Meredith Colias-Pete

Meredith Colias-Pete is reporter for the Post-Tribune.

Victim’s family prays over Gary man, 21, as he gets 55-year split term

October 27, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

Judge Natalie Bokota sentenced Damarion Crossley, 21, to a 55-year split term — 45 years with the final 10 years on probation — for shooting three men, including one fatally,...

Hammond man gets 85 years for killing ex-wife

October 27, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

A judge sentenced Allen Oscar Woods, 41, to the maximum of 85 years Monday after chasing and shooting his ex-wife dead on a Hammond street.

Election officials test voting machines on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

DOJ to send election monitors to Lake, Marion counties in Indiana

October 23, 2026 at 4:11 p.m.

Lake County Elections Director Michelle Fajman said the U.S. Department of Justice would send monitors to Election Day but was not told why.

Hobart man charged with attempted kidnapping

October 23, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

A Hobart man is facing charges after two boys said he approached them on Sept. 25 and told them to get in his vehicle, charges allege.

Chicago man gets 70 years in 14-year-old teen’s death in Whiting

October 22, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

An Indiana judge sentenced a Chicago man Thursday to 70 years in prison for killing Damien Abenante-Villa, 14, as he walked to baseball fields with a group of teens in...

Documents: Crown Point woman charged in May fatal crash

October 22, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

Gary Police allege a Crown Point woman registered nearly twice the legal limit of alcohol after she rear-ended and killed a man on a moped in May.

A flag waves outside of the Hammond federal courthouse on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Court news: judge weighs release in gambling ring; judicial applicants announced

October 21, 2026 at 4:43 p.m.

JUDGE MULLS POSSIBLE GERODEMOS RELEASE IN GAMBLING RING A federal judge will soon decide if she will order James “Jimmy the Greek” Gerodemos’ release before trial after a two-hour hearing...

A flag can be seen in reflection at the Hammond federal courthouse on Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Trump nominates Falvey as new federal judge in Northern District of Indiana

October 20, 2026 at 3:23 p.m.

President Donald Trump announced Monday afternoon he has nominated Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph Falvey, who works as Appellate Division Chief, to serve as a federal judge.

Indiana State Police Spokesman Sgt. Glen Fifield, center, explains charges the department brought against Heather Ann Textor Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, as Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter, left; Sgt. Joe White, center right and Det. Brandon Bohling, right, watch. Textor, of Lowell, has been charged with 42 felonies for crafting false expungements. Textor's attorney asked for and received a gag order in the case Tuesday. (Michelle L. Quinn/Post-Tribune)

Judge grants gag order on expungement fraud case at defense’s request

October 20, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

A judge granted a defense lawyer motion Tuesday for a gag order in a high-profile expungement fraud case involving dozens of felony charges.

Court briefs: Calumet City man could get up to 40 years in deadly shooting

October 19, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

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