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Indiana University Northwest police department Lt. Brandon Campbell stands near his bike before setting off on a bike patrol on Wednesday.

Bike patrols help police get out of cars, be part of community, officers say

May 13, 2019 at 2:40 a.m.

Crown Point Police Officer Travis Thomas remembers his bicycle patrol training a couple of years ago. He was out riding with a fellow officer in a Gary neighborhood when they...

Ronald London, left, watches as Lake County Democratic Election Board attorney Justin Murphy signs his paperwork and Democratic Party clerk John Brezik looks on.

Commission president to fill vacant city council seat

May 13, 2019 at 2:40 a.m.

A retired city police officer was elected Wednesday in an East Chicago Democratic caucus to replace a current police officer as an at large city councilman. Ronald London, 54, the...

Dave Woerpel, right, mingles after being unanimously chosen Hammond's new 5th district City Councilman Tuesday evening during a caucus held at the Jean Shepard Center. Woerpel replaces Mike Opinker, who resigned last month.

Hammond Dems fill vacant city council seat

May 13, 2019 at 2:40 a.m.

In all the years Dave Woerpel has been involved in politics, he's spent it asking people to vote for others. Asking people to vote for him to take over the...

Dems set to fill city council vacancies in three communities

May 13, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

The Lake County Democratic Party has a busy week ahead, with three separate caucuses to replace council members who chose to resign their posts over the state's anti-conflict of interest...

Gubernatorial candidate John Gregg talks with the Freels family of Michigan City.

Gregg’s appearance at picnic helps solidify union support, members say

May 13, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

Indiana Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Gregg got a steelworkers' welcome Saturday afternoon. At least 60 members of United Steelworkers Local 1010 members swarmed Gregg for group shots and selfies during...

Children chase frogs during the frog jumping contest at the Lake County Fair in Crown Point.

Catching the contestants is half the fun in annual county fair frog jump

May 13, 2019 at 2:39 a.m.

The look of determination on Kyle Strickland's face as he held the net said it all. Once Carson Boomsma's amphibious contestant, Lighting Bolt, hightailed it outside the course during the...

Block Principal Dee Etta Wright shows graphs of increasing attendance and test scores for the school.

School plan touted at state hearing

May 13, 2019 at 2:38 a.m.

Joseph Block Middle School's rating might still be low when ISTEP scores are released, but teachers and parents want the East Chicago school to continue on its current trajectory. Block...

The Star Plaza Theatre in Merrillville and the adjacent Radisson Hotel and Conference Center will be razed next year.

Symphony, convention looking for new homes

May 13, 2019 at 2:38 a.m.

Folks over at the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra are singing the blues after Tuesday's announcement that the orchestra's longtime home will be razed early next year. The White Lodging Services...

The waterfall in the lobby of the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza soon will splash no more. Hotel officials said the hotel and adjacent Holiday Star Theatre would be razed and replaced by a new upscale hotel.

Merrillville’s Star Plaza Theatre, Radisson Hotel to close

May 13, 2019 at 2:37 a.m.

Northwest Indiana's Star Plaza Theatre will be demolished next year, turning to rubble one of the region's main entertainment venues for nearly four decades. Merrillville based White Lodging Services Corp....

East Chicago’s Gosch students to start classes in different building

May 13, 2019 at 2:37 a.m.

Students at Carrie Gosch Elementary School in East Chicago will start school on time Aug. 15, but in an entirely different building despite Gosch being cleared by the Environmental Protection...

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