City of La Porte Police Chief Paul Brettin (far left) welcomes new officer Aaron Stewart of Rolling Prairie Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in La Porte. Stewart, who most recently served as a jail officer at the LaPorte County Jail, will attend the Northwest Indiana Law Enforcement Academy in August of this year. Pictured, from left: Brettin, Stewart, La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody and City of La Porte Assistant Police Chief Nate Thode.
The Valparaiso Police Department Records Division is now open to the public, with social distancing guidelines in place. Members of the public will be granted access when necessary, for services such as fingerprinting, while others will still be required to remain in the vestibule or outside of the building as services are performed. The front door of the department will remain secured as they make this transition; however, Records Division staff is available by the phone within the vestibule area. With this opening, all services completed by the clerks or with the assistance of an officer will be available. If
South Shore Line train service will resume today, operating during the day according to the existing modified weekday schedule. Wednesday's train service will terminate at 10:40pm due to public safety concerns. The last train out of Chicago on Wednesday will depart Millennium Station at 10:40pm. More schedule information can be found by visiting the South Shore Line website. Click the South Shore logo on wimsradio.com
The Michigan City Police have reported that at around 2:40 P.M.; dispatch received a 911 call indicating that three people were shot in a vehicle that was currently parked at a business in the 4200 Block of Franklin Street. Michigan City Police Department Shift 2 Patrol Officers arrived on scene along with other first responders. Three victims with gunshot wounds were found within the vehicle. The victims, a 15-year-old female, 14-year-old female, and a 15-year-old male were all transported to Franciscan Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. One of the victims, a 15-year-old female, was flown to a nearby hospital for
Please be advised that there will NOT be any FINAL tabulations of results disseminated regarding primary races by the LaPorte County Election Board. Given the significant response to absentee voting by mail and the large number of mail-in ballots received, the LaPorte County Election Board has elected to not provide any Absentee Ballots result for 72 hours. However, Machine Ballot results will be provided in a manner consistent with prior elections, and any updates will be provided as the results are tabulated.Furthermore, the Election Board cautions that for any races to be called, the Absentee Vote must be completely tabulated
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) today announced that 430 additional Hoosiers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 through testing at ISDH, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and private laboratories. That brings to 35,237 the total number of Indiana residents known to have the novel coronavirus following corrections to the previous day’s total. Intensive care unit and ventilator capacity remain steady. As of today, nearly 44 percent of ICU beds and more than 83 percent of ventilators are available. A total of 2,022 Hoosiers are confirmed to have died from COVID-19, an increase of 46 over the
The South Shore Line train service will continue to be temporarily suspended Tuesday, June 2nd, after consultation with Metra officials. The South Shore Line says it has been determined that due to recent events, the downtown area remains unsafe for their employees and passengers. Positive train control test trains will again operate on Tuesday, although no passenger service will be available. The South Shore Line will continue to monitor events as Tuesday progresses, and updates regarding SSL Wednesday service will be sent as more information becomes available.
Purdue University Northwest (PNW) named Yohlunda Mosley Vice Chancellor of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, effective June 1. Mosley was selected through a nationwide search. Mosley joins PNW from Portland State University in Oregon, where she served as assistant Vice President of Enrollment Management. In that role she provided executive leadership and supervision for domestic and international recruitment, orientation, campus visits, marketing to prospective students, recruitment technology, and commencement.
The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure for State Road 4 between C.R. 200 E and C.R. 100 S beginning Monday, June 8th. CSS & SB will be rebuilding their railroad crossing at this location. The road is expected to reopen on or after Friday, June 12. Drivers should seek an alternate route. The official detour will follow State Road 104, U.S. 6, U.S. 35 and Boyd Blvd.
The La Porte County Public Library recently challenged community youth to “do good” and read or listen to reading a total of 250,000 minutes during the month of May. If they met this goal, the Friends of the La Porte County Public Library would donate $1,000 to the Food Bank of Northern Indiana. Local youth rose to the challenge and met this goal with ease! With some kids logging over a thousand minutes a day, 266,742 was the final tally of minutes read or listening to reading. The La Porte County Public Library would like to thank community members for
The Michigan City Park Department would like to announce the opening of Patriot Park for play beginning June 14, 2020. While the facility will open, we still encourage social distancing for those in attendance. We would also like to remind those who are ill to remain home. The Adult Men’s and Coed Softball Leagues will be pushed back and will not begin until August with play running through the fall. This year it will be a combined summer/fall season. We are looking forward to opening for play this season and hope to see you at the park!
