A Statewide Silver Alert has been declared for a missing Lake County woman. The Winfield Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Trinity Sue Thomas, an 18-year-old white, female, 5 feet 0 inches tall, 135 pounds, brown hair with brown eyes, last seen wearing a pink spaghetti strap dress. Trinity is missing from Winfield, Indiana and was last seen on

The Ogden Dunes Police Department is reminding residents and those planning to visit the community that parking restrictions are currently in effect. All vehicles parked within the restricted area must display a valid 2024 Ogden Dunes Parking Permit. National Park permits will not be honored. “Vehicles parked within the restricted area without a valid beach area parking permit are subject

Press Release, Center for Creative Solutions, Inc.: April was made for northwest Indiana poets. Nearly 500 of them, mostly students, submitted their work in this year’s Eighth Annual “Juried Showcase of Poetry.” The Showcase is sponsored every year by the Center for Creative Solutions during World Creativity & Innovation Week and National Poetry Month. The winners read their work to

The La Porte County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the death of 27-year-old Coltyn T. Nowatzke, who was being held in La Porte County Jail (LCJ). Tuesday at about 8:00 a.m., an inmate assigned to the same cell as Nowatzke alerted jail staff of an emergency.  Jail Division Deputies, along with medical staff, responded and found Nowatzke unresponsive. Deputies and

The following are unofficial numbers for Tuesday's Primary for LaPorte County: