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GARY — The city’s deputy controller has been terminated after a review of records revealed millions in restrictive EMS funds were improperly used for years to cover the cash-strapped city’s payroll and other expenses, the mayor confirmed Tuesday night.

The clouds in the blue sky broke and the sun shined down Tuesday as the Crown Point High School Class of 2018 made their way onto the football field.

HIGHLAND — A Region man arrested Monday at the Statehouse as part of a protest with the Indiana Poor People's Campaign said he felt it's time to stand up.

MUNSTER — Residents are invited to learn about officials' plan to update its current zoning regulations with the goal of improving Munster's economic vibrancy, aesthetic appearance and overall livability.

CROWN POINT — A criminal court judge rejected a plea agreement Tuesday for a Gary woman accused of hitting her former roommate with a car as the woman was walking to church.

HAMMOND — Three people with ties to Northwest Indiana have entered guilty pleas in U.S. District Court to their roles in a four-year fraud scheme that preyed on victims in at least 15 states and Canada.

HAMMOND — Former Merrillville Town Councilman Tom Goralczyk was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. Federal Court to 15 months in prison for felony bribery.

CROWN POINT — A 20-year-old man pleaded guilty Tuesday to reckless homicide for fatally stabbing a 50-year-old man last June during an argument at a Hammond apartment.

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the murder convictions and 195-year prison sentence issued last year to a Gary man found guilty by a Lake County jury of killing two teenage brothers and a 46-year-old man.

EAST CHICAGO — Police on Tuesday released surveillance images of one of two suspects in two armed robberies.