Southbound Dan Ryan Closed at 71st
A crash occurred between two vehicles about 1:27 a.m. Friday in the southbound lanes at 83rd Street, according to Illinois State Police. Police said the driver of one vehicle fled the scene and the driver ....
LaPorte County Candidate Condemns County Wide Mask Mandate
Today, LaPorte County Commission Candidate Joe Haney stated his position condemning the county wide face covering mandate approved by the LaPorte County Commission last night. Haney said, “Last night, in a 2-1 vote, the County ....
Police Make Arrest In Expressway Shooting
Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI) Agents arrested Cordero L. Binion, a 33-year old male of Chicago, IL for Aggravated Discharge of a Firearm. On July 13, 2020, at approximately 11:25 p.m., the ....
Vehicle Struck By Gunfire On Cline Thursday Morning
On July 16, 2020 at approximately 8:17AM an officer was dispatched to Cline Ave. near Michigan St. in reference to shots fired, according to Lake County Sheriff Spokeswoman Pam Jones. The complainant informed dispatch that while ....
Hammond Man Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison
Sonny Richards, 26, of Hammond, Indiana, was sentenced by District Court Judge James T. Moody to 110 months in prison and 2 years of supervised release following his guilty plea to distribution of cocaine and ....
Michigan City Police Make Arrest On Fourth Murder
An arrest has been made in the July 4th shooting death investigation of Antonio Rivera, according to Michigan City Police. Over the past 2 weeks since this unfortunate incident, Detective Arwen LaMotte and several other ....
High Waves Prompts Beach Hazard Warnings
The National Weather Service Chicago has issued a Beach Hazard due to North to northeast winds of around 20 MPH being expected this morning resulting in 4 to 6 foot high waves along the shores ....
Reported Explosion At Blast Furnace In Burns Harbor
Shortly before 7am Thursday a reported explosion occurred at Arcelor Mittal in Burns Harbor at Blast Furnace D. Multiple images were sent to us at Region News showing large flames and smoke billowing from the ....
Blood Drive In Chesterton & Michigan City
In response to a severe blood shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic, Franciscan Health is hosting several blood drives in the coming weeks. Franciscan Health Michigan City will host two Versiti Blood Center drives on July 20 and Aug. ....
Valpo Homicide Case Coming To A Close With Charges Pressed
The Valparaiso Police Department investigation into the January 29, 2020 homicide, that occurred in the 700 block of Elm St., is coming to a close. The nearly six month investigation has been a collaborative effort ....
