Court news: Guilty plea after threats to Gary mayor, 7-year term in fatal crash
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St. John woman arrested in Illinois triple homicide: police
Police arrested a St. John woman Tuesday for allegedly killing her children’s father and his parents in Crete Township, Illinois.
Court news: Sentence in arson case, man charged with child porn
Court news from Lake County.
Courts roundup: Hammond man may avoid prison for shooting outside bar
News from Lake County courts
Courts may deny Du Pont’s bid to throw out parts of West Calumet suit
A federal magistrate signaled last week that the courts could deny a bid by Du Pont to throw out part of a pending lawsuit for four people who got lead...
Woman gets year in prison for stealing nearly $365K in late mom’s Social Security benefits
A judge sentenced Rose Henderson to one year in prison after she collected her mother’s Social Security benefits after she died.
Ohio man signs plea in Hobart High School school bomb threat
Ryan Krajewski, 20, of Medina, Ohio, has pleaded guilty to intimidation, a Level 5 felony, in a Hobart High School bomb threat.
Son charged in Merrillville stabbing of parents
Jason Whitaker opened the door for police officers holding the bloody knife he used to kill his father, court records allege.
Court news: Two men sentenced in separate federal drug cases
News from the U.S. District Courthouse in Hammond
Jury convicts Gary teen on lawn crew in woman’s shooting death
A jury convicted a Gary teen of murder and a gun enhancement in a woman’s September 2024 death.