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Search nearly complete after Oklahoma tornado
Search nearly complete after Oklahoma tornado

MOORE, Okla. | Helmeted rescue workers raced Tuesday to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mam…

Andrean's Cunningham hired to coach at Montana college
Andrean's Cunningham hired to coach at Montana college

MERRILLVILLE | Andrean High School boys basketball coach Carson Cunningham has been named the men’s coach at Carroll College in Helena, Mont.,…

South Central School Corp. superintendent arrested
South Central School Corp. superintendent arrested

The superintendent of the South Central School Corp. was arrested Monday night on allegations he physically assaulted a school district employee.

Van Til: Illiana Expressway could improve south county drainage

CROWN POINT | The proposed south county Illiana Expressway could carry a benefit beyond an expected relief valve for heavy region traffic, Lak…

Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment
Microsoft touts Xbox One as all-in-1 entertainment

REDMOND, Wash. | Microsoft thinks it has the one.

Ill. House committee approves Medicaid expansion

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | A key Illinois House committee has approved an expansion of Medicaid to cover low-income adults who don't have children at…

Rokita fundraising off IRS controversy
Rokita fundraising off IRS controversy

INDIANAPOLIS | U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Indianapolis, is using the controversy over an Internal Revenue Service investigation into the tax-exe…

Teen reported missing, may be in Gary's Black Oak area
Teen reported missing, may be in Gary's Black Oak area

GARY | A 15-year-old girl was listed as an endangered runaway Tuesday morning, police said.

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Man faces federal charge in Gary bank robbery in March

HAMMOND | A federal grand jury has indicted a man in the robbery of the People's Bank in Gary in March.

Latin Kings gang member gets 20 years for dealing drugs, racketeering

HAMMOND | An admitted member of the Latin Kings street gang was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in federal prison as part of a sweeping racketee…

Former Banneker school treasurer on hook for missing money
Former Banneker school treasurer on hook for missing money

INDIANAPOLIS | The former extracurricular treasurer at Gary's Banneker school may be forced to repay $470.15 she collected for school activiti…

Ind. senator backs plan for Gulf War memorial

INDIANAPOLIS | Veterans of the first Persian Gulf war would be honored with a national memorial in Washington, D.C., under a plan announced Tu…

IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing
IRS official to take the 5th at House hearing

WASHINGTON | Summoned by Congress, a key figure in the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative groups plans to invoke her constit…

Hobart kindergartners honored for community service

HOBART | Kindergartners at Hobart's Early Learning Center have shown they're not too young to lend a hand in the community, Principal Amy Turl…

Residents can call Hobart cop with neighborhood concerns

HOBART | Residents with neighborhood complaints or concerns have someone in the Police Department to contact, Chief Rick Zormier said.

FBI ID's Benghazi suspects but no arrests yet
FBI ID's Benghazi suspects but no arrests yet

WASHINGTON | The U.S. has identified five men who might be responsible for the attack on the diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year,…

The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?
The pope and the devil: Is Francis an exorcist?

VATICAN CITY | Pope Francis' obsession with the devil took on remarkable new twists Tuesday, with a well-known exorcist insisting Francis help…

The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area
The 50th Super Bowl goes to San Francisco Bay Area

BOSTON | The 50th Super Bowl will be held in the San Francisco Bay Area and the NFL championship will go to Houston the following year.