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Third man charged with murder in Griffith shooting of Portage High School senior

May 13, 2019 at 6:59 a.m.

A third man has been charged with murder from a January shooting in Griffith that left a a Portage High School senior dead. Giovante Galloway, 21, of Gary, and his...

Man, 75, charged in fatal stabbing of 64-year-old in Gary

May 13, 2019 at 6:58 a.m.

A 75-year-old man who described himself as a retired drag queen told police he stabbed a 64-year-old man earlier this week in Gary after being called names during an argument,...

Man convicted in 1980 killing of off-duty Hammond cop files appeal

May 13, 2019 at 6:58 a.m.

A man convicted in a decades-old killing of an off-duty Hammond police officer is asking for a new trial, or as an alternative, a reduced sentence. James Hill, 56, was...

Son charged with murder 8 years after mother’s disappearance in Munster

May 13, 2019 at 6:58 a.m.

When Dr. Promila Mehta-Paul went missing in 2011 in Munster, police called her son, Paul Monet Fontaine, as a “person of interest.” Eight years later, Fontaine has been charged with...

New DNA testing leads to charges in 1984 Hobart home invasion during which 3 were violently raped

May 13, 2019 at 6:58 a.m.

Recent DNA testing led to a Gary man being charged from a 1984 Hobart home invasion in which three victims were raped and a car was stolen, officials said. Joel...

Gary man charged with attempted murder after witnesses say he tossed baby in air ‘like a rag doll’

May 13, 2019 at 6:58 a.m.

A Gary man was charged with attempted murder after witnesses said he threw a 7-month-old boy in the air “like a rag doll” and let the child hit the ground,...

Man pleads guilty in 2016 fatal boat crash on Lake Michigan

May 13, 2019 at 6:57 a.m.

A DeMotte man pleaded guilty to charges from a 2016 boat crash on Lake Michigan that left a retired Hammond firefighter and a Lynwood, Ill., village trustee dead. As part...

The exterior of the Lake County Jail on Thursday, April 5, 2018.

Lake County Ind. officer charged with bribery, theft

May 13, 2019 at 6:57 a.m.

A Lake County Sheriff’s Department officer is facing bribery and perjury charges after investigators said he improperly ran vehicle identification number (VIN) checks to make “fast and easy money.” Louis...

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb speaks during a press conference at the Statehouse Feb. 27, 2019 in Indianapolis.

NWI representatives divided on latest ‘hollowed out’ hate crime bill

May 13, 2019 at 6:57 a.m.

As a new version of a proposed hate crime bill moves forward in the Indiana statehouse, a Northwest Indiana representative joined critics in calling the legislation “hollowed out.” The Indiana...

Sylvia Franklin-Kyle, of Merrillville, holds up a photo of her son, Moses Tucker, who was shot and killed in 1998.

Merrillville mother whose son died in 1998 shooting encourages others to not give up

May 13, 2019 at 6:46 a.m.

There are still times Sylvia Franklin-Kyle finds it difficult to use the word “murdered” when describing her son’s death, 20 years later. “You’re never the same. I’m not the same,”...

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