Chicago police say crime was down in year's first quarter

CHICAGO | Chicago police say crime has decreased in the first three months of this year.

Website provides Indiana health stats

A new website, launched with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gives Hoosiers a look at the state of their health.

Valparaiso police release '12 crime, crash statistics

VALPARAISO | Statistics released Tuesday by the Valparaiso Police Department for 2012 show a 14 percent decrease in the number of major crimes reported compared to 2011.

Merrillville releases 2012 crime statistics

MERRILLVILLE | Police Chief Joseph Petruch isn't discouraged by the slight increase in overall crime in 2012 in Merrillville.

Fight those statistics on the track or the trail

“How do you nurture a positive attitude when all the statistics say you're a dead man? You go to work.”

NWI Index will track, forecast local economy

Three years after the end the of the Great Recession, economic activity in Northwest Indiana still is muddling along at 1992 levels with no evidence of a rapid turnaround in sight.

Volleyball scoring's ambiguity keeps fans, media guessing which stats to believe

Bishop Noll junior varsity volleyball players, including Kaitlin Grubesic (27), keep stats during the varsity game between the Warriors and Andrean on Tuesday.

Stat-keeping ambiguity reins in prep volleyball

Lowell non-starters keep stats during the varsity game on Monday evening against Lake Central.

Volleyball scoring lacks unified process

With teams reporting statistics that aren't even recognized by the National Federation of High School Sports Associations, it is clear that the lack of a galvanized system of record-keeping is hindering the credibility of said stats.

Volleyball stat-keeping remains ambiguous

Lowell freshman volleyball coach Lindsay Hall and junior varsity coach Monica Scheidt keep stats during the varsity volleyball game between Lowell and Lake Central in St. John on Monday.