northwest Indiana

Starting a distillery isn’t easy, and staying on top of the game, takes work. Drew Fox knows that all too well. He started the 18th Street Brewery in 2010, expanding to a distillery a few years ago. This month, 18th Street Distillery had an event that marked their entry to the Chicago market.

The key for small distilleries to establish themselves in a big market like Chicago is self-distribution — and one local distillery in Hammond, Indiana has begun to do just that. Sandra Torres has more.

While a potential winter storm didn’t come to fruition for much of the Chicago area, snowfall heavy impacted the commute in parts of Northwest Indiana, NBC 5’s Karen Aguilar reports.

A 2-year-old girl has died after accidentally shooting herself with a family-owned weapon inside a Portage, Ind. home on Tuesday, according to police.

With several inches of snowfall reaching Northwest Indiana on Wednesday, favorable temperatures have kept most of the snow off the roads, NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

As northwest Indiana experienced snow-covered roads and intense winds Friday, police reported numerous crashes involving semi-trucks, leading them to issue an alert to drivers. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

Blowing and drifting snow has caused extremely hazardous travel conditions in Northwest Indiana alongside brutally cold temperatures, NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

A look into the hazardous road conditions throughout Northwest Indiana as blowing snow has greatly hampered visibility.

With a significant winter storm greatly upending travel across the Chicago area, Indiana officials have issued travel directives to help mitigate the effects of the storm.

A fifth-grade teacher in northwestern Indiana charged with felony intimidation after authorities say she told a student she had a “kill list” of students and staff has agreed to stay away from the school.

A federal jury has convicted a Gary man of armed robbery and a weapons charge in the slaying of a bank security guard last year, prosecutors said Thursday.

A northwestern Indiana man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting his 9-year-old daughter as he was talking to her two brothers about gun safety won’t serve any prison time for her 2017 death.

The early arrival of cold temperatures, powerful wind and the Chicago area’s first snowflakes on Monday have given residents a largely unwanted winter preview.

The early arrival of cold temperatures, powerful wind and the Chicago area’s first snowflakes on Monday have given residents a largely unwanted winter preview. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has the story.

A fifth grade teacher at St. Stanislaus School in East Chicago, Indiana is facing one count of felony intimidation after being arrested Thursday, according to authorities.

A teacher at St. Stanislaus School in East Chicago, Indiana was arrested Thursday after it was discovered that she had made threatening comments toward students and kept a “kill list”, according to officials.

Two teenagers were among four people killed in a short period of time in Gary, Indiana, and angry family members are asking why.

Two teenagers were among four people killed in a short period of time in Gary, Indiana, and angry family members are asking why. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup reports.

A 3-year-old girl who went missing in a northwest Indiana community died after she was found hours later along a small lake’s shoreline, police said.

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