Local youth tour a bridge to college bowling
The Northwest Indiana Junior Tour Players Association changed Meghan McGee’s life.
Month: April 2020
Residents snitch on businesses, neighbors amid COVID-19 shutdowns
“If we were naughty with the government’s order, then we’re very, very sorry,” a Chicago business owner said.
Vehicle hits power pole, cutting service to thousands
More than 4,000 customers are without power after a vehicle struck an electrical pole, NIPSCO said.
3 arrested for murder of 23-year-old killed in 2019
On Thursday the “extremely violent suspects” were apprehended with the assistance of the U.S. Marshal’s Great Lakes Regional Task Force and the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force, police said.
Suit seeks Illinois inmates’ release due to coronavirus
A federal lawsuit seeks an order directing state officials “to drastically reduce Illinois’ prison population” on grounds that hundreds of inmates are particularly vulnerable to catching and dying from the coronavirus.
No need for Hoosiers to wear masks in public, state health commissioner says
Indiana’s health commissioner said Hoosiers do not need to wear masks when they leave their homes, even though some federal and state officials elsewhere are recommending the practice.
First La Porte County COVID-19 death announced
La PORTE — Thirteen more people have died in Indiana from coronavirus-related illnesses, including the first in La Porte County, raising the state’s death toll to 78, health officials said Thursday.
BBQ restaurant crowd-sourcing meals for front-line nurses in COVID-19 fight
Doc’s Smokehouse in Dyer is giving people the chance to buy barbecue meals for front-line nurses and other health care heroes in the COVID-19 fight.
Indiana health officials report COVID-19 has spread to 29 nursing homes
The growing number of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes is a serious concern because elderly people with underlying health issues are most vulnerable
Schools closed for rest of school year; spring sports canceled
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