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Man charged with attempted murder in shooting at East Chicago bar

May 13, 2019 at 6:51 a.m.

A 38-year-old man is accused of attempted murder after a shooting inside an East Chicago bar bathroom. Julio Cesar Salinas, of East Chicago, was charged March 7 in Lake Superior...

Judge denies request to lower ex-councilman’s bail in domestic battery case

May 13, 2019 at 6:51 a.m.

A judge denied a request to lower the bond for a former Lake County councilman who is again facing domestic battery charges. Judge Diane Boswell rejected Jamal Washington’s request because...

Police seek to identify suspect in armed robbery of Hobart gas station

May 13, 2019 at 6:51 a.m.

Police are asking for the public’s help identifying a suspect from an armed robbery Thursday at a Hobart gas station, but feel stymied by a policy of the store owners....

Munster Police Department Honor Guard member Officer Jonathan Hernandez stands guard near a portrait of fallen Munster K-9 Django during a funeral service for the K9 at the Munster Town Hall on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.

‘He was a loved dog here in Munster’: Mourners gather to remember town’s first K-9

May 13, 2019 at 6:49 a.m.

Officer Brian Hernandez muted the music on a slideshow and played a recording of the final call for K-9 Django. “K-9 Django has answered the highest call. It’s with great...

Request to suppress evidence in Gary teen’s murder case denied

May 13, 2019 at 6:50 a.m.

A magistrate denied a request to suppress evidence from an Amber Alert used in the case of a teenage girl accused of stabbing and killing her mother. Chastinea Reeves is...

Ex-coach charged with theft from Kankakee Valley football fundraiser

May 13, 2019 at 6:49 a.m.

A former Kankakee Valley High School coach is accused of taking more than $3,000 from a fundraiser for the football team that he helped organize, court documents say. Derek A....

Judge: Ex-cop’s lawsuit over hit-and-run firing can continue against Lake sheriff’s department

May 13, 2019 at 6:49 a.m.

A lawsuit filed by a former police officer who hit a man with his squad car in 2016 while driving drunk will continue, but only against the Lake County Sheriff’s...

Bail hearing pushed back again in ex-councilman’s battery case

May 13, 2019 at 6:49 a.m.

A bail hearing for a former Lake County councilman facing new domestic battery charges was postponed again. Jamal Washington, 45, has been held in the Lake County Jail since his...

Gary man on death row for killing wife, 2 stepchildren still seeking new trial or resentencing

May 13, 2019 at 6:49 a.m.

A Gary man on death row for killing his wife and two stepchildren is still seeking a new trial, or alternatively, asking to be sentenced again. Kevin Isom, 53, was...

Body found in pond identified as Winfield man missing since November

May 13, 2019 at 6:49 a.m.

A Winfield man missing since November was found dead Wednesday in a pond less than a mile from his home. Investigators don’t suspect foul play in the death of Terry...

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