Interstate 65 shuts down following rollover wreck

Southbound Interstate 65 was shut down for several hours Saturday night after a rollover crash just south of the Lowell exit, according to Indiana State Police.

Driver in fatal M'ville DUI gets seven years taken off prison term

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Court of Appeals has reduced the prison term of a Winfield man who, while driving drunk and fleeing Merrillville police in 2006, struck and killed a motorcyclist, Kirk John Mitchell.

E.C. man dies in two-vehicle Hammond crash

HAMMOND | An East Chicago man died Friday night after his pickup truck collided with a semitrailer in Hammond, police said.

Region family survives tragedy by focusing on little miracles

Eight-year-old Neilah Maule moved her parents to tears with a softly spoken "hi."

Region family survives tragedy by focusing on little miracles

Jaidyn Maule, 5, continues to heal after a July 19 car wreck which killed her father's girlfriend and critically injured her 8-year-old sister.

Region family survives tragedy by focusing on little miracles

Sisters Neilah, 8, and Jaidyn, 5, Maule in a photograph taken prior to a July 19 car crash that left Neilah critically injured and Jaidyn seriously hurt.

Region family survives tragedy by focusing on little miracles

Sisters Neilah and Jaidyn Maule were photographed by their family prior to a July 19 car wreck that killed one woman and left Neilah, 8, in critical condition and Jaidyn, 5, in serious condition.

Region family survives tragedy by focusing on little miracles

Sisters Jaidyn and Neilah Maule in a photograph before a July 19 car wreck seriously injured the girls. A Michigan City man faces reckless homicide and other charges for allegedly causing the wreck that killed the girlfriend of the girls' father, Valparaiso resident Katie Atkins, 26.

Borman crashes leave van driver hospitalized

HAMMOND | Crashes on the Borman Expressway near Calumet Avenue sent two people to area hospitals Monday morning and caused big backups for commuters traveling near the state line.

Valpo family seeks $10 million in wrongful death suit

HAMMOND | The family of a Valparaiso woman killed in April when a semitrailer collided with her vehicle is seeking $10 million as part of a wrongful death lawsuit against the trucking firm.

Driver hits building in Schererville

SCHERERVILLE | Police said no major injuries resulted from an accident Wednesday morning when an elderly woman crashed into the McColly Real Estate building on Deer Creek Drive.

Trial from 2006 crash under way

HAMMOND | A federal jury is hearing the case of a Portage diabetic who claims a former Burns Harbor police chief used excessive force against him, breaking his hip.

State police looking for Cal City man after accident

Indiana State Police are leading the search for a man who bailed from the scene of an car wreck Saturday night on the Borman Expressway.

Investigation under way following IUN student being hit by car on Broadway

GARY | An Indiana University Northwest student who was injured in a car accident at a crosswalk at 3400 Broadway wonders what more the university can do to make the area safe for pedestrians.

DeMotte woman recalls 'mother's worst nightmare' in losing son to wreck

Erica Fisher thought she did everything she could to keep her son safe.

Portage man, a former Air Force firefighter, disturbed by role in fatal DUI

Brian Otto was accustomed to saving lives, not taking them.

Hammond woman accused of crashes for cash scheme

HAMMOND | A Hammond woman agreed Monday to plead guilty to staging car accidents to collect insurance money, and to lying on her college financial aid forms, federal court records state.

Two injured during three-car wreck Monday in Highland

HIGHLAND | Two people were pulled from a red Ford Focus on Monday afternoon after the car was involved in an accident with two other vehicles about 2 p.m.

Union Mills teen dies after being trapped in car

PULASKI COUNTY | A 15-year-old Union Mills girl died from her injuries Wednesday after she was trapped in car that was struck by a MAC truck.

Police: Car crossed four lanes of highway before fatal crash

CHESTERTON | Preliminary investigation results indicate an Illinois man, killed in a crash Wednesday on Ind. 49 at the entrance to the Indiana Toll Road, triggered the wreck by crossing all four southbound lanes of the highway.