April Snow Storm
A late season storm system will bring another round of accumulating snow to the area Thursday night into early Friday morning, according to NWS Thursday morning. There will be a period of moderate to heavy ....
Category: Lake County News
Region Departments Helping Kids Celebrate Birthdays With Personal Parades
While the Region remains on Stay At Home Orders it’s likely you may have seen or heard a parade come through your local neighborhood. Multiple Police & Fire Departments across the area are helping kids ....
Lake County 911 Celebrating Dispatch Week
Lake County 911 is celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which runs from April 12th – 18th, 2020. Sometimes called “Dispatch Week” the focus is recognition of the incredible women and men of emergency communications centers, ....
Two Lake County E911 Operators Test Positive For COVID-19
As the spread of COVID-19 continues to impact Lake County hard, RNS has learned two E911 dispatchers have tested postive for COVID-19 last week. We reached out to E911 today for a statement. Two Lake ....
Easter Bunny Escorted Through The Region By Firefighters This Weekend
Cities across the entire “Region” this weekend had a special treat for residents from local Fire & Police Departments. Many Region departments including Cedar Lake, Lake Station, Dyer, Chesterton, and Munster had a special escort ....
Lake County Health Dept. Announces Drive Thru Testing In Gary Next Week
The Lake County Health Department announced they will be running another test site next week for front line workers and essential workers in Gary who are showing symptoms. This is one week after the Indiana ....
Indiana National Guard Help Conduct States First Drive Thru Site Not Associated With Hospital
The Indiana National Guard helped conduct the state’s first drive-thru COVID-19 testing site April 8, in Merrillville Indiana. Twenty-eight Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment, stationed out of South Bend assisted with traffic ....
Munster Strack’s Announces Extra Steps After Two Employee’s Test Positive
Strack & Van Til Munster recently was made aware of two employees that tested positive for COVID-19. RNS reached out to the store after learning this to dispel any social media rumors that have started. ....
Gary Police Investigating Homicide Saturday Morning
The Lake County Coroner was dispatched Saturday morning at 12:18am to the 4700 block of East 10th Ave. A male was found lifeless outside on the ground, Commander Jack Hamady told RNS. The Coroner has ....
Highland Police Seek Info On Suspicious Incident
On Thursday April 9th at approximately 5:06pm, a dark complected male (described as either Indian or Middle Eastern) in his 20’s approached a 15 year old female who was sitting in the grass along the Highland Bike Trail near the footbridge behind the ....
