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Medal of Honor recipient recalled

Medal of Honor recipient recalled

WESTVILLE | Close to 1,000 people turned out Saturday for a ceremony that united two veterans with the family of the Marine who saved them fro…

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May 26, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Dunham's Sports opens in LaPorte

LaPORTE | LaPorte residents will no longer have to drive to Michigan City or places further east and west to buy a new baseball glove or other…

May 25, 2012 7:06 pm(0)

Family sues LaPorte schools for up to $18.7 million in sex case

Family sues LaPorte schools for up to $18.7 million in sex case

LAPORTE | The family of a girl who was sexually involved with her former junior varsity volleyball coach filed a lawsuit Thursday against the …

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Volunteers, donations needed for American veterans traveling tribute

WESTVILLE | A number of items and volunteers are needed in order to make the American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) and Traveling Vietnam …

May 23, 2012 12:00 am(0)

LaPorte considers legalizing golf carts on streets

LAPORTE | The city is looking into legalizing golf carts on city streets.

May 22, 2012 6:15 pm(16)

Region WorkOne sites closing

Four WorkOne express service centers will close in the next few months as the regional operator of the state's workforce development system br…

May 22, 2012 6:00 pm(4)

Officials focus efforts on downtown LaPorte events

LAPORTE | More special events are scheduled in downtown LaPorte this summer as part of a more aggressive effort to promote and attract people …

May 21, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Cruis'n for a Cure sets out today

LAPORTE | Cruis'n For a Cure begins at noon today at the LaPorte County Fairgrounds, 2581 W. Ind. 2.

May 20, 2012 12:00 am(0)

LaPorte County man gets prison for large marijuana growing operation

LAPORTE COUNTY | A Hudson Lake man has been given a 25-month sentence in federal prison for running a large indoor marijuana growing operation.

May 19, 2012 7:30 pm(0)

Battle of the Badges

Battle of the Badges

Prior to basketball games beginning, spectators observed a moment of silence Friday for Phillp Pratt, 24, of the Porter County Sheriff's Department.

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Fisherman comes forward after his boat capsized

LAPORTE | James Lindsey was so exhausted from swimming back to shore that he slept the entire time search crews in LaPorte combed the waters f…

May 18, 2012 2:30 pm(1)

LaPorte County officials search for possible drowning victim

LAPORTE | Rescue workers used sonar devices to scan much of Fishtrap Lake for a possible drowning victim Thursday, but found no body by early …

May 17, 2012 7:15 pm(0)

Westville-area man pleads guilty to molesting 9-year-old girl

LAPORTE | A Westville-area man pleaded guilty Wednesday to molesting a 9-year-old girl between April and December 2009.

May 16, 2012 8:45 pm(1)

OWI driver was pregnant and on morphine, LaPorte County police say

A pregnant woman was arrested Tuesday on charges alleging she drove while she was impaired by morphine and other drugs and her 5-year-old daug…

May 16, 2012 8:30 pm(2)

LaPorte man charged with driving mobile meth lab with children in car

MICHIGAN CITY | A LaPorte man is accused of driving three children in a vehicle containing a meth lab.

May 15, 2012 7:00 pm(1)

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Judge sentences Wanatah man to 90 days in jail for OWI death

LAPORTE | A 90-day jail sentence was given Friday to a Wanatah man under the influence of alcohol when he struck and killed a Hobart man on a mo-ped.

May 11, 2012 5:00 pm(9)

Police: Michigan City man molested boy at LaPorte hospital

LAPORTE | A Michigan City man could face up to a 50-year sentence on allegations he engaged in deviate sexual conduct with a 3-year-old boy.

May 11, 2012 4:15 pm(3)

Woman gets probation in case of 2-year-old falling off roof

LAPORTE | A LaPorte woman was sentenced Wednesday after her 2-year-old daughter fell off the roof of their residence.

May 09, 2012 7:15 pm(3)

Marijuana, psychedelic drugs found in LaPorte County home

Marijuana, psychedelic drugs found in LaPorte County home

MICHIANA SHORES | Marijuana, hashish and psychedelic mushrooms were confiscated from a home Tuesday.

May 09, 2012 3:00 pm(4)

Decker defeats Huston in LaPorte County commissioner race

LAPORTE | LaPorte County Commissioner Barb Huston was soundly defeated Tuesday in her bid for a third consecutive term by Dave Decker, a membe…

May 08, 2012 10:15 pm(0)

Officials: LaPorte salvage yard fire may have been caused by lightning

LAPORTE | Storms early Monday could have touched off a fire that did substantial damage to a salvage yard in LaPorte.

May 07, 2012 6:45 pm(0)

Break Time crew wins Coho Classic in Michigan City

Break Time crew wins Coho Classic in Michigan City

MICHIGAN CITY | A crew competing for the first time in the pro division netted the $10,000 championship Sunday during the Hoosier Coho Club Classic.

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Fire destroys LaPorte County barn

Fire destroyed two barns and items that included antique tractors near Hanna during a Thursday night storm.

