Northwest Indiana
Gary
Cloudy
H 54° · L 42° · Rain 75%
as of 9:50 AM
55°
Porter County Community Foundation awards $138,000 to 17 local organizations
Latest booking: Michael James Sherman · Oct 16, 10:31 AM
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Northeast Indiana
Fort Wayne
Cloudy
H 57° · L 35° · Rain 56%
as of 10:10 AM
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Fort Wayne man wanted on charges tied to false police reports about a woman
Latest booking: Satwinder Singh · Oct 16, 10:31 AM
Central Indiana
Indianapolis
Cloudy
H 55° · L 39° · Rain 44%
as of 10:20 AM
52°
Two drivers die after semi trucks collide head-on on I-65 in White County
Latest booking: Claud Talbert Second Greenlee · Oct 16, 10:32 AM
Southern Indiana
Evansville
Light Rain
H 57° · L 44° · Rain 10%
as of 10:20 AM
54°
Tornado warnings cover Knox and Daviess counties on Thursday evening
Latest booking: Sirena Kay Jackson · Oct 16, 10:31 AM
Fort Wayne man wanted on charges tied to false police reports about a woman
A warrant was issued Wednesday for a 41-year-old Fort Wayne man accused of filing false reports and posting claims online that left a woman fearing for her safety and her children's.
Latest
Northwest Indiana
Michael James Sherman
Intimidation
Dean Justin Flores
Motor Vehicle- Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated- Endangerment (+3 more)
Marijo Ellen Proud
Domestic Battery-Adult Knowing Presence Of Child Less Than 16 Years Ol
Amber Thea Katherine Schubert
Motor Vehicle- Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated- Endangerment (+2 more)
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Porter County Community Foundation awards $138,000 to 17 local organizations
Seventeen Porter County organizations will share $138,000 in 2026 Fall Community Fund grants, with awards for food, clothing, transportation, youth programs and accessibility work.
Purdue University Northwest starts the year with a new dorm and a refreshed classroom building in Hammond
Purdue University Northwest opened the semester with the new Calumet Hall residence hall and an upgraded Classroom Office Building, both furnished through a long-running partnership with Pulse Technology.
Valparaiso police step up patrols after a Saturday morning crime wave on the city's east side
Police are investigating a home burglary, a garage burglary, two stolen vehicles and three thefts from vehicles — all reported in one neighborhood in a single morning.
Northeast Indiana
Satwinder Singh
Operating While Intoxicated (+3 more)
Aislinn Colburn
Probation Viol-Adult
Jeval Malone
Operating While Intoxicated (+1 more)
Daja Brangman
Battery To Public Safety Official (Includes Bodily Fluid/Waste) (+1 more)
Richard Wedlake
Resisting Law Enforcement - Fleeing (+4 more)
Amber Perrin
Criminal Conversion (+2 more)
Christian Jimenez
Operating While Intoxicated - Endangerment (+2 more)
Joshua Pellot
Strangulation Simple No Or Minor Injury (+1 more)
Jacqueline Mays
Criminal Conversion (+1 more)
Christopher Franz
Operating While Intoxicated (+2 more)
Joseph Dennis
Public Intoxication (+1 more)
Christopher Sartain
Home Detention Placement Violation
Aaron Flores
Resisting Law Enforcement - Physical (+1 more)
Christopher Wicker
Burglary - Dwelling (+1 more)
Joseph Cuellar
Domestic Battery - Adult Knowing Presence Of Child Less Than 16 Years
John Cooper
Operating While Intoxicated - Endangerment (+1 more)
Arrest records only — not convictions. Everyone pictured is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Purdue Fort Wayne offers free FAFSA help sessions for students and families
Purdue University Fort Wayne is holding a series of free sessions where financial aid staff will walk students and families through the federal aid application one on one.
Komets opening night brings new concessions to the Memorial Coliseum
Fans at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum will find a new chicken stand and the building's first self-serve checkout kiosk as the Komets open their season.
LaGrange salon owner wins Ivy Tech's 2026 New Venture Competition and $40,000
Ginny Ritchie of Ginny Rose Studio took the top prize on her third attempt, and plans to put the money into a mobile unit, a private-label skincare line and new equipment.
Michigan man faces charges after Kosciusko County child is found with him at a Kalamazoo hotel
A 27-year-old Michigan man is jailed in Kosciusko County on child solicitation and kidnapping charges after investigators traced his phone to a Michigan hotel. The charges are allegations.
