According to an analysis from the Network, a nonprofit organization that tracks suspected trafficking operations, 12 of the businesses are based in the Region
The Center for Justice and Exoneration Network hosted a panel Thursday featuring JonBenet Ramsey's father and an attorney for Karen Read to discuss the harm of wrongful convictions.
Alex Russell, 34, was charged with murder in the July deaths of Dante Givens, 37, and Deon Stewart, 36, who were shot near the Village Shopping Center in Gary.
Ex-Director of Buildings and Grounds David Reyes faces child pornography-related charges after investigators traced the content back to his district cell phone.
One of three of Devonte Green's ex-girlfriends said the number of times he beat her were "too many to count." Green was sentenced Tuesday to 42 years in prison.
Dr. Bethany Cataldi, an ear, nose and throat doctor, is ordered to pay a total of $22 million for defrauding Medicare, six insurance companies and her patients.
Taryl Bonds, 52, of Gary, is accused of wrapping his hands around a family member's neck and slamming another to the ground several times during an altercation.
They cheated the casino out of more than $700,000 in less than one week in 2023, a portion of the $1.5 million they conned from casinos in five other states.
Maurice Berry Jr., 22, said in trial that he reacted quickly and fired, but his bullets didn't hit the intended victim; they struck and killed a bystander.
The lawsuit, filed Friday, alleges Alfredo Estrada repeatedly tried to engage his client in a relationship, despite her many refusals and voicing of discomfort.
The grant money was used to fund programs in four NWI schools for students who were most at risk for committing or being involved in an act of gun violence.
Stevce Rajcinoski, 43, will have 42 animal cruelty-related charges dismissed if a judge accepts the plea. He pleaded guilty to a similar offense in 2020.