Indiana woman gets 4 years in prison for killing 3 kids in school bus stop crash

Alyssa Shepherd, 25, could have been sentenced to as much as 21½ years in prison for the Oct. 30, 2018, crash that killed 6-year-old twin brothers Xzavier and Mason Ingle, and their 9-year-old sister, Alivia Stahl.

Sleeping toddler killed, pregnant mother wounded in Gary shooting: police

A volley of gunfire entered a housing complex about 1:10 a.m. and struck 4-year-old Tory’on Dukes and grazed the face of his 27-year-old mother in the 4300 block of West 23rd Place in Gary, according to police.

Indiana police say man's paper license plate in crayon led to car theft arrest

Initially, Indiana troopers thought Joshua Lewis-Brown was a 20-year-old stranded motorist from New York in need of a tow after blowing a tire Friday afternoon on I-80 near Angola.

Former Gary, Indiana Mayor Richard Hatcher dead at 86

Former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher, who became one of the first black mayors of a big U.S. city when he was elected in 1967, has died. He was 86.

Man accused of dragging Indiana state trooper with car

Darrell A. Loving, 30, is charged with felony counts of battery to law enforcement, resisting law enforcement and dealing cocaine and heroin, according to a statement from Indiana State Police.

Vaping illness death count surpasses 50 across US

The 52 vaping deaths in 26 states are among the 2,409 hospitalized cases that have been reported across the nation this year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Drew Peterson moved from Terre Haute, Indiana to new, undisclosed prison

Officials confirm Drew Peterson has been moved from the Federal Bureau of Prisons to a state facility outside of Illinois. The department is not saying where he has been moved.

Illinois-Chicago beats Purdue Fort Wayne, 62-49

Illinois-Chicago beat Purdue Fort Wayne 62-49 as Michael Diggins had a season-high 25 points.

2 arrested after wrong-way car nearly hits squad car on Indiana Toll Road

Two people were taken into custody after nearly hitting an Indiana State Police car while driving in the wrong direction on the Indiana Toll Road near Portage on Thursday.

Judge dismisses lawsuit in Dillinger exhumation case

A nephew of 1930s gangster John Dillinger needs a cemetery's permission to exhume the notorious criminal's Indianapolis gravesite to prove whether he's actually buried there, a judge ruled Wednesday in dismissing the nephew's lawsuit against the cemetery.

Cameron Krutwig carries Loyola of Chicago over Ball St. 70-58

Cameron Krutwig had 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists as Loyola of Chicago defeated Ball St. 70-58 on Tuesday night.

Indiana suspect with ‘Crime Pays’ face tattoo remains at large: police

Donald Murray, 38, allegedly led officers in Terre Haute on a high-speed pursuit Friday after he was spotted driving without lights on his car, according to authorities.

Man found stabbed to death in NW Indiana lake

Investigators determined 34-year-old Erik Lozano died of multiple stab wounds and his death was ruled a homicide, the coroner’s office said. He lived in East Chicago, Indiana.

Girl found dead in alley identified as missing 14-year-old from Chicago

Takaylah Tribitt, 14, was found dead Sept. 16 in an alley near 20th Avenue and Pennsylvania Street, the Lake County sheriff’s office said Sunday.

Indiana woman, 19, killed after backseat passenger fires AR-15-style rifle in car, police say

An Indiana woman was shot and killed last week while driving her car, allegedly by a passenger who police say fired an "AR-15-style rifle" while he was sitting behind her in her vehicle.