Merrillville

The Merrillville man accused of purposely starting a fire in the lobby of the Lake County Jail in Indiana was taken into custody on Friday in suburban Chicago.

The Lake County Sheriff in Indiana is actively searching for a man who they say purposely set fire to the lobby of the Lake County Jail earlier this week.

An apartment complex in northwest Indiana was evacuated Wednesday following an inspection.

A utility pole caught fire along the Indiana Toll Road Monday, shutting down lanes in both directions during the morning rush hour.

An EF-1 tornado hit Merrillville and Hobart in Northwest Indiana on Friday night, the National Weather Service confirmed Sunday.

The storm brought hail and strong winds to the Chicago area on Sunday afternoon.

Authorities rescued an injured owl from an ice covered lake Monday in Merrillville in northwest Indiana.

A DuPage County judge ordered Thursday a northwest Indiana man be held on $200,000 after he allegedly beat his girlfriend with a belt for hours before leading police on a high-speed chase.

A $150,000 winning ticket was sold at a northwest Indiana gas station for Saturday night's Powerball drawing.

A mother is in custody after her two young children were found alone and shivering in a cold apartment Monday afternoon in Merrillville, Indiana.

The man was found inside an apartment near 90th and Merrillville, the sheriff's office said. He was taken into custody by Crown Point police. No one was hurt.

Democrat Frank Mrvan won reelection to his northwestern Indiana congressional seat on Tuesday, surviving an expensive campaign in which Republicans made their first serious challenge in decades for the longtime Democratic stronghold.

Check your tickets, because a gas station in northwest Indiana sold a winning $1 million ticket for Monday's Powerball drawing.

NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING: When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive 34-year-old man near the entry, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, police said. A 26-year-old woman was located inside the nightclub, also unresponsive.

Gary police said late Sunday that a “body” that had been found not far from where police located the SUV of missing Gary mom Ariana Taylor was actually a “life-sized silicone/rubber type female doll.”