The mother of a baby found covered in rat bites in 2023 has pleaded guilty to her role in creating the home’s “deplorable living conditions,” Indiana officials said. McClatchy News is not naming the ...

A local pet store is investigating claims one of its rats made a customer sick. Jessica Qualls is in the hospital and being treated for rat bite fever. Qualls said she bought "Salt" from Petco in ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (TNND) — The mother of a 6-month-old baby who was seriously hurt after he was repeatedly bitten by rats pleaded guilty to multiple neglect charges, according to prosecutors in Indiana ...

Prosecutors said while mother was not living in the home when her son was found with rat bites, she contributed to the home’s dangerous living conditions. Getty Images/iStockphoto The mother of a baby ...