Judge refuses to let bail in murder case; trial set for this fall
CROWN POINT – A judge on Monday set a September trial for a man charged with murder in a fatal shooting last year in the parking lot of a Merrillville hotel.
Month: May 2019
After 2 escapes, monitoring company barred from Lake County Jail, sheriff says
CROWN POINT — The Lake County sheriff has barred a monitor ankle bracelet company and its employees from entering Lake County Jail after detainees’ escapes were reported too late, the sheriff says.
IUN commencement to award more than 800 degrees May 9
GARY — More than 800 degrees will be conferred in Indiana University Northwest’s 53rd Annual Commencement at 4 p.m. May 9 at the Genesis Convention Center.
Sports notes: Valparaiso baseball game postponed
Prep football
Long John Silver’s robbery thwarted
La PORTE – A teenager who tried to rob a La Porte restaurant on Tuesday was arrested minutes later while walking away from the scene, according to police.
Andrean legend, sportscaster Dan Dakich speaks at year-end banquet for 59ers state title team
The 59ers held their year-end banquet to cap off the first boys basketball state championship in school history. Andrean graduate Dan Dakich was the keynote speaker.