Month: March 2021
NWI fire chief suspended for seeking pass for drunken firefighter, authorities say
Cedar Lake Fire Chief Todd Wilkening will serve a one-week suspension after he asked why a Lowell police officer was working a DUI checkpoint in Cedar Lake and arresting “my guys,” records allege.
West Washington Street bridge over Eagle Creek will close next week
The Indianapolis Department of Public Works will rehabilitate the bridge that was built in 1939. Here’s detour information.
More IU players in transfer portal as coach search revisits familiar name: Chris Holtmann
Khristian Lander is sixth Hoosier in transfer portal as coach search nears its third week, with Ohio State’s Chris Holtmann a new name on IU’s radar.
3 more COVID deaths reported in NWI
The deaths were among 20 more reported across Indiana. A total of 12,596 Hoosiers have died from the respiratory disease to date.
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Drugged oatmeal and a mother-daughter murder plot led to Carmel man’s death, police say
Heidi Marie Littlefield, 41, her daughter, Logan Marie Runyon, 22, and Runyon’s boyfriend, Robert James Walker, 29, were charged.
Printable Sweet 16 bracket: Download and fill out your 2021 March Madness predictions
Get your pens and March Madness predictions ready, the 2021 Sweet 16 has arrived. Find your printable NCAA bracket here.
Bicycles welcome April 1 on South Shore trains
Bike cars are available on select trains from April through October, according to NICTD.