An Austin man avoided prison Thursday in Mower County District court when he was sentenced to probation for a pair of felony counts of possessing pornographic material of minors. Jonathan Joseph ...

Nicholas J. Wells, 43, who had been stationed in Sandwich, has been in jail since his initial appearance in federal court in Boston on Oct. 24 when he agreed to voluntary detainment pending trial.

Robert Taunton, 36, often posed as a teen to gain the trust of kids online before requesting explicit pictures and video.