arrest. Channel 11 first reported on this video Monday when Hollis initially released it to the public. “We cannot expect to have transparency in secrecy. We can’t have […]
Video of interactions between Jim Rogers, Pittsburgh Police expected to be released to public
Video of the interactions between Jim Rogers and Pittsburgh Police, before he was tased, is expected to be released to the public. Rogers died a day after he was tased by a Pittsburgh Police officer investigating a report of a stolen bicycle in Bloomfield in 2021. Todd J. Hollis Law, who represents Jim Rogers’ brother, said […]
Frustration boils overs as Newport City Council explores legal liability on Rogers project
NEWPORT — Frustrations with how the Rogers High School building project has been managed reached a new boiling point as the City Council decided to explore legal liability for the several issues the project has faced over the years. “There is a rolling lack of accountability where nobody actually seems to be standing up and […]