By TODD GOTTULA UNK Communications KEARNEY – Jodi Hoos knew at a young age that she wanted to work in a courtroom. In 1987 – when she was 12 years old – her father, Larry, was killed in a car accident. Hoos attended the trial with her family three years later, and when it was over she walked away knowing she wanted a law career. “From that time on, I knew I belonged in a courtroom. I knew I wanted to be in a courtroom and prosecute cases,” says Hoos, an Amherst … [Read more...] about UNK alumna Jodi Hoos appointed by Illinois Supreme Court to fill judicial vacancy