Correction
A story in Sunday’s sports section misstated the event Portage’s Bobbie Russell won at the Duneland Athletic Conference gymnastics meet. She finished first on the vault.
Month: February 2019
BOOK REVIEW, SIGNING: South Bend mayor shares his grand vision for his city, the U.S.
In January 2011, Newsweek magazine published an article titled “America’s Dying Cities,” focusing on 10 cities with the steepest drop in overall population as well as the largest decline in the number of residents younger than 18.
Man held knife to 4-year-old’s throat during domestic violence incident, records allege
CROWN POINT – A Hammond man grabbed his 4-year-old daughter by the ponytail and put a knife to her throat during one of several recent episodes of domestic violence, court records allege.
REGION COLLEGIANS: Goeders earns 1st collegiate win in the pool
Stanford freshman Anya Goeders took first place in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 22.33 seconds to earn her first collegiate victory in the pool.
Jussie Smollett follow-up interview sought by Chicago police
CHICAGO — Chicago police and representatives for Jussie Smollett were keeping quiet about the investigation into a reported attack on the “Empire” actor a day after authorities said the case had “shifted” and they want to interview Smollett again.
Double homicide suspect was carrying drugs when arrested, police say
NEW CHICAGO — Police here are thanking outside law enforcement agencies for their help investigating a double homicide last spring and the capture of the suspected shooter last week.
Plainfield man facing murder charge in Indianapolis road-rage shooting
A Plainfield man has been arrested in connection to a suspected road-rage shooting on I-465 in Indianapolis that left another man dead.
DancExcel Kids bring history to life through the magic of dance
The Champion Foundation presents “The Spirit of the Baobab Tree,” the original dance production performed by the students of DancExcel, Champion Center for Creative Arts Education in Gary. This production returns to the stage again for the Black Histor…
IN TUNE: March Northwest Indiana Symphony concert: lovely Brahms symphony; modern, jazzy ‘Mass for the Children’
Hello, music friends — The Chicago Symphony Orchestra just completed a three-week tour of Asia giving concerts in Taiwan, China and Japan. Maestro Ricardo Muti selected four major pieces for the orchestra to play in those performances. We are going…
Indiana companies received 916 exemptions to Section 232 steel tariffs
The BP Whiting Refinery sits right next to two steel mills: U.S. Steel’s East Chicago Tin, and ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor in East Chicago, which is often described as “the largest steelmaking complex in North America” and is actually two steel…