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A cross and flowers left in front of barriers along Deep River near the spot where the body of Rodrigo Montes was found Thursday, March 26, 2026 in Lake Station, Indiana. Rodrigo Montes, 18, a senior at River Forest High School, had been missing since early Monday. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Prosecutor’s office declines comment on charges for juvenile driver in Lake Station river death

March 27, 2026 at 2:55 p.m.

The Lake County Prosecutor’s Office declined comment on whether the teen driver in a Lake Station death would be charged as an adult.

Court news: Guilty plea after threats to Gary mayor, 7-year term in fatal crash

March 25, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

Lake County court news.

St. John woman arrested in Illinois triple homicide: police

March 27, 2026 at 12:19 p.m.

Police arrested a St. John woman Tuesday for allegedly killing her children’s father and his parents in Crete Township, Illinois.

Court news: Sentence in arson case, man charged with child porn

March 23, 2026 at 3:08 p.m.

Court news from Lake County.

Courts roundup: Hammond man may avoid prison for shooting outside bar

March 20, 2026 at 5:34 p.m.

News from Lake County courts

Crew members begin the April 2018 demolition of the West Calumet Housing Complex in East Chicago, which was contaminated with lead and arsenic from an existing U.S.S. Lead Superfund site. (Suzanne Tennant/Post-Tribune)

Courts may deny Du Pont’s bid to throw out parts of West Calumet suit

March 19, 2026 at 12:21 p.m.

A federal magistrate signaled last week that the courts could deny a bid by Du Pont to throw out part of a pending lawsuit for four people who got lead...

The U.S. Courthouse in Hammond on Jan. 13, 2021. (Post-Tribune file)

Woman gets year in prison for stealing nearly $365K in late mom’s Social Security benefits

March 18, 2026 at 4:09 p.m.

A judge sentenced Rose Henderson to one year in prison after she collected her mother’s Social Security benefits after she died.

Ohio man signs plea in Hobart High School school bomb threat

March 17, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

Ryan Krajewski, 20, of Medina, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to intimidation, a Level 5 felony, in a Hobart High School bomb threat.

Son charged in Merrillville stabbing of parents

March 17, 2026 at 10:47 a.m.

Jason Whitaker opened the door for police officers holding the bloody knife he used to kill his father, court records allege.

The United States Courthouse in Hammond on Jan. 13, 2021. (Post-Tribune file)

Court news: Two men sentenced in separate federal drug cases

March 16, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

News from the U.S. District Courthouse in Hammond

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