Police: Guardsman threatened to blow up home of officer

VALPARAISO | A LaPorte man, who is member of the Indiana National Guard, was arrested Wednesday afternoon at the Valparaiso National Guard Armory after he threatened to blow up the home of a superior, police said.

Sequester leads to furloughs, project delays at Indiana National Guard

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana National Guard felt the first pinch Monday as federal budget cuts known as the sequester began to take their toll on Hoosiers.

Home ice feels good to daughter and dad

Pence picks new Homeland Security director; keeps 4 Daniels agency leaders

INDIANAPOLIS | Gov.-elect Mike Pence on Thursday selected a former Indiana State Police commander to lead the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and retained several of Gov. Mitch Daniels' state agency heads.

Quilts of Valor help heal wounds of war

MERRILLVILLE | A sea of red, white and blue quilts greeted World War II, Vietnam and Afghanistan war veterans Saturday at the Radisson Hotel at Star Plaza.

Service honors brave who preserved land of free

LEROY | About 100 people attending Saturday's service honoring veterans at Stoney Run County Park were urged to contact their congressmen to end the budget deadlock that could affect funding for veterans' services.

Valpo-based National Guard unit that lost 6 in Afghanistan returns

GARY | An Indiana National Guard unit that lost six members of its company during a nearly yearlong deployment in Afghanistan returned Wednesday to Northwest Indiana.

Daniels leads 700 in final motorcycle ride as governor

INDIANAPOLIS | Seated atop his Harley-Davidson, Gov. Mitch Daniels led a pack of nearly 700 roaring motorcycles from the Statehouse to French Lick on Friday on his annual ride to raise money for Indiana National Guard families.

Funeral held for Schererville soldier killed in Afghanistan

A Schererville soldier killed July 16 during an attack in Afghanistan was laid to rest Friday.

Body of fallen S'ville soldier comes home

SCHERERVILLE | The body of Indiana National Guard Spc. Sergio Perez returned home Wednesday morning.

Schererville soldier killed in Afghanistan

Sergio Perez was a quiet, reserved young man who liked computer classes, his former Lake Central High School principal said.

Pence wants veterans to get more state contracts

INDIANAPOLIS | Republican Mike Pence set a goal Friday to award up to 3 percent of all state contracts to veteran-owned businesses if he's elected governor.

Gov. Daniels will lead final motorcycle tour on Aug. 10

INDIANAPOLIS | Hoosier motorcyclists will have one last chance to cruise Indiana's highways and byways with the state's biker-in-chief.

Hammond soldier receives Purple Heart for combat injuries

VALPARAISO | Family, friends and some two dozen fellow guardsmen gave U.S. Army Spc. Doug Rachowicz a standing ovation Friday as he was awarded the Purple Heart medal.

Fallen solider remembered at VU

VALPARAISO | Winter sunlight streamed through the stained-glass panes of Valparaiso University's Chapel of the Resurrection on Sunday during a celebration of the life of Spc. Christopher Patterson.

Memorial service set for Valparaiso University student killed in Afghanistan

VALPARAISO | A memorial service for Spc. Christopher Patterson, a Valparaiso University sophomore who was killed in action in Afghanistan, is set for 1 p.m. Feb. 12 at the VU Chapel of the Resurrection.

Injured Iraq veteran sues Dyer firm over firing

HAMMOND | A Lake County man is suing Dyer's Hadady Corp., claiming he was terminated because he was a member of Indiana's National Guard. 

Injured soldier makes steps in recovery

BETHESDA, Md. | Pvt. Doug Rachowicz is fighting to recover.

Daniels wears tie in front of nation to honor fallen soldier

INDIANAPOLIS | The red tie Gov. Mitch Daniels wore for his nationally televised Republican response to the president's State of the Union address Tuesday wasn't a sign of partisanship. It was fulfillment of a promise to honor a fallen soldier based in Indiana.

DOUG ROSS: Where's the exit sign in Afghanistan?

As President Barack Obama prepares his State of the Union address, to be delivered tonight, and as Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels prepares his Republican rebuttal -- a clear sign we are a nation divided, not united -- there's one topic they must not forget: Afghanistan.