With change in votes by council members, Merrillville will keep its town court open
A five-year battle to close the Merrillville Town Court ended Tuesday night by three changed votes.
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Charges dropped against two Chicago men arrested during ICE protest at Gary airport
Charges have been dropped against two Chicago men -- one a freelance photographer -- arrested during a January Immigration and Customs Enforcement protest.
Merrillville holds off on separating clerk-treasurer’s duties but matter isn’t settled
The Merrillville Town Council deferring an ordinance separating the office of Clerk-Treasurer into two positions doesn’t mean it’s been pulled from consideration, according to the town manager.
Fate of Merrillville’s town court hangs in the balance with vote do-over after controversy over tie
When the Merrillville Town Council votes on the Town Court Tuesday, Rick Bella will accept whatever the result.
NWI food banks, school districts stunned by federal funding cuts
Local food banks and school districts are scrambling after the U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled more than $1 billion in funds to purchase food directly from local farmers via the...
Tornado damage evident in parts of Gary as high winds and rain rip through region
National Weather Service had two teams out in the field, one tracking storm damage in northeastern Illinois and the other tracking damage from Monee, Illinois, into Gary.
Amazon launches new specialty site in Merrillville
The specialty center isn’t a typical warehouse, Site Leader Mary Beth Klippel said, but a fulfillment center for small and medium-sized sellers, of which there are 5,500 in Indiana. Products...
‘I’d rather know it and not have to use it’: Students learn how to stop the bleed
Your date and you are leaving prom after a magical evening, and a group of teens from a rival school rolls up and picks a fight that escalates into shots...
SWAT negotiators called out to Cedar Lake Monday
A Northwest Regional SWAT negotiating team persuaded a Cedar Lake man to safety after he had a medical crisis, police said late Monday night.
Purdue Northwest professor explores cultural origins of Hip Hop
Heather Augustyn will never tell you that Hip Hop isn’t an American-born movement, but if you can’t pick up the Jamaican and Ska influences in it, you’re not listening close...