Family of missing Gary teen believes he was lured by adult

The family said they believe the 15-year-old was lured by a woman through the social media app Snapchat.

Missing 15-year-old Gary boy believed to be in extreme danger

GET THE WORD OUT: Police in Gary, Indiana believe Davion Blakes is in extreme danger and may require medical assistance.

More than 700 students, staff quarantined in Crown Point
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More than 700 students and staff in Northwest Indiana were put into quarantine last week because 47 students and 3 staff members tested positive for COVID-19.

700+ Crown Point students put into quarantine; school district now requiring masks

Students in Crown Point were initially allowed to decide whether they wanted to wear a mask or not. But starting Wednesday, the school district has mandated masks be worn by everyone.

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.

Heat index could reach 110 degrees in some Chicago suburbs on Wednesday

DANGEROUS HEAT: Hot and humid conditions continue in the Chicago area on Wednesday, especially south of I-80 where a Heat Advisory is in effect. Expect temperatures to feel like it's close to 110 degrees.

Hammond man convicted of using Facebook to obtain child pornography

A Hammond man was convicted by a federal jury Tuesday for conspiring to produce child pornography by using Facebook to have multiple women send him sexually explicit photos of infants and young children.

Indiana man sentenced for killing man at Gary bar, shooting at cop

A jury convicted Fredrick Craft Jr. in April on murder and attempted murder charges for the shooting, during which prosecutors said Craft fired more than 80 gunshots into a crowded parking lot while wearing a bulletproof vest.

Hammond man fakes identity to test drive vehicle with salesman, crashes into semi-trailer: police

A Hammond man has been charged after allegedly providing false information to take a vehicle for a test drive with a salesman at Bosco Family Motors, accelerating to over 100 mph and crashing into a semi-trailer.