Family Fun Center offers summer adventure

CALUMET CITY | The Family Fun Center is open for the summer from noon to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

Museum of Science and Industry updates make for fun visit

If you haven’t been to the Museum of Science and Industry in the past few years, this is a great time to revisit an old friend.

Teens working at region projects have dual goals

CALUMET CITY | Jonathan Allen, of Alabama, and some 165 other teenagers are hoping their involvement this week in a religious project enables them to help spread God’s word by providing labor to less fortunate people in need of housing repairs.

Kayla Bishton, Lake Central softball

Lake Central's right fielder Kayla Bishton will play in Saturday's North-South All-Star game in Indianapolis. She is one of six area players to compete in the games at Carmel's Cherry Tree Hill Softball Complex.

St. John's credit rating goes up

ST. JOHN | The town’s economic future received a boost recently when Standard & Poor's raised the municipality’s credit rating from an A+ to AA-.

Senior citizen's car carjacked in Gary

GARY | A 65-year-old man was reportedly carjacked while at a gas station in the 3200 block of West 4th Avenue early Monday morning.

Teen shot in leg in Gary

GARY | A 17-year-old man was injured when he reportedly was shot in the leg while in the 1000 block of Tyler Street early Monday morning.

Teens working at region projects have dual goals

Volunteers Anna Stephens, left, and Theressa Hall, center, both of Albertville, Ala., and Jennifer Miles, right, of Starkville, Miss., from World Changers empty a storage facility at the Arc of Northwest Indiana in Gary.

Teens working at region projects have dual goals

Volunteers Hannah Tatro, left, of Pratt, Texas, and Bethany Kneller, of Cambridge, Minn., from World Changers paint at the Arc of Northwest Indiana in Gary. The Arc of Northwest Indiana accountant and IT director Cindy Shikles works in her office. The teens are part of a group of volunteers …

Group mounts legal battle over relocation of Virgin Mary statue

The Legion of Mary Wayside Shrine was placed along U.S. 41 in 1954 so it could be seen by those of all faiths as they traveled the highway. St. John the Evangelist Parish plans to move it close to its new church on Olcott Avenue.

Group mounts legal battle over relocation of Virgin Mary statue

Our Lady of the New Millennium has stood outside St. John Evangelist Catholic Church in St. John for about two years. The parish plans to move the statue to a location on U.S. 41, where another Virgin Mary statute has stood for nearly 60 years.

Group mounts legal battle over relocation of Virgin Mary statue

A group called Save Our Lady is fighting plans by St. John the Evangelist Parish to move the Legion of Mary Wayside Shrine from its location on U.S. 41 to a site closer to the church.

Group mounts legal battle over relocation of Virgin Mary statue

St. John Evangelist Parish officials plan to swap the Our Lady of the New Millennium statue on the parish grounds with another Virgin Mary statue that has stood for nearly 60 years along U.S. 41. The plan won't be altered despite a campaign to stop the moves, the Rev. Sammie Maletta said. "T…

Policeman's hand broken in altercation with suspect

PORTAGE | A Portage man is facing multiple charges after what started as a domestic incident Monday evening escalated into a fight with Portage police officers, breaking one officer's hand.

AL HAMNIK: Some can't miss tips for filling seats at U.S. Steel Yard

The RailCats are hovering around .500 in the American Association standings and struggling at the ticket window, so it's time for drastic measures.

Hobart introduces newest K9 officer

Hobart police officer Kevin Garber Jr., left, stands with his new canine partner, Butch, and Cpl. A. Simon Gresser, Hobart Police Department canine team leader. Garber has been with the department for about a year and, along with Butch, is the newest member of the department's canine team. G…

Hobart Police Department newest canine

Hobart police officer Kevin Garber Jr. poses with his new canine partner, Butch. The two are the newest additions to the department's canine handler team.

Valparaiso woman took risks to change career

Though she already had a good job she liked, Megan Marrs went back to school to switch her career to marketing, and now owns a branding business, and is a marketing manager at The Times Multimedia Co.

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Fans huddle during a Railcats spring training game last May against the Boomers at U.S. Steel Yard.

D.201U board tables Crete-Monee AD decision

CRETE | Greg Schneider will have to wait a month to find out if he'll be Crete-Monee's athletic director after the District 201 School Board tabled the matter Monday.

Community earns high marks for women's health care

MUNSTER | Community Hospital ranked in the top 5 percent in the nation in women's health care, according to Healthgrades, which provides physician information and hospital quality ratings.

State cites Arcelor-Mittal for civil rights, ADA violations

INDIANAPOLIS | The Indiana Civil Rights Commission issued a finding of probable cause against Arcelor-Mittal USA Burns Harbor for violations of the Indiana Civil Rights law and the Americans With Disabilities Act.

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Family health day to include 5K, fashion show

CHESTERTON | Fitness activities, music, fun and fashion will highlight Family Health/Cancer Awareness Day on Sunday at Indiana Dunes State Park.

