Experts who testified during the trial of 57-year-old Orvall McMoore weighed the reliability of the analysis of a DNA sample that sat untested for 21 years.
Students in Williams Elementary School's STEM Club are learning more about science with help from Indiana University Northwest's Chemistry Club.
The Gary Common Council decided they need more time to get their concerns addressed by the prospective developers about what will happen to the crumbling Alfred Beckman Middle School.
Davion Dean admitted in a plea agreement that he and co-defendant Brandon McFadden planned to rob Jordan Miller, 24, under the guise of buying drugs from him.
McMoore’s DNA was identified as the likely DNA contributor when fingernail clippings from Lisa Anderson, 27, were first sent out for testing in May 2020.
31-year-old Keith Wells was formally charged Wednesday with criminal confinement, intimidation, stalking, unlawful carrying of a firearm, neglect of a dependent, domestic battery and other related charges, online court records show.
Matthew Kaplan, a Whiting native who said he was photographing the Jan. 18 protest, was arrested by Gary police and subsequently charged with criminal trespass, resisting law enforcement and disorderly conduct, online court records show.
The remains were recovered at 2664 Jefferson St. in Gary, an address belonging to what appears to be an abandoned residence north of Interstate 94 and west of Broadway.
The collision caused a pickup truck to roll over and come to rest on its side in the southbound lanes of Broadway.
Emmit Yarbrough Jr., 57, pleaded guilty to starting a fire in September 2022 in an abandoned building in Gary while the body of Deborah Leslie, 30, was inside.
There were no reported injuries from the 95 commuters on board the train at the time of the crash, Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District Police Chief Jessie Watts Jr. said.
The 31-year-old man has not been charged but is in custody at the Lake County Jail, sheriff Oscar Martinez Jr. said in a Facebook post Wednesday evening.
No one has been charged in connection to Jaylen or La'Montrell McFarland's homicides. In La'Montrell's case, it's unclear who is investigating — or if anyone is at all.
Local efforts in NWI to combat food insecurity include urban meal delivery programs, farmers markets' and urban ag training programs.
The 2025 rollout of the GPTC's bikeshare program has been pushed from March to April, but new bike hubs are still set to open.
Friday's contest was the third in a chain of caucuses triggered by office vacancies.
Arthur Boyd, 57, had three of four drug dealing cases dismissed in exchange for pleading guilty to one count of dealing cocaine.
Ronnie Major, 54, has chosen to maintain his plea of guilty to charges of racketeering and murder, despite demanding it be withdrawn a six months earlier.
This spring, the City of Gary will debut Narcan vending machines around town that will distribute the opioid overdose reversal drug at no cost.
Hunter was sentenced on May 30, 2023, to 12 months in the Lake County Jail followed by a year of probation for dealing cocaine, online court records show.
Garry Moore, 65, gave conflicting information to police about the July 11, 2023 death of his wife, Tanya Moore, 55.
The two-story complex, which will expand the Gary branch of the Boys and Girls Club in the former Tolleston Middle School on West 19th Avenue, will also house new YMCA facilities and a wellness center operated by Methodist Hospitals.
Renowned author Percival Everett spoke with the IUN community about his new novel, "James," a literary rebuttal to "Huckleberry Finn."
The career and enrollment fair will take place on March 17 at 3:00 p.m. at Daniel Hale Williams Elementary School, 1320 E. 19th Ave.
Hammond has begun the process of fencing off Briar East Woods, an area of preserved dunes that it owns, as it readies for construction in the area.
The airport said that the funds will support "the construction of new hangars, renovations to the airport terminal, and an expanded cargo and logistics center."
Samuel Edwards, 38, shot Ieisha Jefferson, 31, Dec. 27, 2022 with their children in the next room and fled the scene, never to contact his children again.
The Gary Fire Department said there is no foul play suspected.
Rieth-Riley Construction, Hasse Construction, Actin Inc, RMD Construction, and Superior Construction all donated labor to the effort, which the Mayor said will tear down between 20 and 24 homes this week.
The 5-year-old child told police "Sam killed Ieisha" and she saw him with a black gun. She said "Sam" was her father and "Ieisha" was her mother.