Groups want steeper U.S. Steel fine for Lake Michigan spill
“The proposed civil penalty ... does not reflect the seriousness, duration or magnitude of egregious (pollution) permit violations” at U.S. Steel’s Midwest Plant in Portage, Indiana, said the letter dated Dec. 18.
Hammond man shot dead in car
A man was shot and killed Sunday in Hammond, Indiana.
Hammond man charged after police chase through NW Indiana
A Hammond man was arrested Saturday after leading officers from multiple police agencies on a chase through four municipalities in northwest Indiana.
Semi crashes, spills corn on I-80/94 in Hammond after driver falls asleep, police say
A Virginia man allegedly fell asleep at the wheel of a semi and crashed it into a wall Thursday on an expressway in northwest Indiana.
Thunderstorms' high winds cut power to 50K in NW Indiana
Northern Indiana Public Service Co.'s website shows that about 49,000 of the utility's customers were out of power just before noon Monday.
2 Chicago teens killed in Hammond crash
The pair, an 18-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl, was involved in a crash about 11 p.m. near the intersection of 108th Street and Indianapolis Boulevard in Hammond.
Baby girl beaten to death in Hammond
An infant girl died Saturday days after being beaten at her home in Hammond, Indiana.
Woman shot by police, toddler hurt in crash stemming from Hammond police chase
A police chase originating in Hammond, Indiana crossed state lines Saturday and ended in Chatham on the South Side with a woman shot by officers and a toddler injured in a crash.
Newborn girl safely left at NW Indiana baby box
The founder and CEO of Safe Haven Baby Boxes says an infant has been safely left at a new baby box in northwestern Indiana.