Katie Austin Lee, 39, is charged with open murder in the death of her 17-year-old son, Austin Pikaart. She called 911 to ...

Katie Austin Lee, 39, is accused of killing her son, Austin Dean Pikaart, 17, saying he did not want to live to 18.

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A 20-year-old man has admitted to killing his friend in a drunken crash. Ashtin O. Richardson on Thursday, Feb. 20, appeared before Midland County Circuit Judge Michael J. Beale and pleaded guilty to ...