"If you do not feel comfortable with the person at your door or you wish to confirm their identity, we suggest that you call 911 and we will gladly have an officer respond to confirm that the person is legitimate," according to police.
"She has a baby under 5 years old. My sister has to tell her she'll never see her mother again. That's one of the worst things."
LAPORTE — Stolen bronze grave markers of deceased veterans in LaPorte County had their names ground off and were cut into pieces before being sold for scrap.
The shooting occurred around 6:45 p.m. during the dispute between the 50-year-old male victim and the offender, Glenwood Police Chief Derek Peddycord said.
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Ken VanderLugt, owner of The Remarkable Book Shop in Merrillville, leaves a legacy of used books, gentle smiles and loyal customers.
The accused then ran back inside the house, locked the door and the SWAT team was called due him having a gun and yelling threats of everyone dying.
Portage is working on plans to develop an undeveloped area on the north side of the city that's "as large as the city of Whiting."
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Here are recent bookings into the LaPorte County Jail.
Police are urging witnesses to come forward after Kia Tidwell, a 42-year-old mother of six, was killed by a stray bullet after leaving her mother's Gary home.
Northwest Indiana homes with at least five bedrooms.
The United Steelworkers union and steelmakers, including Indiana-based Steel Dynamics, are seeking tariffs on imports of corrosion-resistant, flat-rolled steel products.
Lake County Innkeepers tax revenue is up by more than $269,000 so far this year, which tourism officials attribute to an increase in visitation.
Ben Bochnowski, the president and CEO of Munster-based Peoples Bank, received the Sagamore of the Wabash, Indiana's highest civilian honor.
"I'm asking you to pay attention to what [prosecutors] bring you," defense attorney John Cantrell said, "and what they don't bring you."
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy was awarded the Excellence in Academic Gains grant, which recognizes schools that have made progress in student achievement.
LaSheanna Cooper, 28, admitted in a plea that while driving she told her front seat passenger to hold the baby, minutes before she crashed into a tree In 2021.
Valparaiso University announced Monday it has been awarded nearly $100,000 to help support the launch of its collaborative research program.
"Sewers, these projects, aren't sexy. They don't sizzle. But they have to be done," said Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland.
The new EV charging stations will be powered by the AmpUp app.
The much-anticipated Chick-fil-A will start serving southern-style chicken sandwiches in Crown Point this week.
Four Northwest Indiana municipalities are among 13 across the state to earn federal grants totaling $26.2 million for efforts to promote roadway safety and reduce deaths and serious injuries. Indiana’s share comes from about $1 billion nationwide funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
David Parrish is charged with felony counts of assisting a criminal in a murder case and obstruction of justice in the Dec. 8, 2017 "execution style" slaying of Robert Head by his girlfriend Karen Sons.
"During the incident, another female retrieved a firearm from her vehicle and discharged one shot into the air in an attempt to stop the stabbing and ongoing fight," police said.
The gunmen then began to collect merchandise from a backroom at the business at which time the employee fled the scene.
While the man was trying to get information from the accused, who he described as appearing intoxicated, smelling of alcohol and slurring her words, she reportedly got back in her vehicle and drove into the man, knocking him to the ground.
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