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Semi driver killed in Interstate 80/94 crash in NW Indiana
A semi driver was killed when the truck he was driving collided with two other vehicles and rolled over early Friday on Interstate 80/94 near Hammond, Indiana. Traffic was slowing down or stopping for...
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Dolton man charged with string of Hammond armed robberies
A south suburban man already in custody for robberies in Lansing has been charged with multiple armed robberies since December at Subway and Dunkin Donuts locations in northwest Indiana. Jamal Marco...
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Man shot by Hammond police officer
A 33-year-old man was shot by a Hammond police officer Sunday night in northwest Indiana. Officers responded to a well-being check at 7:19 p.m. in the 1500 block of 177th Place in Hammond, according to...
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Amber Alert canceled for Hammond mother and infant son
Yolanda Walker | Indiana State Police An Amber Alert has been canceled for a 20-year-old woman and her 2-month-old son, who were believed to have been abducted from northwest Indiana. Yolanda Walker...
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Semi driver Tasered, taken into custody after NW Indiana chase
A Florida semi truck driver was Tasered and taken into custody after leading police on a nearly hour-long chase Monday morning through northwest Indiana. At 10:44 a.m., a Whiting police lieutenant...
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Hammond police investigating clown threats against schools
Hammond police are investigating social media threats made by clowns against northwest Indiana schools. People representing themselves as clowns have made threats on Facebook against schools including...
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Clown threats, sightings pop-up across Chicago area, NW Indiana
A wave of clown threats and sightings swept across the Chicago area and northwest Indiana on Monday and Tuesday. The first known threat was posted on Instagram at 8 p.m. Monday against Lincolnway...
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16-year-old Hammond student arrested for clown threats
A 16-year-old student has been arrested for making clown threats online against schools in northwest Indiana. A Hammond High School student was identified as using a clown persona to issue threats of...
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Man convicted of impersonating psychiatrist, prescribing meds
A northwest Indiana man has been convicted of impersonating a psychiatrist and prescribing medications to dozens of patients at a Near North Side clinic. Following a four-day federal trial, 37-year-old...
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Suspect shot himself on I-294 after fleeing police
A shoplifting suspect in northwest Indiana fatally shot himself after fleeing police and crashing Monday afternoon on I-294 in South Holland. At 12:13 p.m., a store supervisor at Cabela’s, 7700...
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Indiana sheriff, mayor accused of taking bribes for tow contracts
A federal grand jury has indicted a northwestern Indiana sheriff, his top deputy and a mayor, accusing them of collecting bribes in return for contracts for towing and other services, a prosecutor...
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Man found dead in northwest Indiana
A man was found dead with a blunt force trauma Thursday in northwest Indiana. A death investigation team was called at 6:16 p.m. to the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Indianapolis Boulevard in...
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Man fatally struck by vehicle in Hammond
A 56-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle Wednesday night in northwest Indiana. About 7:50 p.m., Marvin Keith Thomas was walking in the 5300 block of Columbia Avenue in Hammond when he was...
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Hammond shooting suspect arrested in Lynwood
A man suspected of killing a woman and critically wounding two more people in a Hammond, Indiana, shooting was arrested Monday night, authorities said. Joesph E. Barner was taken into custody in his...
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Man charged with triple shooting in Hammond
A man has been charged with killing his ex-girlfriend and critically wounding her godson and goddaughter in a shooting Monday morning in northwest Indiana. Joesph E. Barner, 32, faces one count of...
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Woman, 21, dies after Hammond shooting
A 21-year-old woman died early Friday after being shot in northwest Indiana. Hammond police were called about 1 a.m. Friday to reports of a woman who was shot in the 900 block of Becker Street,...
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Two charged with murder of 21-year-old Hammond woman
A man and woman have been charged with the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old woman early Friday in northwest Indiana. Kashena Lavette Hayes | Hammond police Lavell Holloway, 24, and Kashena Lavette...
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Chicago woman found guilty of sex trafficking at NW Indiana spas
A Chicago woman who initially flew to Hong Kong to escape prosecution has been found guilty of forcing women to work as prostitutes at three “spas” she ran in northwest Indiana. After a three-week jury...
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Cops: Stolen case of beer prompted chase, crash that killed teen
Police were chasing two people suspected of stealing a case of beer before the pursuit ended in a crash that killed a 13-year-old girl on Wednesday evening in northwest Indiana, authorities said. About...
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Tim Horton headlines a varied show/go weekend: Chicago outdoors
Tim Horton turned one of the most varied weekends of show season even more interesting. Varied? How about the Northern Illinois Boat Show, the Midwest Musky Club’s annual fundraiser, Indoor Fishing...
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