Semi crashes through Bishop Ford center median

DOLTON | A semi tractor-trailer jackknifed on the northbound Bishop Ford Freeway at Sibley Boulevard early Tuesday, breaking through the center median and toppling a light pole, police said.

Investor proposals landing at Gary airport

The baggage claim area stands empty in March at the Gary/Chicago International Airport. A fundamental question looming over the airport's drive for a public-private partnership is that it likely will have no regularly scheduled passenger service after this summer, an expert says. Allegiant a…

Hobart FOP Lodge to host cornhole tournament Sunday

HOBART | The Hobart Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 121 will hold a cornhole tournament Sunday at Hobart Elks Lodge, 3580 W. 61st Ave.

C.P. storm cleanup expected to take two to three weeks

CROWN POINT | The city's storm damage cleanup is expected to take two to three weeks to complete, said Jay Olson, director of public works.

Portion of Ridge Road closed for water main replacement

MUNSTER | A portion of Ridge Road in Munster will be closed to traffic from 9 p.m. Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday for water main replacement.

Great Communicators of NWI group slated to meet tonight

MERRILLVILLE | The Great Communicators of Northwest Indiana, a Toastmasters Club based in Crown Point, meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. tonight at the Lake County Public Library, 1919 W. U.S. 30, Merrillville.

Lowell police take applications for full-time officer positions

LOWELL | The Lowell Police Department is seeking applicants for full-time police officer positions.

HEALTH BRIEFS: Family health day to include 5K, fashion show

CHESTERTON | Fitness activities, music, fun and fashion will highlight Family Health/Cancer Awareness Day on Sunday at Indiana Dunes State Park.

Porter County crime briefs

Home burglarized, then burglarized again

Family movie night is today at county library's Hobart branch

HOBART | The Hobart branch of the Lake County Public Library hosts a Family Movie Night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. tonight at library, 100 Main St.

Hammond Water Works set to meet Wednesday night

HAMMOND | A Hammond Water Works Department board meeting canceled because of inclement weather will now be Wednesday.

Redevelopment Commission to meet today in Hammond

HAMMOND | The Hammond Redevelopment Commission will meet at 4:30 tonight at Hammond City Hall.

Griffith Plan Commission sets special session for Wednesday

GRIFFITH | The Griffith Plan Commission meets in special session at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Town Hall, 111 N. Broad St.

Cal City police to conduct traffic enforcement over July 4 holiday

CALUMET CITY | Calumet City police will conduct a traffic enforcement for the July 4 holiday focusing on both drunken and unbuckled drivers, according to a news release.

School Board honors L.C. student-athletes

ST. JOHN | Lake Central High School athletics took center stage at Monday’s School Board meeting.

4 charged with attempting to use fake bills at Hobart store

HOBART | Four Chicagoans were caught attempting to pass counterfeit $100 bills at the Hobart Target store, police said.

Gary man gets 18 months for role in fatal shooting in 2011

CROWN POINT | A Gary man was sentenced Monday to 18 months for his role in events preceding the fatal shooting of another Gary man.

Fire contained to office area of Pioneer Tap in Hammond

HAMMOND | Firefighters responded Monday to a fire at the Pioneer Tap, which was contained to an office area of the business, officials said.

Equipment damage delays South Shore trains

Damaged equipment on two South Shore commuter train cars Monday near the East Chicago station caused delays for passengers into the evening.

Illiana Expressway coming into sharper focus

Cedar Lake residents Dan Rosinko, right, and wife Georgene Rosinko ask questions of consultant Rich Hoffman, an engineer with Parsons Brinckerhoff, at a public meeting Monday about the proposed Illiana Expressway at Lowell Middle School.

Illiana Expressway coming into sharper focus

Signs were given out for a donation to the No Illiana 4 Us group during a public meeting Monday about the proposed Illiana Expressway at Lowell Middle School.

Illiana Expressway coming into sharper focus

Lloyd Sherwood, of Lowell, listens during public meeting Monday about the proposed Illiana Expressway at Lowell Middle School.

Illiana Expressway coming into sharper focus

Residents opposed to the Illiana Expressway Jack Anderson, from left, Pat Mussman and her husband, Harold Mussman, all of Lowell, react to a comment during a question-and-answer session Monday at a public meeting about the proposed expressway at Lowell Middle School. Anderson owns the Lowell…

Illiana Expressway coming into sharper focus

A consultant answers questions Monday during a public meeting about the proposed Illiana Expressway at Lowell Middle School.

Burnham man killed after leaning out of car window

BURNHAM | A 30-year-old Burnham man died Sunday after leaning out of the window of a moving vehicle and hitting a parked car, police said.

Charges filed in dragging that left woman seriously injured

CROWN POINT | Prosecutors on Monday filed felony charges against two Gary women accused of partially pulling a woman through a car window and dragging her down the street early Friday.