Appeals court upholds cold case conviction in Black Oak murder

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Court of Appeals on Thursday affirmed the 2011 murder conviction of a former Gary man for the 1992 killing of a woman in Gary's Black Oak neighborhood.

Chief: Teen likely shot by E.C. officer after chase, crash into squad

EAST CHICAGO | A police pursuit of a stolen vehicle in East Chicago late Tuesday ended with a suspect crashing into a squad car and shots being fired by police at fleeing suspects.

Crash in Winfield cuts power to Jerry Ross Elementary School

WINFIELD | A single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning into a Kankakee Valley REMC electrical pole at Randolph Street and 121st Avenue cut power to some customers in that area, including Jerry Ross Elementary School.

Lake County highway truck hits, injures department employee

CROWN POINT | A Lake County Highway Department worker was struck by a Highway Department truck Wednesday morning in Crown Point, sending the employee to the hospital.

Single-engine plane flips during emergency landing near Lowell

A single-engine aircraft made an emergency landing Tuesday morning in a soybean field at 245th Avenue and Whitcomb Street south of Lowell.

Lowell boy, 4, killed in three-vehicle crash

LAKE COUNTY | A 4-year-old Lowell boy died late Friday night after a head-on collision involving three vehicles near Lowell that sent eight people to the hospital, officials said.

Portage police seek suspected burglar

PORTAGE | Portage police spent much of Thursday searching for a suspected burglar who allegedly kicked open the door of a home Thursday morning and stole two handguns and a laptop computer.

Part of strip mall in Calumet Township collapses

CALUMET TOWNSHIP | No one was injured when part of a strip mall collapsed during a storm Sunday night.

Benefit dinner today for Lake County officer

MERRILLVILLE | Fraternal Order of Police Anton Lodge 125 will hold a Benefit Spaghetti Dinner and Raffle today for Officer Jim Oppolo Jr., a 12-year veteran of the Lake County Sheriff's Department.

Going bald for a cause

Lake County Sheriff's Department officers, along with local community members, came together recently to support the Northwest Indiana Cancer Kids and St. Baldrick's foundations.

Four Seasons man maintains innocence in hit-and-run death of jail guard

CROWN POINT | A Lakes of the Four Seasons man maintained his innocence Wednesday in the face of more serious charges now pending against him in a hit-and-run that killed a Lake County corrections officer and injured three colleagues.

Homicide charge among new counts in hit-and-run that killed Lake Co. Jail officer

CROWN POINT | The Lake County prosecutor's office charged a Lakes of the Four Seasons man Tuesday with four more felony counts, including reckless homicide of a corrections officer laid to rest Monday.

Garage fire in Schererville ruled arson

SCHERERVILLE | A garage fire in the 10300 block of West 85th Avenue Tuesday night has been ruled arson, officials said.

nwi.com Daily Update

The nwi.com daily news update for November 9, 2011.

Fagen Pharmacy in Winfield is robbed; suspect eludes police

WINFIELD | A man suggesting he had a weapon robbed the Fagen Pharmacy on Wednesday morning before fleeing the area in a tan pickup truck, police said.

MARK KIESLING: Sheriff's gun sale probe expanding

I'm sure this comes as no surprise, but the investigation into the illicit sale of guns by several members of the Lake County Sheriff's Department is expanding.

Two indicted sheriff's officers change to guility pleas in federal court

HAMMOND | Two of three indicted Lake County sheriff's officers changed their pleas to guilty Tuesday in Hammond federal court, acknowledging they could face maximum sentences ranging from 11 to 33 years in prison.

MARK KIESLING: Indictments deliver one-two punch to local Dems

With a pair of indictments handed out Thursday by the U.S attorney in Hammond, the federal government has dealt what could be a devastating one-two punch to the Democratic power structure in Lake County.

Lake County officials find public corruption indictment sad and untimely

CROWN POINT | Lake County political and law enforcement circles immediately registered shock and regret after the indictment Thursday of Coroner Thomas Philpot and three county police officers on public corruption charges.

Hurdles ahead for Lake County 911 merger, sheriff warns

SCHERERVILLE | By state law, all Indiana counties must consolidate their 911 emergency response systems by Dec. 31, 2014. But Lake County's 911 system might be on life support long before that date.