Man shooting at dog in NW Indiana strikes 10-year-old girl instead: police

The man pulled out a gun and fired shots at the dog, but the bullets missed the animal and struck the girl in both legs, the sheriff’s office said.

Boy, 11, dies after crash in NW Indiana

An 11-year-old boy from Gary died following a vehicle crash in northwest Indiana.

IDOT worker injured in vehicle crash on I-94 near Bronzeville, person cited

A 20-year-old man from Gary, IN, was cited Sunday after he crashed into two Illinois Department of Transportation trucks, injuring one person, on Interstate 94 near Bronzeville on the South Side.

Chicago boy, 12, shot to death in NW Indiana

A 12-year-old Chicago boy was killed in a shooting Saturday in Gary, Indiana.

Indiana teen working to open youth center to help those in despair

At a time when many people are feeling lost, a Gary, Indiana teen is sharing her personal journey for finding hope. At a young age, she lost both of her brothers to gun violence.

Intoxicated driver seriously injures Indiana trooper in Gary crash: police

An Indiana State trooper was seriously injured early Wednesday when an alleged intoxicated driver rear-ended him while the trooper was responding to another crash in Gary.

Skeleton of missing South Chicago Heights woman found in Gary, Indiana

The body of a south suburban mother of six who has been missing for more than a year — and presumed to be murdered — has been located in northwest Indiana.

Gary police release photos of shooting suspect

The man in the photos, dressed in black, was involved in a shooting that wounded a male about 4:50 p.m. in the 1900 block of Maine Street, Gary police said in a statement.

Man clocked in the triple digits charged with O.W.I near Gary

A 29-year-old man was arrested Sunday after officers clocked his car driving over 100 mph and failing a field sobriety chest in Gary.

Gary schools to close Friday due to 'dangerously frigid temps'

Public schools in Gary, Indiana, will be closed Friday as freezing weather continues to grip the Chicago area.

Photos released of car wanted in Gary fatal shooting

On Nov 1., 2019, Wanya Burnside was riding in an SUV with family in the 1300 block of Noble Street when someone opened fire, striking him in the head, according to Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr.

Gary schools warned for offering enrollment incentives

State officials have put the Gary Community School Corp. on notice for violating Indiana law by offering enrollment incentives last fall.

Data: Gary's 2019 homicide count highest since 2007

The northwest Indiana city of Gary reported 58 homicides in 2019, which is the highest since 2007 when there were 71, officials said.

Man shot dead in Gary standoff suspected of strangling woman in Merrillville hotel: police

Officers were assisting Merrillville authorities with an armed suspect who had barricaded himself in the Gary neighborhood of 2500 block of Waverly Drive, Gary police said.

2 Gary police officers injured after being shot, suspect wanted in connection with homicide killed

Police fatally shot a suspect Monday after he opened fire and injured two members of a SWAT team who stormed a Gary, Indiana, apartment complex seeking to apprehend him, authorities said.

Jackie and Tito Jackson return to Gary, Indiana to tour hometown school

Jackie and Tito Jackson dropped by Gary's West Side Leadership Academy on Wednesday for a tour of its performing arts classrooms and to see students demonstrate their talents in orchestra, dance, voice, recording techniques and theatrics.