A jury started deliberations around noon Wednesday for a Gary man charged with opening fire on a minivan, killing a man and wounding a baby inside.
Jury out in trial for man’s murder, wounded baby
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Gary must pay $12.3 million to East Chicago, Michigan City after state comptroller error
Gary will have to pay approximately $12.3 million to East Chicago and Michigan City after the Indiana State Comptroller made an accounting mistake. The Indiana State Comptroller mistakenly sent $12.3 million to Gary that should’ve been distributed to East Chicago and Michigan City to ease the financial burden following the move of the Majestic Star casinos to Hard Rock along I-94. Ahead of the casinos’ move, the legislature voted to provide the communities with deficiency payments from 2022 to 2025, but the state comptroller never released the payments, said State Rep. Gregory Porter, D-Indianapolis. Gary should be able to […]
Of Notoriety: Gary History Friday lecture event revisits downtown of yesteryear
At a Christmas party our friends the Scamerhorns hosted in 1983, the subject of the Robert Hall clothing store, a retail anchor along Broadway in downtown Gary, resulted in a funny reaction from guests.
Records: Gary man tells police he murdered his mother
A Gary man recently confessed to police that he murdered his mother in 2018. Jamel Curtiz Scott, 53, is charged with murder and neglect of a dependent resulting in death, a Level 1 felony.
Sentencing continued in crash that killed Chesterton teacher
Arthur H. Schmidt III spoke about his mental health struggles during his sentencing hearing on the charge of causing the crash that killed a Chesterton Middle School teacher.
Fort Wayne man charged with stealing $65k in jewelry from Hobart JCPenney’s
A Fort Wayne man is charged with stealing $65,000 in jewelry from JCPenney’s at Southlake Mall.
In-demand Porter Beach parking passes go on sale in March with $5 fee bump
The town of Porter offers something highly desirable that never fails to quickly sell out every year.
Police detain Hobart student with gun on school bus
Hobart Police halted a school bus Tuesday and took a 14-year-old Hobart Middle School student into custody after finding an unloaded gun in his possession.
Hobart’s Ryan Basham has a new coach who believes in him. He has teammates believing too. ‘They follow him.’
Basham, who averaged less than one point last season, leads Hobart not only as its top scorer but also as its captain.
Woman critically injured when she was hit by snow plow at Merrillville Aldi
A woman was hospitalized with critical injuries after she was struck by a snow plow in the Merrillville Aldi parking lot Tuesday morning, according to a news release.