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Munster Public Works employees drop a bladder full of sand bags on the Munster side of the Northcote Avenue Bridge. Feb. 20, 2018.

Communities in Northwest Indiana watch rivers as heavy rains, warm temps bring flooding

May 13, 2019 at 4:56 a.m.

Ken Schmitt remembers the 2008 flood that swallowed parts of western Lake County like it was yesterday. Schmitt, one of several Munster residents convening late Tuesday morning at the Northcote...

Two dead in separate Lake County shootings

May 9, 2019 at 8:33 p.m.

Two men died in separate shootings over the weekend, according to the Lake County coroner's office. Jerome Wilderness Jr., 38, of Merrillville, was pronounced dead at Franciscan Crown Point Hospital...

Jason Reyes, of Hobart, shows off his dialysis port to Heather Szmaszek and her son, Michael Carden, 13, during a family party Dec. 21. Szmaszek donated her kidney to Reyes Dec. 27.

Chesterton woman donates kidney to co-worker at Indiana Harbor steel plant

May 23, 2019 at 8:15 a.m.

Jason Reyes will never forget the last time he ate shrimp, he said. It was a few weeks ago, following a Dec. 27 kidney transplant, when he ordered some shrimp...

ECIER student Raina Jenkins, left, hands Arbelia B. Caruthers, of Gary, a survey while ECIER Foundation President Chariece White welcomes other guests. The foundation hosted a red-carpet premiere of "Black Panther" Thursday at AMC Movie Theaters in Merrillville.

Superhero ‘Black Panther’ wins cheers at ECIER screening

December 14, 2018 at 8:46 p.m.

Preston Grabczak was wiped out by the time the "Black Panther" was over Thursday night. His mom, Angela Grabczak, of Hobart, had no doubt, however, her the little guy —...

Members of the East Chicago Central High School football team pose for a photo with resident Terri Smith, left, after they shoveled for her.

North Township volunteers, football players team up to clear snow

May 13, 2019 at 4:55 a.m.

Every time, Jason Novak warns his team and every time they never listen. It took about 10 minutes and a lull in the action before the 10 East Chicago Central...

Longtime Hammond city engineer Stanley Dostatni dead at 69

May 13, 2019 at 4:54 a.m.

Former City Engineer Stanley Dostatni, might've been known as the go-to person for fixing problems in Hammond, but to his family, he was the greatest husband and dad ever. A...

Valparaiso man killed in house fire

May 13, 2019 at 4:53 a.m.

A basement ceiling fire led to the death of a Valparaiso man Saturday morning in a house fire where there were no working smoke or carbon monoxide detectors, fire officials...

Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in Highland

May 13, 2019 at 4:53 a.m.

Authorities said a Highland, Ind., man died after being hit by a car early Saturday morning. Highland police were called to the intersection of Highway and Kennedy avenues around 2:20...

Lansing man gets 76 years in Hammond slaying of ex-girlfriend

May 9, 2019 at 8:33 p.m.

After a year of going over his sister's death, Ernst Cajuste still couldn't find an answer. Four lives were shattered Jan. 23, 2017, the day Joseph Edwards Barner shot and...

Mom gets 20 years for role in beating death of 22-month-old boy

May 9, 2019 at 8:33 p.m.

The mother of a 22-month-old boy beaten to death in 2014 was sentenced for her role in his death Friday. Selena Strong, 29, of Gary, was sentenced to 20 years...

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