CROWN POINT — Crown Point turned out to be an interstate battle with teams from Illinois, Michigan and Indiana being represented. “This was a good example of the level of competition we will see at worlds,” said Wawasee head coach Jed Wandland. Wawasee’s Iron Pride Robotics team took the skills championship at the Crown Point …read more.

UPDATE: This Silver Alert has been canceled as of Friday, Jan. 24. For more information on this cancellation, contact the Crown Point Police Department.   CROWN POINT — A statewide Silver Alert has been declared for a mother and son from Crown Point. The Crown Point Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Caneesha Ellis, …read more.

Boys basketball results for Saturday, Dec. 14.

Basketball results for Saturday, Nov. 23.

CROWN POINT — A 22-year-old St. John man faces 21 criminal charges after abducting a 16-year-old girl from Lake County. Alexander Martin Curry-Fishtorn is charged with four counts of kidnapping, five counts of criminal confinement, six counts of stalking, one count of intimidation, one count of domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, two counts …read more.

CROWN POINT — Saturday, Feb. 23, in the Fieldhouse at Crown Point, Wawasee Iron Pride Robotics 574C and 574D won tournament champion. 574C won skills champion with a new world record and finished the regular season undefeated in skills competition having set and broken the world skills record seven times. Team 574N ran their best …read more.

Basketball scores for Wednesday, Jan. 2.

Kosciusko The following people were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail: Elkhart The following people were booked in the Elkhart County Detention Facility: Marshall The following people were booked in the Marshall County Jail:

WARSAW – The Warsaw boys basketball team dropped a 55-50 final to Crown Point Saturday night.

MERRILLVILLE – Goshen rallied from a 2-0 deficit to beat Crown Point, 4-2, in the Class 3-A boys soccer regional Monday night.

WEST LAFAYETTE – No. 1 Penn lost to No. 2 Crown Point in 13 innings in a Class 4-A softball semistate semifinal contest Saturday.

CROWN POINT – The Warsaw boys basketball team lost 50-46 in overtime at Crown Point Saturday night.

WARSAW – The Warsaw at Crown Point boys basketball game is rescheduled for Jan. 21.

CROWN POINT — Police are searching for a Lake County Jail inmate who escaped Saturday, April 30, after walking away from a laundry area where he was permitted to work, an official said.

CROWN POINT — March 3rd not only marks the anniversary of John Dillinger’s escape from the Crown Point Jail 82 years ago, but will also be the only day the infamous wooden gun and two other Thompson submachine guns will be on display at the John Dillinger Museum.

Harold ‘Bud’ McCabe, 93, Crown Point, formerly of Calumet Township, passed away Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. He is survived by four children: Bill (Donna) McCabe; Lori (Cleatus) Roy; Lisa McCabe; Layne (Gary) Nichter; six grandchildren: Melissa (Nick) Wychocki; Jaclyn (Wil) Glaser; Michael (fiance Isabella Mills) McCabe; Matthew Szarmach; James McCabe; Kenton Fulford; four great-grandchildren: Alex; …read more.

The John Dillinger Museum will celebrate its grand reopening in a new location next week. The museum moved to the Old Lake County Courthouse in downtown Crown Point, Indiana, from the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond. The celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 22, on the 81st anniversary of Dillinger’s death. …read more.

There will be 16 young ladies vying for the title of 2015 Queen of Lakes at this year’s North Webster Mermaid Festival. The 2015 Queen of Lakes pageant will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27, in the North Webster Community Center. The pageant is sponsored by the North Webster Lioness and Lions Clubs and …read more.

A pizza restaurant employee has been charged with false information and intimidation after texting a fake bomb threat to get out of work, according to police. Ashley N. Keichinger, 18, of Dyer, was charged Friday, June 12. The incident occurred June 6 at Doreen’s Pizzeria, Joliet Street, Crown Point. Police responded to a call of …read more.

Wawasee Fourth At Culver Invite In the final invitational of the season for the Wawasee cross country teams, the boys placed fourth at the small team standings. Wawasee scored 165 points to take fourth out of 40 teams, short of champion Illiana Christian’s 64, West Lafayette’s 103 and Brebeuf Jesuit’s 144. The Warriors were led …read more.