Hammond

The Indiana Court of Appeals has granted an emergency motion, overturning a lower court’s ruling and allowing Franciscan Health Hammond to move forward with closing its emergency room Saturday as planned. In a statement, Franciscan Alliance, which operates the hospital, said it doesn’t expect that the emergency room’s closure will cause a disruption in care for resident, because most...

The future of a Hammond, Indiana emergency room is in question. Franciscan Health wants to close its doors, but the city of Hammond is holding out hope a court order could keep services open to the community. 

A UPS truck dangled over river after falling between two bridges on I-90 early Friday morning in Hammond, NBC 5’s Sandra Torres reports.

Two northwest Indiana towns are at odds over an incident early Tuesday morning that saw one police officer open fire on another, NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

A northwestern Indiana high school student is facing rape charges for allegedly assaulting a classmate during a school active shooter drill.

Patricia Parker is still recovering in the hospital after being shot in the face, saying it’s a miracle she survived.

A 27-year-old woman survived and is currently recovering after being shot in the face Monday afternoon in Hammond, Indiana. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports.

A brazen group of thieves in Hammond, Indiana used a tow truck to steal six donated cars, leaving a non-profit without the funding it needed to expand services to local rising artists.

Police have made an arrest this week in connection with the death of Ja’nya Murphy, who was found Tuesday strangled to death in a Wheeling apartment and missing her 1-year-old daughter.

The body of a Wheeling toddler who disappeared Wednesday was found in a northwest Indiana retention pond, police announced Thursday night. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

The child’s body found in a northwest Indiana pond Thursday afternoon has been identified as Jaclyn Angel Dobbs, the missing 1-year-old girl whose mother was found dead in a suburban apartment this week, according to the Lake County Coroner.

A child’s body was found in a northwest Indiana pond Thursday afternoon and Wheeling authorities responded to the scene as they search for a missing 1-year-old girl whose mother was found dead in a suburban apartment this week. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

A heavy police response could be seen at a northwest Indiana pond Thursday afternoon.