Kathleen Chroback, Secretary of the La Porte County Election Board issued a press release stating that to assure your 2020 Primary Ballot is received by the clerk’s office on June 2, 2020 by 12:00 noon the public is advised that ballots may be dropped off at the security points in the La Porte and Michigan City courthouses. The release went on to say that after hours ballots may also be placed in the child support drop box just outside both courthouse doors, the tax bill drop box at the La Porte County complex (on the corner of state street and
The South Shore Line announced that service will be temporarily suspended Monday, June 1, 2020. In consultation with Metra officials, who are suspending its Monday train service, the SSL will not operate passenger trains in an abundance of caution for the safety of employees and passengers. Please be advised that SSL positive train control test trains will be operating throughout the day on Monday, although no passenger service will be available. The South Shore will continue to monitor events as Monday progresses.
Kathleen Chroback, Secretary of the La Porte County Election Board issued a press release stating that to assure your 2020 Primary Ballot is received by the clerk’s office on June 2, 2020 by 12:00 noon the public is advised that ballots may be dropped off at the security points in the La Porte and Michigan City courthouses. The release went on to say that after hours ballots may also be placed in the child support drop box just outside both courthouse doors, the tax bill drop box at the La Porte County complex (on the corner of state street and
Governor Eric J. Holcomb today took these actions to protect Hoosiers, properties and businesses as the result of two nights of violence, following peaceful protests in Indiana. The Governor: Signed Executive Order 20-29 to lift restrictions on local declarations of emergency that had been instituted as a part of the stay at home and back on track orders pertaining to COVID-19. This order, effective as of 11 a.m. today, allows local governments to place more stringent travel restrictions than the state has in place. A link to the order may be found at: https://www.in.gov/gov/files/Executive%20Order%2020-29.pdf.Directed members of the Indiana National Guard to
Last night and this morning, Indianapolis saw another night of unrest in the city. Damage was received to some of our state’s war memorials and monuments. Veterans, especially combat veterans, understand and appall violence as American service members have fought for years to bring down tyranny and maintain our freedoms. We are united as Americans, and will get through this together. But peace must prevail. As many have said, fire met with more fire, only burns everything to the ground. The American Legion Department of Indiana supports America's right to peaceful protests, however we denounce the violence and rioting that is
Drive-through pre-surgical and outpatient COVID testing have moved from Franciscan Health’s Homer Street campus to the Franciscan Health Michigan City hospital located at 3500 Franciscan Way. Drive-through testing is taking place at the COVID testing trailer, located in the east parking lot closest to the medical office building (Door B). Hours of operation will be 7AM to noon, seven days a week. Patients must have an order from a Franciscan physician or closely aligned physician with hospital privileges. Pre-registration is required by calling (219) 877-1474. Patients must bring their photo identification to the testing site. Testing at the Michigan City
La Porte residents can continue riding with Transporte for free through the month of June, according to Manager Beth West. The transportation service began its essential-only free rides following the governor’s “stay-at-home” order. Until now, essential rides included trips to the grocery store, pharmacy and doctors’ offices only. West said beginning June 1, they will now provide transportation to laundromats and the library as well. “Though we must still restrict our rides to essential travel only, we are happy to add a few more essential stops to the list for our passengers,” West said. “As the outbreak continues, we are
A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR DUANE PARRY REGARDING WASHINGTON PARK HOURS We have one of the most popular stretches of beachfront in Indiana right here in Washington Park. With the warm weather we had this past holiday weekend, we had more visitors than expected. Unfortunately, most did not exercise the required social distancing, jamming nearly elbow-to-elbow on the beach and in the main parking lot throughout the day and into the night. The congestion associated with the large crowds and higher than normal temperatures created conditions right for several disturbances, fights, and a shooting on Saturday evening. Michigan City maintains beach
After careful thought and deliberation, the La Porte County Agricultural Association (the “Board”) has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 LaPorte County Fair originally scheduled for July 12 – July 18.“For the last 174 years, the La Porte County Fair has been held without hesitation and the Board is extremely proud of that,” said Steve Mrozinski, Board President. “However, our priority is the safety of all of those involved in making our Fair great. After reviewing federal, state, and local guidelines, and knowing how quickly and easily the Covid-19 virus spreads in large groups of people, the Board
