Coroner IDs Illinois woman after 33 years
An Illinois woman found dead in 1988 was positively identified after three decades by the Newton County coroner’s office.
Month: March 2021
New water meters flowing into Griffith
The council made an agreement with NIES Engineering, Inc., to help write a request for contractor proposals for a townwide replacement of the meters.
Some Marion County Republicans frustrated as Joe Elsener wins race for county GOP chair
Joe Elsener, son of Marian University president Daniel Elsener, to lead Marion County Republican Party.
4 more die from COVID-19 in NWI, officials say
Four additional COVID-19 deaths were reported across the Region, according to updated statistics provided Saturday by health officials.
Man leads police on chase through rural fields before crashing, police say
An Illinois man was taken into custody after he tried evading LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department officers on a chase through several fields and into LaPorte.
Indiana COVID-19: More than 20,000 fully vaccinated over past 24 hours; 1,243 new cases
These are the new Indiana COVID-19 cases, vaccinations and deaths reported Saturday, March 6, by the Indiana State Department of Health.
U.S. Steel makes big purchase of NanoSteel patents to produce more advanced high-strength steels
Steelmakers normally deal in tonnage but U.S. Steel is going nano.
Driver killed in Gary wreck, police say
Gary Police responded Friday to the area of Clark Road and Industrial Highway for a crash involving two cars and a semitrailer.
WATCH NOW: Brewery cat retires from mousing to enjoy laps, sunbeams, saucers of water at the bar and social media fame
“Forget the owners – Luther runs Windmill. He’s become so much more than a back-of-the-house stray cat, he’s become the face of that place and he knows it.”
Porter County eyes U.S. 6 corridor
The county has urged the Indiana Department of Transportation to convert that stretch of U.S. 6 to a four-lane road.