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Public schools across Northwest Indiana are seeing enrollment plunge. Enrollment across the 16 public school districts in Lake County collectively fell 6.78% from the 2017-18 school year to 2022-23, according to a Times analysis of data from the Indiana Department of Education. During that same five-year period, Porter County school districts saw a 3.52% decline, while LaPorte County school districts saw a 3.94% decrease. Newton and Jasper counties saw 12.49% and 4.50% declines, respectively.

LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - A mother from Walkerton has been charged in connection with a February crash in LaPorte County that left her 7-year-old daughter dead and two others hurt. The LaPorte County Prosecutor’s Office charged Dawn Coleman, 42, with two counts of operating while intoxicated causing death, which...

(South Bend, IN) - A La Porte County man has been sentenced to time in federal prison for gun-related charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced. In February 2021, 35-year-old Anthony Sanders allegedly ran from Michigan City police while carrying a loaded 9 mm pistol with an extended magazine. Sanders...

A man was arrested for allegedly impersonating a public servant Tuesday afternoon. Around 3:25 p.m. an officer noticed a delivery vehicle stopped on the side of State Road 2. A burgundy GMC Yukon was parked directly behind it with a flashing white light stretched across the hood. The officer noticed...

The Berrien County Sheriff's Office say a man was hospitalized after crashing into a ditch and being ejected from his truck,

A few lake effect snow showers are still making their way through Michiana this morning, but most of today should be drier and warmer. Clouds will last through the early morning, but plenty of sunshine returns later this morning. Temperatures are starting chilly in the 20s with wind chills around 10. Heading into the afternoon, sunshine will help us warm up into the upper 30's. The warmup continues over the next couple days with upper 40's tomorrow and mid 50's by Tuesday. Following today's sunshine, we should stay mainly dry for the first half of the week, but showers return Tuesday night with rain chances in the forecast through the end of the week. We're tracking rain with the potential for scattered thunderstorms Thursday, especially in the morning. The second half of the work week looks to be wet and warm with temperatures at and above normal.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - County and city leaders, as well as concerned citizens, met on Sunday afternoon to develop a plan to save Portage Manor. They met at the Portage Township Trustee’s Office Sunday afternoon to explore alternatives to the closure of Portage Manor and the relocation of its 101 residents.

(La Porte County, IN) - A driver allegedly under the influence of drugs crashed into a tree near Michigan City last evening. Officers about 5:40 p.m. were called to the area of U.S. 20 and 300 West. Police said the driver, Tonnette Logmann, 51, of Michigan City refused to submit...

Michiana Crime Stoppers presents Fugitive Friday for March 17, 2023. If your anonymous tip leads to the arrest of one of these features, you could receive a $300 reward. David Jay Bryant Michael is wanted for Probation Violation for the original conviction of Operating a Vehicle After Being a Habitual Traffic Offender.

(La Porte, IN) - Three La Porte High School students finished close to the top in a recent competition involving more than 700 students. The Video Production Class at La Porte High School took part in the Indiana Association of Student Broadcasters Competition in the Video Spot Production category. Placing...

BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) - A Valparaiso man was taken to the hospital after police say he was seriously hurt in a single vehicle crash in Berrien County early Sunday morning. Officers were called around 12:25 a.m. to the crash on U.S. 12 near Forest Beach Road in New Buffalo...

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash that injured a man from Valparaiso. The collision happened just after 12 a.m. on Sunday, March 19, on U.S. 12 near Forest Beach Road. Witnesses told police the 42-year-old man was driving a pick-up truck and struck a sign, a...

What a chilly start to the weekend! Michiana will be cold and snowy tonight with residual lake effect snow showers lasting into early Sunday morning. Clouds will replace the snow by late morning and will eventually give way to almost completely sunny skies by Sunday afternoon! Temperatures will approach 40 on Sunday as skies clear and the warming does not stop there. Monday will see the return of some clouds but the weather will be quiet. A slight chance for an isolated rain shower closer to Lake Michigan is possible late Monday afternoon. Tuesday will continue the warming trend as we breach the 50 threshold and head towards the mid-50s. With the warmup comes more clouds into the region and partly cloudy skies.

LaPorte, IN – Semnox adds another venue, Full Tilt Arcade & Pinball, to its growing list of US clients. Located in LaPorte, Indiana, this arcade carries a 20-machine pinball collection plus classic favorites from over the decades for all ages. Locally owned and operated by Ryan Hart and Ben...

SYRACUSE, Ind. (WNDU) - A baby was legally surrendered under Indiana’s Safe Haven Law at a fire station in Michiana earlier this month. During a press conference on Friday, officials with Safe Haven Baby Boxes say the baby was handed over by the mother to a firefighter at Turkey Creek Fire Territory Station 1 in Syracuse. Officials did not give an exact day or time for when the baby was surrendered.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WPTA) - Wayne basketball’s Chase Barnes drilled at three-pointer to pull the Generals within four points of Kokomo in the third quarter, but the Wildkats exploded from there, winning 73-51 in the Michigan City semistate on Saturday morning. The sophomore, Barnes, led Wayne with 14 points,...

(New Carlisle, IN) - New Prairie will be well represented at this summer’s North-South All-Star football game. Two players were named to the 57th Annual Murat North-South Football All-Star Classic. Offensive lineman Jacob Mrozinski and defensive end Tayvion Ortman will play for the North team. Head coach Casey McKim was also named to the North coaching staff.

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. - A man was sentenced to 20 years in connection with the death of Eric Johnson in May 2022. On Thursday, John Parnell Thomas pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter as part of a plea agreement. Thomas was initially charged with murder in connection with Johnson's death.

MICHIGAN CITY — With no timeouts remaining and the clock winding toward 0:00, the No. 2 Penn Kingsmen realized their glorious season was about to be over. There was nothing more that coach Al Rhodes’ scrappy Kingsmen could do against No. 4 Kokomo in the Class 4A Northern Semistate championship game Saturday night at Michigan City High School’s Wolves Den. ...

(Michigan City, IN) - A La Porte woman after caught shoplifting was found with heroin and other drugs. Those are the criminal allegations filed against Nikki Daley. Daley, 27, is charged with Theft and Possession of Cocaine or a Narcotic Drug, both Level 6 Felonies, and Class A Misdemeanor Possession of a Controlled Substance.