Chief: St. John school shooter lockdown was false alarm
Police officers swarmed a northwestern Indiana high school Wednesday on a report of an active shooter that authorities said turned out to be a false alarm.
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Indiana school says no shots fired in lockdown incident
No shots were fired at a northwestern Indiana high school that was put on lockdown Wednesday morning after a report of a person with a gun, authorities said.
Gary teen deemed incompetent for trial in infant’s killing
A judge has ruled that a 17-year-old Gary girl accused of killing a toddler left in her care can remain jailed in northwest Indiana until she’s transferred to a mental health facility in Indianapolis.
Justices: Teen injured in crash failed to mitigate damages, but trial court erred in damages reduction
Two former classmates battling in court over damages stemming from a 2016 car accident each took home a partial victory from the Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Justices invite amicus curiae briefing in Lake Co. probation officers legal expense dispute
A debate over whether Lake County is responsible for paying legal expenses incurred by two probation officers in a federal lawsuit is pending on transfer before the Indiana Supreme Court, which has invited amicus curiae briefing in the case.
Gary man to testify against co-defendants in 2 teens’ deaths
A Gary man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and agreed to testify against two co-defendants charged in the fatal shootings of two teenage boys slain last year in northwest Indiana.
7th Circuit rules district court had jurisdiction over dispute previously decided in state courts
An Indiana federal court has jurisdiction over a dispute between a northern Indiana apartment owner and city officials, even though that dispute was already adjudicated in state court, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
Hammond man convicted in slayings of woman, her son, 13
A northwest Indiana man has been convicted in the fatal shootings of a Gary woman and her 13-year-old son who were slain in their home during a 2019 robbery.
Man sentenced for killing man at Gary bar, shooting at cop
A northwestern Indiana man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for killing a man outside a Gary nightclub and shooting at a police officer at the scene.
Census shows many rural Indiana counties lost population
More than half of Indiana’s counties lost population during the last decade, according to U.S. Census figures released Thursday showing the state’s growth around Indianapolis and its other largest cities.
Gary sues tech firm to regain Genesis Center, housing site
The Gary Redevelopment Commission is suing to regain the city’s Genesis Center and former Ivanhoe Gardens housing site from Akyumen Industries after the California-based tech company reneged on two contracts, the mayor said.
Lake Co. dad gets new trial after potential landlord denies rental because of kids
A new trial has been ordered for a Lake County father who was refused a rental home after telling the owner that he had children.
Robing ceremony set for Lake Superior Judge Bokota
The Lake County Bar Association will hold an in-person robing ceremony in honor of the newest judge of the Lake Superior Court later this month.
Lake Co. father of drowned brothers receives 16-year prison sentence
A 16-year prison sentence was handed Wednesday to a northwest Indiana man who pleaded guilty to two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury in the drownings of his two sons.
Finding error, COA reverses denial of tax sale
The deceased owner’s brother has lost possession of a 10-foot-wide vacant lot after the Indiana Court of Appeals found the trial court was “clearly erroneous” in finding the purchaser did not give proper notice.
NW Indiana man gets 5-year sentence for boy’s fatal shooting
A northwest Indiana man has been sentenced to two years in prison for the death of a 4-year-old boy he was babysitting who accidentally shot himself with an unsecured handgun.
Juvenile’s petition over extended house arrest without hearing splits Supreme Court
Indiana Supreme Court justices split 3-2 in declining to hear further argument from a Lake County juvenile whose house arrest was extended without a hearing being held on the matter.
Judges appointed to St. Joseph Superior, Terre Haute City Court benches
A St. Joseph County magistrate has been appointed to the St. Joseph Superior Court bench, the governor’s office announced this month. A judge has also been appointed to the Terre Haute City Court.
Suit seeks direct election of Lake County judges, says merit selection discriminatory
A federal lawsuit filed by the Democratic mayor of Hammond and a Lake County attorney argues that Indiana’s judicial nominating system that appoints judges in the state’s four most diverse counties is racially discriminatory. Judges in Lake County should be directly elected or judges statewide should be appointed through merit selection, the suit says.
Lake Co. father of drowned brothers pleads guilty to neglect charges
An Indiana man pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury in the drownings of his two sons.