Coast Guard commences annual ice-breaking operation
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. — An annual ice-breaking effort is starting on waterways in and around northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
Month: January 2019
MEN’S BASKETBALL: Valparaiso moves to top of MVC but loses Fazekas to ankle injury
Valparaiso moved into first place in Missouri Valley Conference play at 3-0 with a 61-50 win over Bradley on Tuesday.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Marquette Catholic heats up in second half
Colin Kenney scored 30 points to lead the Marquette Catholic boys basketball team to a 77-69 win over Washington Twp. on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019.
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Riley Ott scores 29 in LaPorte’s wire-to-wire win over Plymouth
LaPorte senior Riley Ott scored 29 points in the Slicers’ 14-point win over Plymouth.
BOYS BASKETBALL: Hammond steps up during crunch time to knock off Portage
Big picture: It shouldn’t even be this close.
TUESDAY’S PREP ROUNDUP: Lake Central boys defeat Highland
Kyle Blum scored a game-high 21 points Tuesday to lead Lake Central past Highland 65-44 in boys basketball play.
Griffith heads back downstate
GRIFFITH — A new bill, being introduced to the Indiana General Assembly this week, seeks to let Griffith provide its own poor relief after being turned away by both North and St. John townships for membership.
‘Rolling for a Reason’ bowling fundraiser to benefit McAuley Clinic
DYER — Spots are still available for the annual “Rolling for a Reason” fundraiser for Catherine McAuley Clinic on Jan. 19 at Stardust Bowl III in Dyer.
Hammond man gets 3 years in work program for fatal 2017 stabbing
CROWN POINT — A Hammond man was ordered Tuesday to serve a three-year sentence in the Lake County Community Corrections program for fatally stabbing a 50-year-old man during a fight.
U.S. marshals: Suspect accused of murdering Texas woman on New Year’s Eve 2017 is captured in Gary
GARY — A man with ties to the Region who was suspected of murdering a Texan woman on New Year’s Eve 2017 was captured by U.S. marshals on Tuesday in Gary’s Horace Mann section.