2 Chicago teens killed in Hammond crash

The pair, an 18-year-old woman and a 17-year-old girl, was involved in a crash about 11 p.m. near the intersection of 108th Street and Indianapolis Boulevard in Hammond.

Burned bagels spill onto NW Indiana expressway during semi fire

An off-duty Indiana State Trooper witnessed the semi traveling north on I-65 in Jasper County about 5:40 p.m. when heavy smoke started coming from the truck’s rear axel, Indiana State Police said in a statement.

Baby girl beaten to death in Hammond

An infant girl died Saturday days after being beaten at her home in Hammond, Indiana.

Woman shot by police, toddler hurt in crash stemming from Hammond police chase

A police chase originating in Hammond, Indiana crossed state lines Saturday and ended in Chatham on the South Side with a woman shot by officers and a toddler injured in a crash.

Over eight year period, 18,000 Indiana women went to other states to get abortions

More than 18,000 women traveled out of Indiana to terminate their pregnancies in recent years, according to state and federal data, likely fueled by the closure of abortion clinics and new laws restricting access to the procedure.   

Indiana approves new permit for John Dillinger exhumation

Indiana officials have approved a new permit relatives of 1930s gangster John Dillinger had sought to exhume his Indianapolis gravesite.

Legionella bacteria prompts closures at NW Indiana schools

Two northwest Indiana schools were closed Friday after a district employee contracted Legionnaires’ disease.

Pair charged with kidnapping, beating woman across state lines

A man is accused of kidnapping and beating his ex-girlfriend in Indiana and Illinois with the help of his niece.

Service dog found dead after I-80/94 rollover crash in NW Indiana

Authorities ended their search for a service dog they believed ran away after a rollover crash Thursday on an I-80/94 offramp in Gary, Indiana.

Fetal remains found at late doc's home moved to Indiana

More than 2,200 sets of preserved fetal remains found in the Illinois garage of a late Indiana abortion doctor have been returned to Indiana.

Mobile sports betting set to start in Indiana on Thursday

Sports betting is ready to go legally online in Indiana on Thursday, a little more than a month after the state’s casinos started taking game wagers.

Gary police search for missing woman

Robin Nicole Hogan, 34, was last seen in Gary Sept. 17, Gary police said.

Ex-fiance of child death suspect dies of apparent overdose

Officials say the ex-fiance of an Illinois woman charged in the beating death of her 5-year-old son has died of an apparent drug overdose.

4 teens charged with attempted murder in I-80/94 shooting in Indiana

Four teens were arrested and charged in connection with a shooting on Interstate 80/94 that left two people wounded — including an 11-year-old — Friday in northwest Indiana.

US vaping illness count jumps to 805, deaths rise to 13

Hundreds more Americans have been reported to have a vaping-related breathing illness, and the death toll has risen to 13, health officials said Thursday.