Coroner seeks help identifying skeletal remains found in Hammond

The Lake County coroner’s office is asking for the public’s help to identify skeletal remains found in northwest Indiana.

Girl, 14, dies in crash near Crown Point

A 14-year-old girl died after the car she was in hit a deer early Monday and was then struck by an SUV near Crown Point in northwest Indiana.

Woman, 64, shot during road rage incident in Gary

A driver shot a 64-year-old woman Wednesday during a fit of road rage in Gary, Indiana.

Worker dies at ArcelorMittal steel mill in NW Indiana

A 71-year-old employee at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor in northwest Indiana was fatally struck by a vehicle Tuesday, officials said.

Shots fired at Gary police during chase: police

Authorities are looking for someone who shot at at police officers when they tried to pull him over Saturday in Gary, Indiana.

EPA looking to take East Chicago homes off toxic Superfund list

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants to remove hundreds of once-contaminated East Chicago properties from its National Priorities List to spur development in the northwestern Indiana city that could potentially qualify homes for interior lead abatement.

Chicago Heights boy, 12, drowns at Marquette Beach in Gary

A 12-year-old boy’s body was pulled from Lake Michigan Thursday after he drowned at Marquette Beach in Gary, Indiana.

Man shooting at dog in NW Indiana strikes 10-year-old girl instead: police

The man pulled out a gun and fired shots at the dog, but the bullets missed the animal and struck the girl in both legs, the sheriff’s office said.

Husband and wife stole $100k from Down syndrome organization, group says

Former Down Syndrome Association of Northwest Indiana President Bill Buckley and former Executive Director Dawn Buckley have been charged with fraud of a financial institution and theft for allegedly stealing $100,000 from the group, the organization said.

2 dead in shooting at Munster hospital
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Two people were shot and killed early Tuesday following a fight between a patient and staff at Munster Community Hospital in northwest Indiana.

Boy, 11, dies after crash in NW Indiana

An 11-year-old boy from Gary died following a vehicle crash in northwest Indiana.

Indiana state trooper wounded, suspect killed in I-65 shootout

Indiana authorities are searching for a person believed to have been involved in an armed robbery Friday that left a state trooper wounded and a suspect in the robbery dead in a shootout on a highway near Crown Point, Indiana.

IDOT worker injured in vehicle crash on I-94 near Bronzeville, person cited

A 20-year-old man from Gary, IN, was cited Sunday after he crashed into two Illinois Department of Transportation trucks, injuring one person, on Interstate 94 near Bronzeville on the South Side.

Indiana state trooper shoots man while pinned between vehicles after I-80 chase

A trooper pulled next to the Nissan and got out of his squad car to try to take the driver into custody, according to state police. The car moved forward, hitting the trooper and wedging him against the squad car.

Lake County Jail counselor dies after testing positive for COVID-19

“We are all saddened at the recent loss of the counselor,” Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez said. “We consider him and any of our employees family. We’re trying to deal with this difficult loss as a team.”

Three Floyds brewpub to remain closed indefinitely

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted the founder of one of the most iconic — and crowded — brewpubs in the Midwest to close indefinitely.