More than 100 groups ask Holcomb to veto controversial wetlands bill. He signed it into law.
Holcomb signed the wetlands bill into law days after more than 100 groups including city leaders, hunters and environmentalists asked him to veto it.
Month: April 2021
Man sentenced for break-in that led to inadvertent discovery of child porn
Scott T. Porta II, 21, of Hammond, admitted to one count of residential entry, a level 6 felony, according to Lake Criminal Court records.
Westfield High’s Braden Smith commits to play at Purdue
The 6-foot Smith averaged 22.0 points and 6.2 assists per game as a junior at Westfield, shooting 45.1 % from the 3-point line.
BP more than triples its profit to $4.7 billion after significant rise in oil prices
Buoyed by higher oil prices, BP made $4.7 billion in profit in the first quarter, up from $1.4 billion in profit in the fourth quarter of last year.
Judge grants state’s motion to join men’s murder cases for trial
Judge Salvador Vasquez granted the state’s motion for joinder, but said he would consider a motion to severe the cases if filed by the men’s defense attorneys.
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Amy Govert resigns as Merrillville girls basketball coach
During Govert’s tenure, Merrillville won seven sectional titles, two regional crowns, one semistate championship and finished as the Class 4A state runner-up in 2010.
WATCH NOW: Police investigating robbery at Winfield bank
The suspect, who was wearing a yellow rain suit with a facial covering and goggle-like glasses, fled with an undisclosed amount of money, Ball said.
Local actor stars in humorous commercial with dinosaur
Actor David Sales appears in a new commercial featuring a humorous dinosaur.
Indianapolis man sentenced to 50 years in July 2018 east-side gas station fatal shooting
Gamron Tedford was convicted in the murder of 20-year-old JeShon Cameron, who was fatally shot at a gas station in 2018.