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Merrillville Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Two Family Members Shot Inside Home

Lenora Beach, 59, of Merrillville, is charged after officers were dispatched at approximately 7:54 p.m. on January 30, 2026, to a residence in the 5400 block of Maryland Street in Merrillville for a domestic disturbance where dispatch advised that two people had been shot. According to the probable cause affidavit, when officers arrived a woman outside the home screamed that her children were inside and had been shot. Officers observed the front…Merrillville · Merrillville Read Article

Merrillville Man Charged After Alleged Drug Deals Lead To Meth And Cocaine Seizure During Search Warrant

Tyreece Lovell Evans, 32, of Merrillville, is facing multiple serious felony charges after police say drug sales in early January led to a search warrant at his apartment where large amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine were located. According to a probable cause affidavit, investigators documented two separate methamphetamine transactions earlier this month at Evans’s apartment at 5300 block of Connecticut Street in Merrillville. Based on tho…Methamphetamine · Merrillville Read Article

Merrillville Man Accused Of Dealing Cocaine After Drug Sales Lead To Search Warrant, Marijuana And Gun Conversion Device Found

Dariel Edwin Dodd Jr., 26, of Merrillville, is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after investigators documented two cocaine sales earlier in January and later executed a search warrant at his apartment where marijuana, digital scales, packaging materials, and a device used to convert a firearm into a fully automatic weapon were located. According to a probable cause affidavit, during the weeks of January 4 and January 11, 2026, inve…Marijuana · Merrillville Read Article

Merrillville leaders oppose ICE facility

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The Merrillville Town Council voted 6-0 on Tuesday to approve a resolution in opposition to a federal immigrant holding facility that is reportedly planned for the town.Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Merrillville See the Story

NiSource to Release Full-Year 2025 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on February 11

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MERRILLVILLE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 28, 2026-Merrillville · Merrillville Read Article

NIRPC urged to streamline process for updating project costs

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The Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission is considering a change in how it handles price adjustments for transportation projects. The Transportation Resources Oversight Committee agreed to follow the same process for local projects as the Indiana Department of Transportation does for state projects. NIRPC Transportation Projects Manager Charles Bradsky said federal officials said it makes sense to use INDOT’s rules for state project…Merrillville · Merrillville Read Article

Merrillville man sentenced to 2.5 years, ordered to pay $800K in fraud case

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A 46-year-old man from Merrillville was sentenced to 2½ years in prison and ordered to pay over $800,000 after pleading guilty to fraud related to COVID-19 funding.Coronavirus · Merrillville Read Article

NIPSCO customers with message to CEO on high utility bills: 'How are they surviving?'

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Some utility customers of Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) are doing a double-take after seeing their recent bills.Merrillville · Merrillville See the Story

Road Rage Incident Leads to Alleged Gun Threats, Merrillville Man Charged

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A 30-year-old man from Merrillville is facing multiple felony charges after allegedly pulling out a handgun on a family during a road rage incident that occurred in November 2025.Firearms · Merrillville See the Story

Merrillville officials: Difficult to stop potential ICE warehouse

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Merrillville officials don’t want a deportation processing center any more than its residents do, but if it does come, there probably isn’t much they can do to stop it. Merrillville Town attorney Joe Svetanoff leveled the news after residents expressed their concern one will be put in Merrillville during the Town Council meeting Tuesday night. A Washington Post article included Merrillville in a graphic about a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor…Merrillville · Merrillville Read Article

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Merrillville Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Two Family Members Shot Inside Home

Merrillville Man Charged After Alleged Drug Deals Lead To Meth And Cocaine Seizure During Search Warrant

Merrillville Man Accused Of Dealing Cocaine After Drug Sales Lead To Search Warrant, Marijuana And Gun Conversion Device Found

Merrillville leaders oppose ICE facility

NiSource to Release Full-Year 2025 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on February 11

NIRPC urged to streamline process for updating project costs

Merrillville man sentenced to 2.5 years, ordered to pay $800K in fraud case

NIPSCO customers with message to CEO on high utility bills: 'How are they surviving?'

Road Rage Incident Leads to Alleged Gun Threats, Merrillville Man Charged

Merrillville officials: Difficult to stop potential ICE warehouse

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Merrillville Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Two Family Members Shot Inside Home

Merrillville Man Charged After Alleged Drug Deals Lead To Meth And Cocaine Seizure During Search Warrant

Merrillville Man Accused Of Dealing Cocaine After Drug Sales Lead To Search Warrant, Marijuana And Gun Conversion Device Found

Merrillville leaders oppose ICE facility

NiSource to Release Full-Year 2025 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on February 11

NIRPC urged to streamline process for updating project costs

Merrillville man sentenced to 2.5 years, ordered to pay $800K in fraud case

NIPSCO customers with message to CEO on high utility bills: 'How are they surviving?'

Road Rage Incident Leads to Alleged Gun Threats, Merrillville Man Charged

Merrillville officials: Difficult to stop potential ICE warehouse

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