Hammond

An Indiana State Trooper was among two people hospitalized Christmas morning after he was rear-ended on Interstate 80/94 in Hammond, Indiana. About 8:15 a.m., the trooper was parked on the westbound shoulder providing emergency lights for a crash investigation near Indianapolis Boulevard when a 2001 BMW SUV struck his vehicle from behind, Indiana State Police said. The trooper and the…

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. wants to sell water from the Indiana city to Joliet in neighboring Illinois

The FBI is joining an Indiana police department in offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the person responsible for the fatal shooting of a 2-and-a-half-year-old girl in Hammond in late July.

A $10,000 reward was announced Thursday to find whoever is responsible for the murder of a 2-year-old girl in Hammond. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciehowski has the details and her mother’s emotional plea.

Six people have been rescued after the boat they were on capsized in northwestern Indiana. Firefighters found them clinging to the sides of the boat about 8 p.m. Friday near the Hammond Marina, the (Northwest Indiana) Times reported. The boat had capsized in about 15-20 feet of water near the marina’s breakwater. The people on board said it ran out of...

A young girl believed to be about 2 years old was shot late Wednesday night while in a car with her mother in Hammond, Indiana, according to police.

A young girl believed to be about 2 years old was shot late Wednesday night while in a car with her mother in Hammond, Indiana, according to police. Lauren Petty reports.

Officials in northwest Indiana are encouraging residents to abide by the state’s “stay-at-home” order after the elders of a Hammond church were issued citations after they decided to hold a public service over the weekend. The Hammond Church of Christ normally posts its sermons on its YouTube channel, but on Sunday police received reports that there were people inside...

Police in Hammond issued a citation to a church and its leaders Sunday for hosting a service in violation of Indiana’s stay-at-home order. More than 30 members, some wearing masks, congregated inside the Church of Christ on 169th and Leland Street Sunday, according to a post on Mayor Thomas McDermott’s Facebook page. Officers went to the church, explained the...

Human skeletal remains were found Tuesday in Hammond, Indiana. About 5:15 p.m. officers received a call from a man saying he was walking his dog and came across the remains near a wooded path off of Marble Street near State Line Avenue, according to Hammond police. A death investigation into the identity of the person and the cause of death…

Police are investigating a threat directed at teachers at Gavit Middle-High School in Hammond.

A man released on a nearly $8,000 bond for the attempted murder of his ex-girlfriend allegedly returned to the crime scene three months later and fatally shot her Wednesday, prosecutors in northwest Indiana say. Charles Goforth, 56, was arrested Thursday in Missouri and charged with the murder of 55-year-old Sylvia Williams, according to Hammond police. “A very frustrating case,” Hammond…

One person is in custody after a 55-year-old Hammond woman was shot dead in a mobile home early Thursday in northwest Indiana, the same place she was previously wounded in a shooting months ago. Sylvia Williams was found shot to death about 7:25 a.m. at the Sheffield Estates mobile home park at 3600 Sheffield Ave. in Hammond, according to Hammond…

Witnesses told police that the victim was shot after an argument with a man in a parking lot.

A self-described “thrill-seeker” from Portage, Indiana, was arrested Saturday for driving 142 mph in a 55 mph zone of Interstate 80/94.

An incident that started with an armed robbery in Hammond led to a two-state police chase, officer-involved shooting and crash on Saturday evening on Chicago’s South Side, police said.

Authorities have confirmed that a body found in Lake Michigan is a man who went missing while hopping between boats at Navy Pier. Oluwafemi “Arthur” Labinjo’s body was recovered Aug. 1 near the Gold Coast neighborhood, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Family members are looking for 30-year-old Arthur Labinjo, who was last reportedly seen late Saturday afternoon boat hopping in Chicago.