Northwest Indiana’s three casinos reported revenues of $67.4 million in February, a decrease of about 9.7% from the approximately $74.6 million reported for the same month last year, according to the Indiana Gaming Commission’s monthly gaming report.
News from Lake County courts and the U.S. District Court in Hammond
Opening statements took less than 15 minutes Tuesday morning in the trial of Marcus Wright, the 35-year-old Michigan City man accused of causing the death of his girlfriend and catastrophic injury to their toddler son in an auto accident in Pine Township three years ago. Prosecutors say Wright’s blood alcohol level was over twice the legal limit and he tested positive for THC.
Donaldson is motivated by 21st Century’s upset loss in a regional last year.
The ruling on a complaint filed by a Cedar Lake poll worker against a police officer, who refused to conceal his “Trump Make America Great Again” T-shirt while voting, will have to wait.
U.S. District Judge Philip Simon told Kathelia Hopkins that he tried to give federal defendants a break nearly every day. In her case – after defrauding the U.S. Small Business Administration of over $400,000 in COVID-19 relief money – he found he couldn’t.
Environmental concerns were put on the scale against economic benefits and individual expression as students from Chesterton and Valparaiso high schools weighed the merits of fast fashion.
The Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a trio of convictions for murder and child molesting Monday.
Former state Senator Karen Tallian was elected as the Indiana Democratic Party on Saturday, becoming the first woman from Northwest Indiana to serve in the role.
The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority will help the city of Hammond round out funding for an Optimist Lake project.