Young children found alone and shivering in unheated apartment in NW Indiana
A mother is in custody after her two young children were found alone and shivering in a cold apartment Monday afternoon in Merrillville, Indiana.
Gary man arrested after escaping from work release program in Lake County
The man was found inside an apartment near 90th and Merrillville, the sheriff's office said. He was taken into custody by Crown Point police. No one was hurt.
Democrat Frank Mrvan holds onto Northwest Indiana congressional seat
Democrat Frank Mrvan won reelection to his northwestern Indiana congressional seat on Tuesday, surviving an expensive campaign in which Republicans made their first serious challenge in decades for the longtime Democratic stronghold.
Winning $1 million lottery ticket sold in northwest Indiana
Check your tickets, because a gas station in northwest Indiana sold a winning $1 million ticket for Monday's Powerball drawing.
2 killed, 4 others wounded in Gary nightclub shooting
NIGHTCLUB SHOOTING: When officers arrived, they found an unresponsive 34-year-old man near the entry, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds, police said. A 26-year-old woman was located inside the nightclub, also unresponsive.
Missing Gary Mom Ariana Taylor: Police say life-size 'silicone doll'- not body - has been found
Gary police said late Sunday that a “body” that had been found not far from where police located the SUV of missing Gary mom Ariana Taylor was actually a “life-sized silicone/rubber type female doll.”
'I-65 Killer' revealed: Now-deceased man IDed in 1980s slayings of 3 motel clerks
Indiana State Police identified a now-deceased man on Tuesday as the suspect who raped and killed three women in Indiana and Kentucky in the late 1980s as they were working night shifts as motel clerks.
Gary police searching for woman whose car was found crashed, abandoned on I-65
Gary police are searching for a woman whose SUV was found crashed and abandoned over the weekend in northwest Indiana.
Mission One Foundation: Indiana non-profit giving away free car
The Mission One Foundation has donated about eight cars to veterans over the past four years.
Indiana man charged in shooting that wounded 2 on Chicago's South Side
A 28-year-old man was charged with attempted murder in connection with a double shooting last year in Chicago's Canaryville neighborhood.
'Witch hunt': Lake County sheriff indicted, says charges initiated by 'rival politician'
Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on a felony charge of resisting law enforcement and a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving stemming from an incident last year, according to the Lake County Prosecutor's Office.
Shots fired at Southlake Mall in NW Indiana; no injuries reported
Shots were fired inside the Southlake Mall in northwest Indiana Thursday morning.
No threat to public after report of shots fired at Southlake Mall in NW Indiana, police say
There is no active threat to the public at this time and the mall is being evacuated "out of an abundance of caution," according to Hobart police.
1 killed, another wounded after gunman opens fire on crowd gathered for funeral at Gary church
One person was killed and another was wounded Saturday afternoon when a gunman opened fire on a crowd gathered for a funeral outside a church in Gary.
15 members of Northwest Indiana motorcycle gang charged with racketeering and conspiracy to deal drugs
The men charged range in age from 41 to 72, and have nicknames like "Sonny," "Profit," "Baywatch," Tattoo," "Flirt" and "Widowmaker."
Amber Alert canceled for missing Indiana baby believed to be in 'extreme danger'
A statewide Amber Alert that was issued in Indiana after the disappearance of a 7-month-old baby from Merrillville has been canceled.
Indiana family sues after tubing incident killed five family members in North Carolina
A family from northwest Indiana has filed a lawsuit after five loved ones were killed in a tubing accident on a North Carolina river.
Silver Alert canceled after 2 girls missing from Indiana are found safe
A Silver Alert was canceled Saturday morning for two young girls who were reported missing from Merrillville, Indiana Friday night.
Merrillville man charged with child molestation
A Merrillville man was charged Wednesday with molesting a child under the age of 14.
61-year-old woman charged with murdering roommate in Calumet City
A woman accused of fatally shooting her roommate in Calumet City turned herself into police hours later in northwest Indiana.