Stories tagged with "crown point"

2 teens are charged in slaying of couple by indystar

Crown Point — Two teenagers have been charged with killing a Hammond couple whose bodies were found in an Illinois forest preserve. Lake County prosecutors on Thursday... – Oct 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

House speaker pushes state lobbying reform by Mary Beth

Proposals include restrictions on lawmakers becoming lobbyists Legislative ethics reform won some important but unexpected backers Tuesday: leaders of the Indiana House and... – Oct 28, 2009 at 12:45 AM in Politics & Government

Football sectional pairings by indystar

» First Round: Friday, Oct. 23. » Semifinals: Friday, Oct. 30. » Championships: Friday, Nov. 6. » Times: 7 pm local time or as determined by host... – Oct 13, 2009 at 10:37 PM in High school football

Man gets 20-year term in bleach attack on wife by indystar

Crown Point — A Northwest Indiana man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for pouring bleach into his wife’s mouth while she was sleeping. Ronald Kownacki, 38,... – Oct 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

'Book and release' of some offenders will cut costs, Lake County says by indystar

Crown Point — Lake County’s effort to cut jail spending could result in nonviolent offenders returning to the streets sooner after their arrests. Sheriff Roy Dominguez... – Oct 04, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Communities

Firm picks NW Ind. for trash-to-ethanol plant by indystar

SCHNEIDER, Ind. — A company has picked a rural site in northwestern Indiana as its location for a $285 million plant that would turn trash into ethanol. Powers Energy of America... – Oct 01, 2009 at 4:50 PM in Communities

Firm picks NW Ind. site for trash-to-ethanol plant by indystar

SCHNEIDER, Ind. — A company has picked a rural site in northwestern Indiana as its location for a $285 million plant that would turn trash into ethanol. Powers Energy of... – Oct 01, 2009 at 4:36 PM in Technology

Girls soccer sectional pairings by indystar

Dates: Oct. 12, 13, 15, 17. Admission: $5 per session or $8 all sessions. 1. Munster (8) Match 1: Hammond vs. Hammond Morton. Match 2: Hammond Gavit vs. Highland. Match 3: Munster... – Sep 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM in High school soccer

Boys soccer sectional pairings by indystar

Dates: Oct. 8, 10. Admission: $5 per session or $8 all sessions. 1. East Chicago Central (4) Match 1: Hammond Bishop Noll vs. East Chicago Central. Match 2: Hammond vs. Hammond... – Sep 29, 2009 at 12:00 AM in High school soccer

County to name building for only female sheriff by indystar

Crown Point — A newly renovated police office building will be rededicated in honor of Lake County’s only female sheriff. The county also plans a memorial to honor... – Sep 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM in News

Shannon E. Roe by indystar

NOBLESVILLE — Shannon E. Roe, 31, Noblesville, died Sept. 23, 2009, at her home. Mrs. Roe was a server at the Olive Garden Italian Restaurant. She was born July 28, 1978, in... – Sep 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Noblesville obituaries

Rape, murder charges filed in attack on sisters by indystar

Crown Point — Prosecutors have filed murder and rape charges against a man in an attack on two sisters who were found dead inside a smoke-filled house in Northwest Indiana.... – Sep 18, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

100-year sentence for woman, 84, stands by indystar

Crown Point — A judge has turned down a request from an 84-year-old woman to shorten her 100-year prison sentence in her husband’s decapitation murder in Northwest... – Sep 17, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

Man, 22, get 23 years for role in murder plot by indystar

Crown Point — A former Crown Point man has been sentenced to 23 years in prison for shooting his stepfather as part of a murder plot authorities say was conceived by his... – Sep 15, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Crime & Courts

State plans workshops on disaster preparation by indystar

The Indiana Economic Development Corp.’s small-business development centers will host a six-part workshop series statewide to educate entrepreneurs on disaster preparation... – Aug 25, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Business

Woman gets 33 years for plot to kill husband by indystar

CROWN POINT, Ind. — A Michigan woman has been sentenced to 33 years in prison on charges of plotting with her teenage children to murder her husband while the family lived in... – Aug 20, 2009 at 4:13 PM in Crime & Courts

Stun gun used to stop suspect in girl's death by indystar

Crown Point Police used a stun gun to subdue a man before he appeared in court on charges that he and his girlfriend killed a toddler whose body was encased in concrete and dumped... – Jul 01, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Crime & Courts

Police shock murder suspect before hearing by indystar

CROWN POINT, Ind. — Police used a stun gun to subdue a man before he appeared in court on charges that he and his girlfriend killed a toddler whose body was encased in concrete and... – Jun 30, 2009 at 11:01 AM in Crime & Courts

Sitter, boyfriend jailed in slaying of Lake County toddler by indystar

Crown Point A baby sitter and her boyfriend were charged Friday with killing a toddler whose body was encased in concrete and dumped in a swampy area in Northwest Indiana. The... – Jun 27, 2009 at 2:02 AM in Crime & Courts

5 members of family killed in I-65 crash by indystar

Crown Point Authorities say a semitrailer truck slammed into a pickup truck that had slowed on I-65 in Northwest Indiana, killing a couple and their three children riding in the... – Jun 27, 2009 at 1:00 AM in Communities