Hammond mayor fires city worker after video shows gunshots on New Year's

A northwest Indiana mayor has fired a city worker after the man allegedly put others at risk by firing gunshots into the air to celebrate the New Year.

Indiana State Trooper among 2 injured in crash on I-80/94

An Indiana State Trooper was among two people hospitalized Christmas morning after he was rear-ended on Interstate 80/94 in Hammond, Indiana.

2 questioned after Chicago man shot dead in Hammond apartment

Two people are being questioned by police after a 50-year-old Chicago man was found fatally shot Tuesday in Hammond, Indiana.

Hammond mayor wants to sell raw water to Joliet

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. wants to sell water from the Indiana city to Joliet in neighboring Illinois.

Ex-northwest Indiana mayor faces retrial on bribery charge

A former northwestern Indiana mayor is facing a December retrial on a federal charge alleging that he solicited a bribe from two local businessmen.

Chicago street gang member sentenced to 27 years in federal prison on murder, racketeering conspiracy charges

A 23-year-old Hammond man has been sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for engaging in a pattern of racketeering activity that included murder, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

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.

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.

1 killed, 3 wounded in Hammond road rage shooting

A man was shot dead and three others wounded in a road rage incident Tuesday in Hammond, Indiana, according to police.

FOUND: Girl, 14, missing from Hammond found safe

Christiana Bennett, 14, who has been missing for more than two weeks was found safe, according to Hammond police.