$10K reward offered in murder of 2-year-old girl caught in Hammond crossfire: FBI
The FBI is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the shooters responsible for murdering a 2-year-old girl in northwest Indiana.
Frank Nitty jailed on disorderly conduct charge amid walk from Milwaukee to D.C.
Frank Nitty was detained in the Kosciusko County Jail located in Warsaw, Indiana Wednesday, Aug. 12 on a preliminary charge of disorderly conduct.
Hundreds of thousands without power days after Midwest derecho
Mediacom said Wednesday that it has restored internet service to about half of the 340,000 customers that were offline a day earlier in Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.
Man charged in wrong-way I-65 crash with Indiana state troopers
A man was arrested Wednesday after a wrong-way crash with three police cars on I-65 in northwest Indiana.
Unattended 4-year-old shoots self in foot in Gary: police
A 4-year-old girl was hospitalized after accidentally shooting herself in the foot when left alone with a gun in Gary, Indiana.
NW Indiana woman gets 51 years in fire deaths of 2 children
A Gary woman has been sentenced to 51 years in prison after admitting that she left her three children alone overnight in their fourth-floor apartment before a fire killed two of the youngsters.
Skateboarder rescued from Lake Michigan after falling from northwest Indiana pier
A teenage skateboarder was rescued from Lake Michigan early Thursday after he fell from a pier in northwest Indiana while doing a trick.
Gov. Holcomb, Indiana officials maintain it’s ‘safe’ for schools to reopen
Gov. Eric Holcomb and other state officials defended brick-and-mortar school re-openings Wednesday despite mounting reports of students and education staff testing positive for the coronavirus since returning to school statewide.
Indiana announces 784 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths
Indiana reported 784 new confirmed cases of coronavirus Sunday and four additional deaths, health officials announced.
Woman mangles hand in Indiana toll collection booth
A driver was taken to a hospital Friday after she badly injured her hand at an Indiana toll road collection booth, police said.
Indiana student, staff member test positive for coronavirus on first day of school
Just days after public schools in Indiana reopened their doors for the first time since March, at least one junior high student and one school staff member have tested positive for the coronavirus.
2-year-old girl dies after being shot in northwest Indiana
A 2-year-old girl died two days after she was shot in her head during crossfire Wednesday in Hammond, Indiana, according to police.
Toddler critically wounded in Hammond shooting
A toddler was critically wounded after she was shot Wednesday in Hammond, Indiana, according to Hammond police.
Gary closes its Lake Michigan beaches due to coronavirus surge
The city of Gary’s beaches along Lake Michigan were closed Wednesday for two weeks due to a surge in new COVID-19 cases in the northwestern Indiana city.
Ex-Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan, who was a Vietnam POW, dies at 74
Former Indiana Gov. Joe Kernan, a Vietnam prisoner of war who entered politics and was thrust into the state’s top office when his predecessor suffered a deadly stroke, died Wednesday at age 74.
Coroner seeks help identifying skeletal remains found in Hammond
The Lake County coroner’s office is asking for the public’s help to identify skeletal remains found in northwest Indiana.
Indiana woman gets 40 years in infant daughter’s death
A central Indiana woman has been sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty in the death of her infant daughter, who had untreated broken bones and burns.
Notre Dame withdraws as host for 1st Trump-Biden presidential debate, citing ‘necessary health precautions’
The university made the announcement Monday, stating “the necessary health precautions would have greatly diminished the educational value of hosting the debate on our campus.”
Girl, 14, dies in crash near Crown Point
A 14-year-old girl died after the car she was in hit a deer early Monday and was then struck by an SUV near Crown Point in northwest Indiana.
Work progressing on Indiana park honoring 2 slain girls
Progress is being made on construction of a northern Indiana park honoring two teenage girls who were killed in 2017 while fundraising continues for the project.