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."

Police-involved shooting in Hammond
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A Hammond police officer shot a person Thursday morning who exited their car holding a gun.

New device can test Indiana drivers for marijuana, cocaine and other drugs

Law enforcement in Lake County, Indiana is rolling out a new device that can test potential drugged drivers for substances such as marijuana, cocaine, meth and opiates.

'Two flats! What the ***!' After crash, a long, loud & obscene fight in front of surveillance camera

The driver of the silver or gray Toyota Prius hit the sign around 2 a.m. on Oct. 23. Two of the passengers get out and watch as the driver struggles to move the car forward. A horrible screeching noise and much swearing ensues, right in front of the surveillance camera: "Two flats! What the f*** did you just do! How the f*** are you going to get two tires? This is not even part of the street!"

Police seek help in finding 14-year-old girl missing from Gary

Police are asking for the public's help in locating a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since early September.

Chicago's weather is about to take a nose-dive, with frost possible

The National Weather Service said patchy frost is possible in outlying rural areas of Chicago suburbs on Friday night into Saturday morning.

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.

Warm, breezy and stormy weather ahead for Chicago and suburbs

The Chicago area's first freeze usually occurs in October, but city and suburban low temperatures have remained 10º to 15º above normal, with no chance of a freeze in the next week.