Indiana sees new boost in coronavirus hospitalizations

A fresh increase in Indiana’s hospitalizations for coronavirus infections was reported Wednesday by state health officials, keeping that figure stubbornly higher than what it was weeks ago.

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.

Indiana launches helpline for support during virus pandemic

Indiana residents can call and speak confidentially with a trained counselor at any hour free of charge under an initiative announced Monday.

Indiana Dunes launches 'Think Before You Beach' anti-COVID campaign

With Chicago beaches closed, beaches in Indiana and Wisconsin are packed with Illinois residents. Now, Indiana Dunes is launching a new campaign to promote social distancing.

Many of Indiana’s counties named for men tied to slavery

One-third of Indiana’s 92 counties are named for men who had ties to slavery or supported otherwise racist policies and an Indiana University professor says that reflects slavery’s inescapable legacy across the country.

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.

Indiana BMV resumes driving tests, but by appointment

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles has resumed offering driving tests, months after the coronavirus pandemic prompted the state agency to cancel exams for more than 4,000 people.

Iowa meth kingpin is 3rd executed by US government this week

A convicted killer from Iowa whose five victims included two young girls is scheduled Friday to become the third federal inmate to be executed this week, following a 17-year pause in federal executions.

Michigan City beaches to close down for 7 days due to overcrowding

All Michigan City beaches will shut down for seven days starting Friday due to overcrowding issues amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Indiana’s coronavirus hospitalizations highest in month

A new jump in Indiana’s hospitalizations for coronavirus illnesses was reported Wednesday by state health officials ahead of an expected announcement by the governor on whether some business and crowd size restrictions will remain in place.

Another federal execution set for Wednesday after 1st in decades carried out in Indiana

The U.S. has carried out the first federal execution in nearly two decades, putting to death a man who was convicted of killing an Arkansas family in the 1990s in a plot to build a whites-only nation in the Pacific Northwest.

Indiana beach to be shut down due to coronavirus fears

A beach along Lake Michigan in northwestern Indiana will be shut down as part of efforts to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

Girl, 9, drowns at private campground in NW Indiana

A 9-year-old girl drowned Sunday while swimming at a private campground in Portage, Indiana.