LaPorte County

A travel warning was lifted for LaPorte County on Saturday afternoon as snow cleanup efforts from a blast of winter weather that delivered more than three feet of snow remained underway. An intense band of lake-effect snow pounded the region with more than two feet of snow on Friday, leading to treacherous road conditions and a chaotic scene on Interstate…

Drivers in LaPorte County were urged to avoid traveling on Interstate 94 Friday afternoon as dangerous road conditions were reported after more than two feet of snow fell across parts of the county. In a post on the social media platform X at around 2:40 p.m., Indiana State Police asked drivers not to travel on the interstate, explaining traffic wasn’t…

One person died and two others were injured in a three-vehicle crash involving a semi truck on Sunday morning in LaPorte County, Indiana, according to sheriff’s officials. The crash was reported at around 11:13 a.m. in the area of U.S. 421 and County Road 125 South near Westville, the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post. Investigators...

A toddler is in critical condition after they were pulled from an Indiana river Saturday morning, officials said.

A teenager died during an ATV collision on Saturday afternoon in LaPorte County, Indiana, authorities said. At around 4:30 p.m., LaPorte County 911 dispatchers received a call regarding an ATV accident with injuries near the 3900 block of North Country Road 350 East in Rolling Prairie, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. First responders located a 14-year-old victim,…

A LaPorte County resident was arrested for the murder of a man who died after being shot on Friday night, authorities said.