Lawmaker wants state to get involved earlier when schools underperform

5 February 2012, 7:12 pm

Legislation that allows the state to intervene earlier in low-performing schools failed to move out of the Indiana House this session. Yet, the House’s education leader, state Rep. Robert Behning, R-Indianapolis, said he is attempting to amend the policy Indiana Superintendent of Public Instructio... Read More »

Lake magistrate interviews Wednesday for Ind. Supreme Court seat

4 February 2012, 3:45 pm

INDIANAPOLIS | At age 41, Lake County Magistrate Michael Pagano is the youngest of 15 candidates seeking to replace retiring Chief Justice Randall Shepard on the Indiana Supreme Court.... Read More »

Driver dies when van spins out on slick Indiana Toll Road, is hit by truck

4 February 2012, 12:45 pm

A Hammond man died this morning on the Indiana Toll Road near Portage, Ind., after the van he was driving spun out and was hit by a trailer truck, apparently because of icy road conditions, police said.... Read More »

Driver killed in Indiana Toll Road crash

4 February 2012, 8:51 am

A Hammond, Ind. man was killed when he lost control of his van and crashed into a truck on the Indiana Toll Road early Saturday.Pierre Louise DeVaugh Smith was driving his 1999 GMC Savannah westbound on the Toll Road near the Portage Toll Plaza/exit when he lost control on the icy roads, according t... Read More »

Driver killed when van spins out on control on Indiana Toll Road

4 February 2012, 8:30 am

A Hammond, Ind. man was killed when he lost control of his van and crashed into a truck on the Indiana Toll Road early Saturday.Pierre Louise DeVaugh Smith was driving his 1999 GMC Savannah westbound on the Toll Road near the Portage Toll Plaza/exit when he lost control on the icy roads, according t... Read More »

Hammond wants court to nix NIPSCO rate hike

1 February 2012, 1:50 pm

The city of Hammond is challenging state regulators' approval of NIPSCO's electric rate hike in court.... Read More »

Hammond remains linked to woman missing in 1999

19 January 2012, 9:18 pm

HAMMOND, Ind. -- Human remains discovered in northwestern Indiana by a dog digging at the site of a former bait and tackle shop have been identified as a Whiting woman missing since 1999.... Read More »

Funeral held for Ind. Guardsman killed in Afghanistan

18 January 2012, 6:07 am

Funeral services were held in Hammond, Indiana, Wednesday for Sergeant Brian Leonhardt. He was one of four members of the Indiana National Guard who were killed by a road side bomb in Afghanistan.... Read More »

Hammond man admits story of fake cop was hoax

10 January 2012, 2:04 pm

HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) — Authorities in northwest Indiana say a Dyer man who said he shot at a man posing as a police officer has admitted the story was a hoax.... Read More »

Hammond firefighters protest city cutbacks

9 January 2012, 2:33 pm

Firefighters in Hammond, Indiana, took things into their own hands Monday to protest cutbacks by the city.... Read More »