Arsonist suspected in multiple fires in Gary

On Sunday morning, there were fires at 11 locations with 17 structures involved.

Thunderstorms heading for Chicago and suburbs Monday afternoon and evening

Some of the storms could bring damaging winds and large hail. The National Weather Service said the severe risk exists across the Chicago area, but the most likely spots for the worst storms are south of I-88 in areas including Aurora, Naperville, Bolingbrook, Orland Park, Oak Lawn, Hammond and the south side of Chicago.

Three rescued, one missing after boat capsizes on Lake Michigan

A witness told Fox 32 News that he had warned the boaters that Lake Michigan was too rough to go out, but they went anyway.

Authorities 'looking into' connection between kidnapping suspect, Delphi murders

Police are now looking for a possible connection between a man arrested for kidnapping last week and the murders of two young girls in Northwest Indiana.

Former Indiana cop charged with stealing pills from crime scene

A former New Chicago police officer has been charged with stealing prescription drugs he found during an investigation on April 19.

Hammond man flies explicit, political flags in yard across from public park

A Hammond man is getting into some trouble for explicit and politically charged flags in his yard, which sits just across the street from a public park.

Hammond man flies explicit, political flags in yard across from park
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A Hammond man is getting into some trouble for explicit and politically charged flags in his yard, which sits just across the street from a public park.

Gary native Mia Neal makes history with Oscar win

One of the winners from the Academy Awards not only made history Sunday night, she has ties to Northwest Indiana.

Man killed in 1983 by Indiana serial killer Larry Eyler identified as John Brandenburg of Chicago

DNA MATCH: John Brandenburg Jr.'s body was identified through DNA uploaded to a genealogical database. He was a victim of serial killer Larry Eyler, who targeted young men and boys between 1982 and 1984 in the Midwest.

Calling Indiana? Better use the full ten digit phone number

Starting on Saturday, April 24, people calling 219 and 574 area codes are encouraged to use the full ten digit area code. This means that you'd dial 219-555-5555, instead of just 555-5555. If youd

14-year-old boy told police 'shadowy man' led him to kill 6-year-old girl

A 14-year-old boy charged in the strangulation death of a 6-year-old girl told police a "shadowy man" led him to kill the girl, according to an investigative report released Friday.

5 injured, 2 fatally, in Hammond crash

Two people were killed and three more injured in a crash Tuesday afternoon in Hammond, Indiana.

FedEx gunman legally bought firearms used in Indianapolis shooting despite red flag laws, police say

Police said the former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis legally purchased the two assault rifles used in the attack despite red flag laws designed to prevent that.

FedEx shooting: 8 victims' names released after Indianapolis shooter identified

Coroners released the names of the victims of the shooting in Indianapolis late Friday. Four of them were members of Indianapolis' Sikh community — another blow to the Asian American community that comes a month after six people of Asian descent were killed in a mass shooting in the Atlanta area and amid ongoing attacks against Asian Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Police: 8 killed in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis

A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after a relative lull during the pandemic.

Horseshoe Hammond to reinstate live poker games for the first time since the pandemic began

Horseshoe Hammond will officially begin hosting live poker games starting Monday April, 19 at 10 a.m. No-Limit Texas Hold'em and Pot Limit Omaha will be the first live poker games rolled out upon reopening