MARSHALL COUNTY — Officers with the Marshall County Undercover Narcotics Investigation Team served several level 2 felony dealing warrants in multiple counties Monday, June 17. Kenneth McIntire Sr., 55, Argos, was located in rural Marshall County and arrested by Marshall County police for a narcotic drug warrant, a level 2 felony. He is being held …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Aerial treatments in Kosciusko, LaPorte, St. Joseph and Whitley counties to slow the spread of gypsy moths are scheduled to start on Wednesday, May 11. The schedule could be delayed if the weather is unfavorable. In such a case, the treatments will begin on the next favorable day. Detailed maps of the treatment …read more.

WASHINGTON — A former chief deputy auditor for LaPorte County, Indiana, was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for embezzling over $150,000 from the LaPorte County government, tax fraud and defrauding her father-in-law out of more than $600,000, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney David A. Capp of the Northern District of Indiana.

LAPORTE COUNTY — Veterinarians are working to save a dog found over the Christmas holidays in Michigan City with its mouth duct taped shut.

Michigan representatives continue to delay a project that has been in the works for years to redraw the border line between Indiana and Michigan. Parties from both states met Tuesday morning, May 12, for the Indiana-Michigan Boundary Line Commission to discuss the cost of surveying the state line. “Some of us have put a lot of …read more.

By PAM HARRIS Community Outreach Director, Real Services, Inc. The deadline to nominate someone for one of the 19th annual Age of Excellence Award is 4 p.m. Friday, April 3. Each year, REAL Services honors unsung heroes in Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte, Marshall and St. Joseph counties. These heroes are spouses, sons, daughters, neighbors, etc. who …read more.

Lake and LaPorte counties are working on a joint bid to buy the bankrupt Indiana Toll Road. The effort made it through the first round of the process on Tuesday, Feb. 10, and the next step for the two counties is to form a board of directors for the project in order to proceed. Reports …read more.

Michael David Elliot, 40, a convicted killer who escaped from the Ionia Correctional Facility in Michigan Sunday night, has been captured after nearly 24 hours on the run. Indiana State Police have confirmed that Elliot, who was convicted of four murders in 1993, is in the custody of the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Department. At about …read more.