In the News Jury awards Gary native $1.5M in malpractice case Judge declares hung jury in trial of onetime Indiana House candidate Jury finds Chesterton man not guilty of molestation charges, attorney says Funeral home lawsuit settled Teen charged in Portage murder seeking trip downstate for evaluation Waiver to adult court challenged by boy charged in killing of Portage woman Harper pledges to ‘fight for working families’ in bid to succeed Visclosky in U.S. House Porter County prosecutors drop molestation case following hung jury Pregnant jail inmate, positive with coronavirus, joins list seeking release Sexual misconduct with a minor case dropped on eve of trial Center Township trustee expects increased demand for poor relief services Porter County’s funding needs assessed Appellate court tosses out confession in Chesterton murder case Porter County Council miffed over child support office lease, asks if it can be broken Attorney: Valparaiso woman unfairly arrested in what should have been a civil dispute over manicure Judge denies gag order in lost cremains claim Porter County murder case dismissed; new prosecutor said the innocent will no longer be charged Democrat Jesse Harper running for Center Township trustee Feds won’t confirm if Evans is still under investigation Soy wax defense works for two charged in Chesterton drug case County Council hires Harold Harper as new attorney Ruling eases legal standard for emotional pain Family of lawyers welcomes yet another Judge clears Portage man of not registering as sex offender Abuse case proceeds against town marshal Bob Harper to begin serving as public defender Investor suit claims $2.7 million loss Woman claims doctors left sponge in woman’s body Strip club targeted in DUI death suit Caucus picks Valpo attorney for commissioner $10 million civil rights suit filed Jury splits on molesting verdict