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Airlines required to give refunds • Missing Indiana woman found dead • Remembering Dave Matthews Band bus dump
CHICAGO - Airlines are now required to refund money when flights are canceled or significantly delayed automatically; an Indiana woman with dementia who went missing from the Lake County Fair was found dead; and it's been 20 years since Dave Matthews Band’s infamous bridge incident in Chicago. These are...
Hooves aplenty at Lake County Fair livestock show
CROWN POINT — Hoofed animals were in large supply at the livestock show on the final day of the Lake County Fair. In this case, large applies to both numbers and size of the animal. Goats, sheep, swine, and beef cattle, which has already been judged, this time faced...
UPDATE: U.S. 231 to close west of Crown Point
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. – An Indiana Department of Transportation contractor will close U.S. 231 between Bell Street and Fathke Road on or after Monday, August 12. U.S. 231 will be closed through mid-September for a small structure replacement project. This closure was originally announced earlier this year to follow a pipe lining project to the east on U.S. 231 but was delayed due to utility relocations.
Judge rejects Griffith man’s plea deal for shooting woman’s new boyfriend, rules victim needs to testify in deposition
A Lake County judge rejected a Griffith man’s 11-year plea deal on Friday for shooting a woman’s new boyfriend. Aaron Belcher, 36, was charged in August 2023 with attempted murder, aggravated battery and battery by means of a deadly weapon. He pleaded guilty in June to aggravated battery. Judge Salvador Vasquez said the victim, Aaron Swelfer, who appeared and testified during the hearing, was ...
Lake County judge to rule on Gary's suit against gunmakers
The city of Gary and a group of handgun industry businesses await a Lake County judge's ruling on the future of the former's two-decade-long lawsuit against the latter. Attorneys for the city and the businesses, which include prominent gunmakers Smith & Wesson, Colt and Beretta, met in a Lake County courtroom on Thursday to present arguments on the defendants' bid to get the case thrown out.
Woman found dead in pond after visiting Lake County Fair
CROWN POINT, Ind. — A woman who was reported missing leaving the Lake County Fair Tuesday was found dead in a pond. Vicki Kirkwood, 55, was last seen leaving the fairgrounds, located near South Court Street and 121st Avenue, at around 1:15 p.m. She was last seen at around 2 p.m. Kirkwood was visiting the […]
Middle Innings Spring Lake County to Second Straight Win over Sioux Falls
The Sioux Falls Canaries would fall victim to the Lake County DockHounds for the second straight game, this time with an 11-7 behind eight runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Ryan Hernandez and Josh Altmann each had solo shots in the five run fourth inning for Lake County as...
Merrillville woman found dead in pond in Crown Point after going missing from Lake County Fair
A dementia patient was found dead in a pond Wednesday in Northwest Indiana after she went missing while attending a fair on Tuesday, officials said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchVicki Kirkwood, 55, of Merrillville, Indiana, was attending the Lake County Fair with her mother Tuesday afternoon when she went missing, police said.A Silver Alert was sent out to the community on Tuesday as part of efforts to find Kirkwood. She had been receiving treatment for dementia, officials said.Kirkwood was discovered in a pond Wednesday morning in the 900 block of Mary Ellen Drive in a residential area in Crown Point, Indiana, police said. She was later pronounced dead and identified to authorities by family members.Crown Point police and the fire department dive team recovered the body from the pond, and they were assisted by the Indiana DNR and the Lake County Sheriff's Department.The Lake County Forensic Science Center will conduct an autopsy on Thursday to determine the woman's cause and manner of death, officials said.No further information about the death was immediately available.
Dementia patient found dead in pond after going missing from fair in Indiana, police say
Vickey Kirkwood was attending the Lake County Fair in Crown Point with her mother when she went missing, police said. She was 55. A woman with dementia, who had gone missing while attending a fair in Indiana, was found dead in a pond, local authorities said Tuesday. Vickey Kirkwood, 55,...
Woman with dementia reported missing from Lake County Fair found dead a mile away
A 55-year-old woman with dementia reported missing Tuesday after leaving the Lake County Fair was found dead a mile away Wednesday morning. Vicki Kirkwood, of Merrillville, was last seen exiting the Lake County Fairgrounds at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday headed northbound, according to a Lake County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Vicki Kirkwood: Indiana woman with dementia who went missing from Lake County Fair found dead
LAKE COUNTY, Ind. - A Merrillville woman who went missing on Tuesday from the Lake County Fair has been found dead. The Lake County Coroner's Office confirmed that the body of Vicki Kirkwood was located in a pond in a residential area in the 900 block of Mary Ellen Drive in Crown Point on Wednesday.
Lake County judge refuses guilty plea after learning severity of injuries
CROWN POINT — A Lake County judge refused to accept a plea agreement in a Griffith man's attempted murder case after he watched a 34-year-old man and his brother testify about the severity of the wounded man's injuries. "The injuries are much more (severe) than those made out in...
Calumet City woman wins Lake County Ind. Fair Senior Day apple peeling contest
Casimira Bilinski of Calumet City, Ill. won Monday’s 2024 apple peeling contest at the Lake County Indiana Fair’s Senior Day, sponsored by Franciscan Health. Bilinski, 75, beat out eight competitors with the longest continuous peel, measuring 44 inches. Bilinski is a former winner, winning first place in the 2022 contest.
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