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Onalaska

Jurors speak on Debra Mercer-Erwin 16-year prison sentence in landmark case

Onalaska

Federal judge sentences former trust company owner to 16 years in prison in landmark case prompted by a WFAA investigation

Four of the 12 jurors who sat on the jury talked to WFAA about how they reached their guilty verdict of drug trafficking and money laundering.
Onalaska

Debra Mercer-Erwin sentenced to 16 years in prison for money laundering, drug smuggling

More than five years ago, WFAA's investigative team found more than 1,000 planes registered in the east Texas town of Onalaska, a town with no airport.
Botham Jean

Amber Guyger was ordered to pay Botham Jean's family more than $98M in damages in civil case

Former Dallas police officer Amber Guyger was convicted of murdering Botham Jean in his home in 2018 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Botham Jean

Civil trial against Amber Guyger beginning in Botham Jean shooting

Monday marks six years since Jean was shot and killed in his apartment.
Uvalde School Shooting

'Didn't pass away in vain ' | New Uvalde school replacing Robb Elementary opening fall 2025

More than two years after a gunman shot and killed 19 students and two teachers, the new Legacy Elementary School marks a new beginning.
Botham Jean

Jury selection to begin Thursday in civil suit against Amber Guyger

Guyger was convicted of murdering Botham Jean in his home in 2018 and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Uvalde School Shooting

Appeals court hears arguments on whether to order Texas DPS to release Uvalde school shooting records

WFAA and other news organizations requested police body camera footage, 911 calls, emails, text messages and more related to the shooting.
Colorado Specials

UNDETERMINED: Experts say coroner’s conclusion was wrong in 2017 death involving police officers

When the local district attorney reviewed the case, he cited the term “excited delirium” when he cleared all officers involved in the restraint.
Delphi Girls Murdered

Previewing the Delphi murders trial and what you need to know I WTHR Special

13News gets you caught up with what you need to know before the long-awaited trial begins and break down major developments since the arrest of Richard Allen in 2022
Botham Jean

Former Dallas officer Amber Guyger denied parole

“It feels like a load lifted. I will sleep so much better," Allisa Charles-Findley, sister of Botham Jean told WFAA.
Uvalde Video

New video from Uvalde shows lack of response from officers

After failing to turn over the video initially, more video has been released from police surrounding the Robb Elementary shooting in Uvalde, Texas.