LaPorte County

MICHIGAN CITY — Jeff Bell heard what he described as squealing but was unable to rescue eight Chihuahuas from a burning house near Michigan City. "I just wish I could have saved the dogs,’’ Bell said. Tuesday night’s fire...

According to a release from Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District, South Shore train service between South Bend and Michigan City has been temporarily suspended due to overhead wire problems in eastern LaPorte County near Hillside Road....

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for entire area until 10 a.m. Tuesday. We saw rain and freezing rain overnight creating very slick roads early Monday morning, and we'll continue to see rain, freezing rain and sleet until early afternoon....

Investigation into a 3-month-old’s injuries noted in September 2010 at a Michigan City hospital lead to the arrest this week of the child’s father. A Michigan City Police news release indicates its agency was contacted by Child Protective...

MICHIGAN CITY — The frozen body of a homeless man was discovered Monday afternoon inside his makeshift tent in a woods outside Michigan City. Detective Michael Raymer at the LaPorte County Sheriff's Department said preliminary findings of an...

LaPorte, IN — Police say a LaPorte County man nearly died of a substance overdose Monday morning. Thirty-six-year-old Christopher Hix consumed the over-the-counter drug "blue magic." Seconds later, his heart stopped beating and he needed an...

Michigan City police arrested three people for a robbery and beating of an elderly man that happened Wednesday afternoon, the department said in a press release. The victim, a 73-year-old man, was taken to St. Anthony's Hospital for treatment of...

LaPorte police say a Michigan City man stabbed three women early Thursday morning in the 900 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Officers responded to the address around 1 a.m. A 23-year-old, 55-year-old and a 63-year-old were taken to the hospital to be...

Friends and family said goodbye today at the funeral of a popular Mt. Carmel High School student who was killed this week when he was struck during a fight at a beach in Indiana. Kevin F. Kennelly Jr., 17, was struck Monday night on the lakefront in Long...

As Indiana soybeans move from flowering to beginning pod, farmers may consider applying foliar fungicides and insecticides to their crops. But according to Purdue Agriculture research, yield increases from either treatment are inconsistent when disease...

On Tuesday, State attorneys met in LaPorte County Circuit Court for a hearing over the Indiana State Fair tragedy.  The attorneys for two Indiana State Fair stage collapse victims asked the LaPorte County judge to issue a temporary restraining order...

A Chicago teenager who police believed accidentally killed another teen from Chicago during a fight at an Indiana beach turned himself in this afternoon to authorities in Laporte County, officials said. Kevin Kennelly, 17, was pronounced dead just before...