Crime in Porter County
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Month: September 2018
Long Beach seawall, revetment plan draws protests
MICHIGAN CITY — The City Council chambers were packed for an Indiana Department of Natural Resources hearing on a proposed revetment along Lake Shore Drive in Long Beach, but only one person spoke in favor of it.
THIS WEEK’S EXERCISE: Flutter crunch
Directions: Lying with your shoulders and head on the ground, lift both legs so they make a 90-degree angle. Lower one leg while grabbing the other and pulling up for an assisted crunch. Scissor legs and repeat for the other…
2 Crown Point girls get transplants at the same time, at same Cincinnati hospital
Earlier this year, two little Crown Point girls’ immune systems started failing them.
Illinois gets $44M in federal funds to fight opioid abuse
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Illinois has been awarded a $43.5 million federal grant to fight opioid abuse.
A sweet (smelling) ending to a sewage utility’s lost funds
MERRILLVILLE — The stink about missing money at a public sewage utility is over.
LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
Local weather forecast for Friday, Sept. 21, 2018:
Lake election officials ask the state for patience on precinct reductions
CROWN POINT — Lake County election officials are telling the Indiana Secretary of State they will make precinct reductions, in time.
Friday’s local prep and college schedule
Local high school and college sports schedules for Sept. 21
Munster tops Chesterton as teams ‘Smash Cancer’
The Mustangs won the match 4-1, but the night meant more than a usual non-conference meeting. Before play began, each player dedicated the match to a person in his life who has or had cancer.