"When they talk about choice, it's only a choice for certain kids," said Michael Gresham, a Michigan City school board member. "You have to have a robust public school system for everybody."
Nine culinary students from the A.K. Smith Career Center in Michigan City will be competing in a cooking contest at Walt Disney World.
Michigan City police were called around 2:40 p.m. Jan. 20 to the 800 block of West Sixth Street for a report of an unresponsive child. Family, police and medical professionals performed lifesaving efforts, but the child ultimately died at Franciscan Hospital.
The national reputation of law enforcement has changed significantly over the last decade, causing numbers of applicants to dwindle, and the Region is not immune.
The crash took place on the afternoon of Jan. 12 in the 1100 block of South Woodland Avenue in Michigan City.
The driver Brett Steel, 23, of Valparaiso, is housed in the LaPorte County Jail.
Dalerond Jefferson, 59, of Michigan City, is being held at the LaPorte County Jail and faces preliminary felony charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon.
Police said they were called around 2:40 p.m. Friday to the 800 block of West Sixth Street for a report of an unresponsive child.
Former two-term Michigan City Mayor Ron Meer is running for his old office in what’s already a crowded field of Democratic candidates.
The 48-year-old man died Saturday morning.
Marty Corley will serve as Michigan City Area School Board president while Thomas Dombkowski will serve as vice president and Jenilee Peterson as secretary.
Q'Marion Fisher, 19, of Pendleton, and a 17-year-old juvenile were arrested for a burglary Wednesday at Lighthouse Place Premium Outlet Mall, Michigan City police said.
The Indiana Department of Education released graduation rate data this week. Kouts Middle/Senior High School was the only NWI school to see 100% of seniors graduate.
The new 35,000-square-foot building will have room for nearly twice the number of children the organization can now serve.
Millions of dollars are being poured into new facilities for students across Northwest Indiana. Here's an overview of capital improvement projects at some of the biggest school districts.
The council decided to use the first alternative, which excluded Indiana State Prison from the population considered for each district.
Rico Marion, of Michigan City, sold oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl between June and August 2021, Michigan City police announced Thursday.
Steve Forker was promoted two months ago by Mayor Duane Parry, replacing former Chief Dion Campbell.
Ryan Michael James, 43, of New Buffalo, was arrested for the crime and charged with felony robbery, according to court records.
Officials are still investigating the cause of the fire that completely torched the 4,000-square-foot structure on Tuesday morning, the Chesterton Fire Department said.
Employees told police no robbery was attempted, police said. There was no indication of other suspicious activity inside the bank.
At around 12:27 a.m. Sunday, a 911 caller reported an armed robbery of a Domino's delivery driver, police said.
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MICHIGAN CITY — The City Council has begun the redistricting process, just weeks before candidates begin to file for next year’s municipal elections.
"We're preserving a house, but it's also a jewel in the community."
"We're preserving a house, but it's also a jewel in the community."
Police discovered multiple arrest warrants for Matthew Murphy, 34, of LaPorte, after he was pulled over by police Thursday night, police said.
The $16 million, 39,000-square-foot building is Ivy Tech’s No. 2 project statewide on its capital improvements list.
The $16 million, 39,000-square-foot building is Ivy Tech’s No. 2 project statewide on its capital improvements list.
Santa Claus broke with tradition and rode into Michigan City in the annual Snowflake Parade on a sleigh.
"EPA we beg of you to treat this like the crisis it is."