Fort Wayne police confirm active investigation into '764' online network targeting kids
Detectives are working at least one local case tied to the violent online network, and police used a Wednesday briefing to warn parents about how predators reach children through games and chat apps.
Measles cases keep climbing in Northeast Indiana as the state total reaches 34
Allen and DeKalb counties each added a case in the state's Oct. 13 update, and four northeast counties now account for 13 of the 34 measles cases Indiana has confirmed in 2026.
Central Indiana
Claud Talbert Second Greenlee
Stephanee Marie Fliehman
Court Commitment
Amya Annmarie Thomas
Domestic battery-adult knowing presence of child less than 16 years ol
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Dustin Joe Stines
Public indecency- voyeurism (+1 more)
Jordan Maurice Rainey
Arrest records only — not convictions. Everyone pictured is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Two drivers die after semi trucks collide head-on on I-65 in White County
Indiana State Police say a northbound semi crossed the median near the 194 mile marker on Wednesday afternoon and struck a southbound semi, killing both drivers and injuring a passenger.
Marion County early voting is underway ahead of the Nov. 3 election
Early voting has started at the City-County Building in Indianapolis, with eight more Marion County sites opening Oct. 24 and a mail-ballot request deadline of Oct. 22.
Man and woman found dead during IMPD welfare check on Discovery Drive
Officers found both people with gunshot wounds at a northeast-side home on Wednesday afternoon. Police say there is no threat to the community.
Secretary of state candidate Ballard plans to sue to force an election commission meeting on finance complaints
Independent candidate Greg Ballard says he will ask a Marion County judge to compel the Indiana Election Commission to meet on campaign finance complaints involving two rivals, and will drop the case if a meeting is called by Oct. 26.
Indiana flood survivors have until Oct. 25 to apply for federal disaster aid
Residents in 24 Indiana counties hit by August storms and flooding face an Oct. 25 deadline for FEMA help, after more than 60,000 applications and over $142 million awarded so far.
Indianapolis council members from both parties draft new oversight rules for police surveillance technology
After officers were criminally charged over license plate camera searches, councilors are preparing a TRUST Ordinance with public hearings, data limits, audits and a resident-led oversight board.
Southern Indiana
Sirena Kay Jackson
Criminal Mischief [Bm]
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Lucas Matthew Lerche
Battery - Against Public Safety Official Engaged In Official (+3 more)
Beatrice Jean Wheeler
Motor Vehicle- Operating A Vehicle While Intoxicated- Prior (+1 more)
Gabriela Yeyssi Marie Martinez
Family Offense- Neglect Of Dependant/Child Violations
Natalee Sue Fairchild
Racketeer- Corrupt Business Influence
Joshua Michael Sanders
Simple Assault - Nibrs
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Andrew Thomas Earl Clark
Petition To Revoke Probation (+1 more)
Joseph Tucker Hawkins
Petition To Revoke Probation
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Jason Michael Buttrum
Unlawfull Encroachment On A Law Enforcement Officer / Mc
Mary Elizabeth Smith
Petition To Revoke Probation
Heather Renee Barfield
Public Administration- Fail To Appear
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Jeremiah Lee Burchfield
Criminal Trespass (+1 more)
Cortez King
Court Ordered Confinement (+3 more)
Nicholas Daniel Thomas
Petition To Revoke Probation
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Justin Charles Kempf
Controlled Substance- Dealing Cocaine Or Narcotic Drug
Timothy Ray Page
Public Administration- Fail To Appear (+1 more)
Arrest records only — not convictions. Everyone pictured is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Tornado warnings cover Knox and Daviess counties on Thursday evening
The National Weather Service in Indianapolis issued back-to-back tornado warnings for north-central Knox County and then east-central Knox and central Daviess counties on Thursday evening, with one storm described as radar-confirmed.
Evansville's Coat-A-Kid drive marks 40 years, collecting coats through Dec. 31
Don's Cleaners is collecting new and gently used coats for local children in the program's 40th year, with donations accepted at its locations through Dec. 31.
Evansville police release bodycam footage from the fatal Illinois Street shooting
Police say an officer fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at officers at a home where a woman had been shot. The woman's injuries were described as non-life-threatening, and the shooting remains under investigation.
Evansville breaks an October heat record — and a 12th record high of 2026 is within reach
The city hit 90 degrees on Monday, beating a mark that had stood since 1989, in what the National Weather Service says has already been an unusually record-heavy year.
'I Am Jane Doe' demonstrators rally outside the Evansville Civic Center
River City Rising closed a week of Evansville events with a demonstration in support of a former Cornell student whose lawsuit has drawn national attention to how her case was handled.
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