Lake County Judge Boswell remembered as kind, caring, vibrant woman
Lake Superior Senior Judge Diane Boswell, described as a compassionate jurist who inspired many, died unexpectedly Tuesday. She was 72.
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Gary man sues after accusing police of kneeling on him
A Gary man is suing northwest Indiana police more than a year after he alleged that officers sprayed him with pepper spray and knelt on him when they encountered him near a protest over George Floyd’s death.
Guilty plea in fatal shooting outside Indiana high school
A 20-year-old man has pleaded guilty to charges in a shooting that happened in a northwestern Indiana high school’s parking lot that killed one teenager and injured another.
Indiana school bus struck, rolls over, during police pursuit
A man who drove away from an attempted police traffic stop collided with a school bus, causing it to roll over as a northwest Indiana officer pursued him, police said.
Gary woman resentenced to 41 years in 2 kids’ fire deaths
A Gary woman whose 51-year sentence was thrown out in an apartment fire that killed two of her children after she left them and a sibling home alone has been resentenced to 41 years in prison.
Hammond man gets 150 years in killings of woman, teen son
A northwest Indiana man has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for the slayings of a Gary woman and her 13-year-old son, who were fatally shot in their home during a 2019 robbery.
Gary man gets 30 years in slaying of NW Indiana teen selling Xbox
A man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a northwest Indiana teenager who was trying to sell an Xbox has been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
COA upholds sentence for inmate after yearlong disappearance from detention
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed a man’s multiyear sentence issued after he was arrested on a warrant for failing to return to lawful detention for more than a year.
High court rules for Hobart mall in tax dispute, lowers tax assessments
A longtime northern Indiana shopping mall won a victory at the Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices ordered the reinstatement of a tax assessment that is tens of millions less than the assessed values upheld by the Indiana Tax Court.
Indiana redistricting plan secures suburban district for GOP
A Republican redistricting plan shores up a suburban Indianapolis district for the GOP while leaving a potentially targeted Democratic district in northwestern Indiana intact.
COA to hear argument in Gary sanctuary city lawsuit
A Gary ordinance intended to welcome residents regardless of immigration status has caused a legal stir in the community and is headed to the Indiana Court of Appeals for review next week.
Chief: St. John school shooter lockdown was false alarm
Police officers swarmed a northwestern Indiana high school Wednesday on a report of an active shooter that authorities said turned out to be a false alarm.
Indiana school says no shots fired in lockdown incident
No shots were fired at a northwestern Indiana high school that was put on lockdown Wednesday morning after a report of a person with a gun, authorities said.
Gary teen deemed incompetent for trial in infant’s killing
A judge has ruled that a 17-year-old Gary girl accused of killing a toddler left in her care can remain jailed in northwest Indiana until she’s transferred to a mental health facility in Indianapolis.
Justices: Teen injured in crash failed to mitigate damages, but trial court erred in damages reduction
Two former classmates battling in court over damages stemming from a 2016 car accident each took home a partial victory from the Indiana Supreme Court on Tuesday.
Justices invite amicus curiae briefing in Lake Co. probation officers legal expense dispute
A debate over whether Lake County is responsible for paying legal expenses incurred by two probation officers in a federal lawsuit is pending on transfer before the Indiana Supreme Court, which has invited amicus curiae briefing in the case.
Gary man to testify against co-defendants in 2 teens’ deaths
A Gary man has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge and agreed to testify against two co-defendants charged in the fatal shootings of two teenage boys slain last year in northwest Indiana.
7th Circuit rules district court had jurisdiction over dispute previously decided in state courts
An Indiana federal court has jurisdiction over a dispute between a northern Indiana apartment owner and city officials, even though that dispute was already adjudicated in state court, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday.
Hammond man convicted in slayings of woman, her son, 13
A northwest Indiana man has been convicted in the fatal shootings of a Gary woman and her 13-year-old son who were slain in their home during a 2019 robbery.
Man sentenced for killing man at Gary bar, shooting at cop
A northwestern Indiana man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for killing a man outside a Gary nightclub and shooting at a police officer at the scene.