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Gary to raze hospital built to serve city's black community

    GARY, Ind. (AP) — The northwestern Indiana city of Gary plans to raze a long-abandoned hospital built 90 years ago to serve the city's black community at a time when they weren't welcome at so-called "white hospitals."

Group planning repairs for 2 western Indiana covered bridges

    COVINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A preservation group is working to raise money toward repairing two wooden covered bridges in western Indiana that date to the 1800s.

Police: 6 shot and wounded during fight in Indianapolis

    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say someone who was involved in a fight between two groups of youths outside a downtown Indianapolis shopping mall overnight opened fire and wounded six people before he fled the scene.

Porter County to offer genetic tests for juvenile offenders

    VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — The juvenile court for northwestern Indiana's Porter County is partnering with a laboratory to offer genetic testing for young offenders to help see what psychiatric medications might help them.

Indiana counties back funding for South Shore rail project

    SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The final Indiana county being asked to commit money toward major upgrades of the South Shore commuter rail line between South Bend and Chicago has agreed to do so.

Vandals strike new REV Sports Complex at Hanna-Nuttman

The progress being shown on a $2.3 million city project took a hit overnight Saturday when someone drove through a grassy area of the Rev Sports Complex at Hanna-Nuttman Park.

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Early morning crash sends 3 to hospital, 1 by helicopter

    A four vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. 27 and S.R. 124 early Monday resulted in several injuries, according to a news release from Adams County Sheriff Dan Mawhorr.

Murder charges filed in Berne woman's death

    A Berne man has been charged with murder in connection with a stabbing Thursday evening.

1 dead after incident in Berne

Updated to include victim's name and cause of death