Hammond Walmart temporarily closes due to rising COVID-19 cases
A Hammond Walmart has decided to temporarily close its doors amid a spike in COVID-19 cases across the country.
Hammond brings 'A Christmas Story' to life by displaying classic scenes from the movie
By now, you've almost certainly seen "A Christmas Story." But did you know it takes place in a fictionalized version of Hammond, Indiana?
Indiana coroner confirms body pulled from pond is missing 1-year-old Illinois girl
The Lake County coroner in Indiana has identified the body found in a retention pond Thursday morning as 1-year-old Jaclyn "Angel" Dobbs, who was missing after her mother was found murdered earlier this week in the Chicago suburb of Wheeling.
Indiana US Senate candidate vows to work to legalize marijuana nationwide
"Yeah, I went to a Grateful Dead show at Wrigley Field and I smoked weed," said Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. "Indiana is woefully behind on this."
Person who exited car holding handgun shot by Hammond police officer
A Hammond police officer shot a person Thursday morning who exited their car holding a gun.
13-year-old boy shot and killed on Halloween night in Northwest Indiana, another boy wounded
HALLOWEEN NIGHT TRAGEDY: A 13-year-old boy was shot and killed. Another was wounded.
Tinley Park police searching for suspects connected to Posen shooting, Indiana murders
Police in Tinley Park are searching for suspects involved in a shooting in Posen and a double-homicide in Hammond, Indiana, after the vehicle they were in crashed Thursday night in the suburbs.
Hammond High School students to attend class remotely on Monday after two students were shot Friday
High school and middle school students will attend class remotely on Monday. Elementary students will be in person.
Woman shoots two other women after argument in Hammond
A woman shot and wounded a 29-year-old and a 26-year-old after an argument, police said.
2 students shot near Hammond Central High School; person of interest in custody
Two students were shot near Hammond Central High School Friday afternoon.
Serious structural problems force nearly 100 from East Chicago tower
Nearly 100 people have been moved from a nine-story public housing building in northwestern Indiana after inspectors found serious structural problems.