SPECIAL REPORT: Sex offenses thrive in COVID-19’s shadow, authorities say
The COVID-19 pandemic is effectively switching off an important spotlight in detecting child sex abuse, region and national authorities say.
The COVID-19 pandemic is effectively switching off an important spotlight in detecting child sex abuse, region and national authorities say.
Here’s the daily COVID-19 case and death update from the Indiana State Department of Health on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020.
A traffic stop Friday afternoon east of LaPorte helped county police net a wanted man out of Elkhart County.
An SUV was towed away early Sunday after leaving a gaping hole near the entrance of a Dollar General in East Chicago.
Statewide, more than 12,000 convicted sex offenders are listed on the Indiana registry, including nearly 800 spanning Lake and Porter counties.
Throughout the Midwest, the ongoing project will be shining a spotlight on sex offenses, including public sex offender registries that require convicted parties to register their addresses.
Five Northwest Indiana communities have accused the city of Hammond and its water department of breaching their wholesale water contracts when the city council hiked rates earlier this month, according to a Nov. 20 lawsuit.
Last week, President-elect Joe Biden chose three key cabinet members who could play a major role in determining commodity production, consumption, trade, and, ultimately, impact the entire world’s economy.
Indianapolis police found the two victims late Saturday night at Blackburn Terrace Apartments on the east side.
Keeping the doors open at this local favorite is becoming more difficult.