A man is dead after wounding two police officers during a shootout in northwest Indiana. Now we’re learning that prior to the shootout, he strangled a woman to death in a motel room. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey has the details.

A shooting in which two Gary police officers were injured and a suspect was fatally shot Monday night is connected to the homicide of a woman who was found dead at a Merrillville hotel, police confirmed. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

A shooting in which two Gary police officers were injured and a suspect was fatally shot Monday night is connected to the homicide of a woman who was found dead at a Merrillville hotel, police confirmed. On Monday afternoon, Gary police responded to a location in the 2500 block of Waverly Drive, which is at the Westbrook Apartment complex, to…

A woman was killed Sunday at a hotel in Merrillville, Indiana. Authorities were dispatched about 1:05 p.m. to the Hampton Inn located at 8353 Georgia Street, according to the Lake County coroner’s office. Betty J. Claudio, 45, was pronounced dead at 1:58 p.m. and her death was ruled a homicide, the coroner’s office said. Details about the cause of her…

A man accused of shooting his nephew in the head Thursday in Gary, Indiana was ordered held without bail.

In northwest Indiana the FBI is now taking the lead, after a Catholic priest was attacked earlier this week and the abuse crisis appears to be the motive. Mary Ann Ahern reports.

As Pope Francis heads to Ireland, the priest sex abuse crisis is not only an issue there, but also here in the United States.

Remember that a sex offender’s residency at a motel or inn is completely legal, and there is no obligation on the part of any establishment to research the background of a guest, or alert other guests to someone’s criminal history. NBC 5’s Marion Brooks reports.

In April of 2014, a five-year-old girl was playing with her brothers on the grounds of the Econo Lodge in Terre Haute, Indiana where she was staying with her family, when a man grabbed her, took her into his motel room, hit her, pulled off her clothes, and molested her.

A former Marine who authorities say preyed on women in an area of Gary, Indiana, known as a hangout for prostitutes and drug users pleaded guilty Friday to killing seven women under a plea deal that will spare him the death penalty.

A little girl grabbed her dad’s gun and shot her pregnant mother in front of her little brother in a car parked outside an Indiana thrift store Tuesday, police said. Patrick Fazio reports.

A little girl grabbed her dad’s gun and shot her pregnant mother in front of her little brother in a car parked outside an Indiana thrift store Tuesday, police said.

An Indiana State Trooper woke up Wednesday morning in Merrillville, Indiana, and found his police car, personal car and home hit by gunfire, according to Indiana State Police.

As President Donald Trump completes his first year in office, Americans are increasingly concerned about health care, and their faith that government can fix it has fallen. A new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 48 percent named health care as a top problem for the government to focus on in the next year,...

Northwest Indiana police are searching for more victims of the “Sweetheart Swindler,” who allegedly exploited several women sexually, emotionally and financially. Natalie Martinez reports.

Northwest Indiana police are searching for more victims of the “Sweetheart Swindler,” who allegedly exploited several women sexually, emotionally and financially.

A man was grazed by a bullet when one car chased another and shots were fired early Friday along I-65 and the Borman Expressway in northwest Indiana.

With all the buzz surrounding Monday’s solar eclipse, we wanted to know, when exactly can you see it in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana?

The owners of a 3,400-seat theater in northwestern Indiana that’s featured Bob Dylan, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock say they’ll demolish the longtime venue after all.