Month: March 2019
Speaking against payday loans Senate Bill 613
A coalition of military/veterans groups, faith leaders, community and social service groups oppose expansion of payday and subprime lending in SB 613.
Buttigieg asks how Pence can support ‘porn star presidency’
AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg said Sunday night that he and Vice President Mike Pence have different views of their Christian faith and that he doesn’t understand Pence’s loyalty to President Donald Trump.
Children taken from intoxicated couple fighting at hotel, police said
VALPARAISO — A local couple faces charges of neglect after police said they found them in a state of “extreme” intoxication Sunday morning in a hotel room along with three children.
Indianapolis firefighters escape serious injury after crash
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say four Indianapolis firefighters escaped with minor injuries after a head-on crash between their truck and a car while en route to an emergency call.
Man wounded in shooting drives self to hospital; police say case is isolated
WHITING — A Hammond man who was wounded in a shooting early Monday drove himself to a local hospital for treatment, police said.
Judge denies bond reduction for former councilman jailed on domestic abuse charges
CROWN POINT — A judge denied to reduce bond Monday for a former Lake County councilman charged in a domestic battery case and simply said “no” to a last-ditch request that he be released on an ankle monitor.
Authorities: Dead dogs dumped in Indiana were shot, beaten
VERNON, Ind. — Authorities say that about a dozen dead dogs found dumped in a wooded area of southern Indiana were shot or beaten to death.