May 05, 2012 2:30 pm(0)

Local students, universities finding more success with job placement

Local students, universities finding more success with job placement

Hiring in 2012 is expected to climb 10.2 percent, even higher than a previous estimate of 9.5 percent, according to a survey by the National A…

May 05, 2012 12:00 pm(6)

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LaPorte County commissioner race becomes heated

The race for one of the seats on the LaPorte County Board of Commissioners could tip the balance of power.

May 04, 2012 1:48 pm(0)

Plea deal calls for jail time, payback in embezzling case

LAPORTE | A Mill Creek woman has ageed to serve time in jail and pay back more than $64,000 she embezzled from the accounts of her elderly and…

May 04, 2012 12:00 am(1)

Two men arrested in alleged burglary attempt at mini mart

LAPORTE | One man was arrested and a second suspect was hospitalzed after a police chase early Thursday ended in a crash following an attempte…

May 03, 2012 1:54 pm(0)

Former Valpo man charged with stealing from employer

LAPORTE | Charges have been brought against a former Valparaiso man accused of stealing more than $20,000 in cash from the sale of scrap metal…

May 02, 2012 8:15 pm(0)

LaPorte students hear story from Valpo father who lost daughter to heroin overdose

LaPorte students hear story from Valpo father who lost daughter to heroin overdose

LAPORTE | A retired Valparaiso podiatrist last week played a recording for 2,000 LaPorte High School students. The recording was of the 911 ca…

April 30, 2012 7:30 pm(2)

Man credited with saving three children from mobile home fire

Man credited with saving three children from mobile home fire

WESTVILLE | A Westville man was seriously burned Monday morning while saving three young children from a mobile home blaze.

April 30, 2012 4:00 pm(4)

Annual PNC writing contest winners announced

WESTVILLE | The winners of the Purdue University North Central annual Student Writing Contest for 2011-12 have been announced by Robert Mellin…

April 30, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Movie theater to reopen in LaPorte

LAPORTE | The city's movie theater, shuttered in March, will reopen this week.

April 28, 2012 8:15 pm(0)

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April 28, 2012 12:00 am(0)

World War II items stolen from home north of LaPorte

LAPORTE COUNTY | Bayonets and other World War II items were taken in a residential burglary Wednesday north of LaPorte, LaPorte County sheriff…

April 26, 2012 8:30 pm(0)

LaPorte man gets home detention for buying pot for buddies

LAPORTE | A man caught while on a marijuana run for his friends was sentenced Wednesday to two years of home detention.

April 26, 2012 8:25 pm(4)

'Night at the Museum' planned

'Night at the Museum' planned

LAPORTE | May is National Museum Month.

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Officials say LaPorte fire may have been caused by pillows in dryer

LAPORTE | Investigators on Monday were looking into the possibility that pillows in a clothes dryer caused a fire that heavily damaged a LaPor…

April 23, 2012 2:00 pm(0)

2 Democrats, 2 Republicans running for LaPorte-area Senate seat

INDIANAPOLIS | State Sen. Jim Arnold, D-LaPorte, faces a Democratic primary opponent and two Republicans are running May 8 for the chance to r…

April 21, 2012 12:00 am(0)

War veteran gets six years for armed robbery

LAPORTE | A disabled veteran of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan was given a six-year sentence Friday for robbing a LaPorte gas station at knifepoint.

April 20, 2012 7:00 pm(0)

Westville woman gets jail time for driving drunk, crashing into cop car

A Westville woman was sentenced Wednesday to five days in jail for driving drunk and crashing into a parked police car.

April 18, 2012 8:45 pm(0)

Lake Station woman charged in Westville clinic theft

LAPORTE | A woman is accused of stealing from a medical clinic in Westville while she was being trained as a medical assistant.

April 18, 2012 8:30 pm(0)

Former treasurer for LaPorte County lake patrol jailed

LAPORTE | The former treasurer for LaPorte County Police Lake & Safety Patrol was arrested in court Wednesday for violating a judge's orde…

April 18, 2012 8:15 pm(0)

Summer Calendars Are Here!

LAPORTE | This week saw the arrival of the 2nd trimester Visit Michigan City LaPorte Convention & Visitors Bureau Calendar of Events which…

April 18, 2012 12:25 pm(0)

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Seminar on Alzheimer's signs

April 17, 2012 12:00 am(0)

Michigan man wanted for bank robbery is arrested in LaPorte

LAPORTE | A man wanted for bank robbery in Michigan was awaiting extradiction Monday after being arrested in LaPorte.

April 16, 2012 7:45 pm(0)

LaPorte woman recoverring from wax explosion burns

LAPORTE | A LaPorte woman is back home in her recovery from serious burns suffered when hot wax exploded in her apartment.

April 15, 2012 6:00 pm(0)

Man pleads guilty to meth ingrediant that sickened child

LAPORTE | A man has agreed to a 12-year prison sentence for making methamphetamine at his Kingsford Heights home where a girl was seriously bu…

April 13, 2012 2:39 pm(0)

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Mayor's Office

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219.362.0151

Police Department

1206 Michigan Avenue La Porte, IN 46350
219.362.9446

Fire Department

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219.362.3456 or 219.362.8417

Parks and Recreation

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219.326.9600

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Phone: 219.362.7056