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Chief justice encourages grads at Ind. alma mater

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:41:55 -0400

LAPORTE, Indiana - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts told graduates of the northern Indiana Roman Catholic boarding school he graduated from 40 years ago that the key to success is persistence.

N. Ind. city converts 2 city buses to propane use

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:22:39 -0400

LAPORTE, Indiana - A northern Indiana city is adding two environmentally friendly vehicles to its transit service.

Chicago man sentenced for Ind. beach fight death

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:10:19 -0400

LAPORTE, Indiana - A 20-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to 145 days in jail after pleading guilty to fatally punching a 17-year-old boy on a northwestern Indiana beach.

Australian man finds rare Tucker car in Indiana

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:43:45 -0400

LAPORTE, Indiana - On a quest to locate a rare sedan built far ahead of its time, an adventurer from a small town in Queensland, Australia, has traveled across the world.

Australian man finds rare Tucker car in Indiana

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:38:17 -0400

LAPORTE, Indiana - An Australian service station owner and filmmaker has hit the jackpot in Indiana as he searches the globe for rare automobiles made by a Michigan company.

Chief Justice Roberts to speak at Ind. alma mater

Wed, 15 May 2013 03:59:05 -0400

LAPORTE, Indiana - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will return to northwest Indiana to give the commencement speech at the Roman Catholic boarding school he graduated from in 1973.

LaPorte uses $65k grant to tackle lake weed

Sat, 04 May 2013 08:19:04 -0400

LAPORTE, Indiana - A northwestern Indiana group is taking aim at an invasive weed that has spread across area waterways and threatens the region's lake-based economy.