A woman was charged in the 14-year-old cold case of an infant found dead and floating in the Mississippi River after DNA ...

The biological mother of a dead newborn found floating on the Mississippi River in 2011 is facing criminal charges.

Janita Philips, initially charged with murder in 2021, pleaded to a reduced charge of first-degree manslaughter in exchange for a fully suspended 20-year sentence and five years of probation.

Investigators used DNA evidence surreptitiously collected from trash left at the curb to tie a 43-year-old Winona woman to ...

The child - who was subsequently named "Baby Angel" - was discovered floating in the river in Winona in September of 2011.

Jennifer Baechle, 43 of Winona, is charged with two counts of second-degree manslaughter, according to court documents filed ...

“The baby was wrapped in a plastic bag, and there were some other items ... where investigators collected garbage left on the curb and got a DNA match, according to her arrest warrant.