Protesters organize as Dyer Republicans raffle off AR-15 across street
According to a 2023 Pew Research Center study, approximately 58% of U.S. adults were in favor of stricter gun laws.
Month: April 2025
Probation, hefty restitution for former trustee in fraud case
Kimberly Robinson, 57, will serve one year on probation and must pay back the $11,200 she stole in rent assistance funds from Calumet Township from 2020 to 2021.
Merrillville greenlights community garden, updates parks plan
Council members voted to make updates to the community’s parks and recreation master plan that call for increased accessibility and safety features to be installed at the town’s parks over the next five years.
Man shot dead by police was holding child, gun
“He was observed approaching the front door several times with a gun in one hand and a baby in the other,” the sheriff said.
Hammond elementary school locked down; all safe in wake of threat report
Police and school officials were reportedly at the scene as of late morning.
Kentucky murder suspect arrested early Wednesday near Merrillville
An effort was coordinated with Indiana State Police to located Alvarez and he was reportedly found around 2 a.m. Wednesday in his vehicle near Merrillville.
Schererville police seek help identifying vandals
Residents of these areas are asked to check surveillance cameras for sightings of a dark-colored sedan with a loud exhaust system between 11:30 p.m. Friday and 3:30 a.m. Saturday.
Davich: First measles case in Indiana prompts concerns of outbreak
Measles was declared “eliminated” from our country a quarter century ago. However, anti-vaccination movements and misinformation campaigns have allowed for the reemergence of measles outbreaks in multiple states, now including Indiana, resulting in two…
Gary felon with firearm gets 71 months in prison, federal judge rules
Kyran Hawthorne, 31, in June of 2024 pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm as a felon in exchange for a lesser prison sentence.
4 injured after intoxicated Lowell man’s car spun into ditch
Landen Briggs, 21, faces charges in connection with a drunk driving crash that seriously injured three passengers in his car in September in Crown Point.