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In Hammond this morning, just blocks from the police station, Hammond Police Chief Brian Miller tells us just before 8-o'clock this morning a car struck the Calumet Tap in the 5200 block of Calumet Avenue. Chief Miller says the driver was conscious, taken to a local hospital, and they believe a medical condition might be involved, but they are still investigating.

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Response from the Region, as well as across the country and around the world, to the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting tragedy has been overwhelming. So much so, handmade snowflakes are no longer being accepted by the Connecticut Parent Teachers Association to decorate the students new school. Mark Wilkins, Senior Pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Crown Point, was able to persuade the Association to still accept snowflakes the church plans to make at an event this...

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Incoming Representatives Walorski, Brooks, Messer

The new Congress has more than 80 new members, with a few new faces from Indiana. Democrats still control the Senate in the new Congress,and Republicans still control the House. Today's Freshman class includes Republicans Jackie Walorski of northern Indiana's 2^nd District, Susan Brooks 5^th District, and Luke Messer 6^th District in Indiana. Walorski will take the place of 2nd District Congressman and Indiana U-S Senator-Elect Democrat Joe...

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News Release Indiana DNR:  As Hoosiers craft their New Year’s resolutions, they should take a cue from two Indiana University graduate students and a pair of Sheridan High School teachers.
 
Laura Harman and her boyfriend Nathan Haffner, both originally from Fort Wayne, resolved this time last year to visit all 24 state parks in Indiana in 2012. They completed their resolution in late December when they visited Brown County State Park, the last on their list.
 
Jesse and Abby Linville, the...

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The Lake County Prosecutor's Office has charged Margarito Valdivia with murder, battery with a deadly weapon, and battery resulting in serious bodily injury, in relation to the death of his estranged wife Erica Valdivia. Munster Police report they were called to the scene on the eight-hundred block of Boxwood Drive, at 5:45 Tuesday morning, and found Erica's boyfriend standing outside the residence with a large laceration to his head. Officers were unable to gain entry to the home, but a SWAT...

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An investigation continues into the Saturday evening fire at Finer Foods in Newton County. Morocco Fire Chief Corrie Myers says due to the damage from the fire, the State Fire Marshal's Office has been called in. Chief Myers says they were called out just before 8:30pm Saturday, and spent about 15 hours at the scene, located on the five-hundred block of South Polk Street. Myers says no one was injured, and no further information is available at this time.

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The Porter Co. Sheriff’s Department wants the public to know that as of January 14, 2013 everyone that lives in unincorporated Porter Co., and is applying for a gun permit, must have their fingerprints submitted electronically by L1 Solutions.

Once an applicant applies online with the state they must complete the next two steps in any order within 30 days. Both steps must be completed but it doesn’t matter which is done first.

• Schedule an appointment with L1 Solutions online – no walk-ins are a

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A Valparaiso Police Officer responding to a vehicle crash involving injuries this morning, at the intersection of U.S. 30 and State Road 49, was herself struck by a westbound vehicle as she proceeded through the intersection to head east. The Valparaiso Police Department says Officer Cassidy Kenyon was in a fully-marked squad car, with all emergency lights and siren activated, just after 8:30, when she was struck by a vehicle driven by 35 year old Sarah Wood, of LaPorte. Police report both...

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The Indiana Department of Transportation says on January 14^th, they plan on closing a section of Indianapolis Boulevard over the Nine-Span Bridge so they can replace it. Spokesman Matt Deitchley says, weather permitting, work will begin that day. Last month, INDOT announced an almost 18-million dollar contract to replace the State Road 152, or Nine-Span Bridge, over the railroad yards, and stated that the section of Indianapolis Boulevard to be closed will remain closed for most of 2013. INDOT...

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Porter County Sheriffs Police are responding to a two-vehicle crash with injuries at US 6 and Meridian Road. Police say the crash occurred shortly before 11:30am.

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