‘Men working’ sign prompts young sisters to call for gender equality

Blair Babione, 11, and Brienne Babione, 9, spotted a “men working” sign at a construction site and penned a letter to town leaders asking why the sign was posted when plenty of women also work in construction.

Body found 33 years ago in NW Indiana was Illinois woman

A body found more than 30 years ago in a northwestern Indiana wildlife area has been identified as that of an Illinois woman.

Man charged with murder in East Chicago stabbing

A man is facing murder charges after stabbing another man to death Sunday in East Chicago, Indiana.

1 killed, 2 injured in Gary crash

A person died and two others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash Friday in Gary, Indiana.

4 shot in East Chicago, including 7-year-old girl

A 7-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy were among four people wounded in a shooting Sunday night at a gas station in East Chicago, Indiana.

Gary police investigate apparent murder-suicide

A man and woman in their 50s were found dead in a vehicle early Saturday in northwest Indiana in what police were investigating as a murder-suicide.

Gary man dies in East Chicago stabbing; 1 in custody

Police arrested a man suspected of fatally stabbing a Gary man during an argument early Sunday in East Chicago, Ind.

Fraud overwhelms pandemic-related unemployment programs

Massive fraud in the nation's unemployment system is raising alarms even as President Joe Biden and Congress prepare to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into expanded benefits.

Louis Nix, missing Notre Dame, NFL player, is found dead: report

Louis Nix, a former NFL defensive lineman who was a college standout at Notre Dame has been found dead after going missing earlier this week.

Man killed in I-94 crash in NW Indiana

An 81-year-old man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Friday on Interstate 94 in northwest Indiana.

NW Indiana buried by 18 inches of snow

A winter storm has dumped up to a foot and a half of snow on parts of northwestern Indiana, while a large swath of the state received between 6 inches and 8 inches of snow, creating hazardous road conditions.

3 Michigan City firefighters facing battery charges

Three Michigan City, Indiana, firefighters are facing battery charges after an incident at a gathering in November, according to Indiana State Police.

Grandfather of toddler who died in fall from cruise ship sentenced to 3 years probation

Salvatore Anello, who was charged in the fatal fall of his young granddaughter from an 11th-story window on a cruise ship docked in Puerto Rico, was sentenced to three years probation in the case.