A bill that would ban transgender women from collegiate sports passed on second reading in the Senate Tuesday, with amendments proposed by Democrats voted down by the Republican supermajority.
The Indiana Senate will vote on House Bill 1448, which requires Gary to pay East Chicago and Michigan City, after its third reading.
Caprice Cashaw randomly pulled in front of a Hammond bar just after he lost at least $7,000 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond. He was “mad” and took it out on his girlfriend — beating her while driving back from the casino. He pulled in front of the Portside Pub, 1516 Indianapolis Blvd., to keep assaulting her. When she tried to run, he opened fire, killing two people — a new bartender and longtime female patron — and wounded three others, including his girlfriend.
The Porter County Emergency Management Agency has requested the Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s assistance in conducting damage assessments of properties throughout Porter County from Sunday’s storm.
A previously announced 10% fare increase for South Shore Line passengers is expected this year, to be followed by future price hikes to keep up with inflation.
For Cusick, confidence is the key. “It’s just believing in yourself,” he said.
On a gloomy and chilly Monday, a ray of brightness returned to the corner of Union Court and Fifth Street in Chesterton — Al the Crossing Guard.
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Jury selection began Monday in a murder trial for a Gary woman’s 1999 stabbing death. Orvall M. McMoore, 58, of Chicago, is charged with 27-year-old Lisa Anderson’s death. She was discovered on Jan. 12, 1999 after her mother hadn’t heard from her.
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