Indiana lawmakers go big and vote to make the mastodon Indiana’s state fossil
The Indiana Senate unanimously voted to name the mastodon Indiana’s state fossil, sending House Bill 1013 to the governor for approval.
Month: February 2022
Indiana steelmaker has to pay $3 million for cyanide spill that killed thousands of fish
More than two years after a cyanide spill killed thousands of fish and closed public beaches, the steelmaker will have to pay millions and make fixes.
Father gets son’s vehicle out of snow; intoxicated son rear-ends him and drives off, police say
A LaPorte man allegedly repaid his father for helping get the man’s vehicle out of snow Sunday by rear-ending his father’s vehicle and driving away, according to the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office.
Dan Orlovsky on Carson Wentz: ‘I can’t tell you (he) will win you an AFC championship’
“I’ve believed in him for a long time. I think he’s good but I don’t know if he can be consistently great.”
Duneland School Corp. goes mask optional
The decision was made in consultation with Porter County Health Department, the limited amount of active cases and quarantines, the lack of evidence of an ongoing outbreak in Duneland schools and decreasing cases in the county and state overall.
Man pleads guilty to sexual battery at Region park where no one intervened, attorney says
Prosecutors agreed as part of the proposal to drop a higher felony level rape charge, defense attorney Jesse Harper said.
Tamika Catchings hoped to turn the Fever around. She leaves with the franchise at a crossroads.
Since Catchings’ retirement, the Indiana Fever are a league-worst 40-116.
Tamika Catchings hoped to turn the Fever around. She leaves with the franchise at a crossroads.
Since Catchings’ retirement, the Indiana Fever are a league-worst 40-116.
Merrillville officials want to fix Whitcomb Street curve
The road condition will be reviewed at the 5:30 p.m. Redevelopment Commission meeting Tuesday.
Valparaiso Community Schools goes mask optional
Masks still will be required on buses, per federal mandate.