Amy Lavalley

Once the on the night of March 10, the 911 calls came in to Newton County's dispatch in rapid succession.

An Indiana State Police trooper was shot in the chest and a suspect was shot and killed at the scene just after midnight Tuesday on Interstate 94, just east of the Illinois state line, police said.

Portage Township School Board member Jeff Smith resigned from the board Monday to become the new Portage High School athletic director.

Hobart Township Trustee Fred Williams, who in a re-election bid, is fighting back against harassment allegations filed by two women who used to work in his office.

Car seats and candy, gold jewelry and handbags — Judith Pelaez, according to a dozen lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in Hammond, had access to none of it because the websites selling the wares were not accessible to people with i…

For Kelly Migler, assistant dean for undergraduate nursing and teaching at Valparaiso University, Friday's FarmHop tour by the Northwest Indiana Food Council was a way to network.

Indiana health officials said they are keeping a wary eye on a foodborne illness that causes a severe stomach bug, with a growing outbreak in Michigan and rising cases in the Indianapolis area.

CHICAGO — Car seats and candy, gold jewelry and handbags — Judith Pelaez, according to a dozen lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in Hammond, had access to none of it because the websites selling the wares were not accessible to people with impaired vision.

A truck crash Tuesday did more than ruffle feathers after almost 30 crates of live chickens broke loose on an Interstate 80 ramp in Lake Station, sending state troopers scrambling to catch loose birds.

A parent alleges in a federal lawsuit that a teacher at Portage High School gave her minor daughter emergency contraception without the parent’s knowledge or consent.