Indiana officer hailed a hero after saving kids from submerged car
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Northwest Indiana Police Officer Darrell Shaffer is being hailed a hero for his swift actions in saving two young girls from a car that ended up submerged in a retention pond.

Police dashcam video shows Indiana driver crash into retention pond
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A police officer is being recognized for his heroic actions after he risked his own life to rescue the occupants of a vehicle that were fleeing from him.

Indiana officer saves kids from drowning after crash
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A police officer is being recognized for his heroics after he risked his own life to rescue the occupants of a vehicle that were fleeing from him.

Jury awards $18.5M to Gary teen struck by truck
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On Monday, a Cook County jury awarded $18.5 million to the family of a Gary teenager who was hit by a truck.

Two people die after being shot multiple times in East Chicago

Police said they responded to Main Street near East 139th Street around 4 p.m. after a shot spotter alert that 23 rounds had been fired.

73-year-old man last seen at Gary truck stop located safely

A 73-year-old man who was reported missing in Gary, Indiana Thursday has been located safely, Gary police said Friday. 

Mother, 2 kids killed by train in Gary
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Police said the three victims had been thrown from a silver Chevy. All were dead at the scene.

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.

Body pulled from Indiana retention pond identified as missing Illinois toddler
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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.

Drug suspects flew 100 kilos of cocaine to Chicago area on private plane, feds say

Federal agents found 80 kilos of cocaine in a vehicle in River North, plus another 20 kilos of coke in a hotel room in the Gold Coast. The drugs had allegedly arrived on a private plane that went from Toluca, Mexico to Houston to the Gary-Chicago International Airport.