Area girl drowns in Lake Michigan
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WOWO): Labor Day weekend turned tragic for an area family. The body of a 16-year-old girl from New Haven was pulled from...
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Coast Guard: Don’t keep details about boat trips a secret
CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard is asking boaters going out on Lake Michigan and other area waterways not to keep where they’re going...
NWS in Northern Indiana warns of wind chill, extremely low temperatures
INDIANA, (WOWO) – The National Weather Service (NWS) in Northern Indiana warns cold temperatures are expected through the end of 2017, especially Tuesday night into...
NWS Northern Indiana reports winter storm and lake effect snow
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO) – Fort Wayne and surrounding areas can expect an upcoming winter storm and lake effect snow starting Friday night and continuing...
Five people rescued from southern Lake Michigan
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) — Five young people have been rescued from southern Lake Michigan after being unable to get back to shore while swimming in...
US Steel: Failed pipe apparently caused spill
PORTAGE, Ind. (AP) – U.S. Steel says a failed pipe apparently caused a spill at the company’s northern Indiana facility that sent a potentially carcinogenic...
Dog swims over 6 miles, walks 12 more to find family
BEULAH, Mich. (AP): A dog swam more than 6 miles and walked a dozen more to find its family after falling overboard into Lake Michigan...
Indiana community beefs up Lake Michigan safety
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) – An Indiana community plans to beef up safety along Lake Michigan. The (Munster) Times reports Michigan City’s lakefront safety committee...
Lake Michigan angler reels in record trout in Indiana
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) – A 25-year-old charter boat captain in Michigan City has caught the largest lake trout in Indiana history. Tyler Kreighbaum, owner...
EPA grant will cut pollutants entering Lake Michigan
HOBART, Ind. (AP): A northwest Indiana city is sharing in a $355,000 federal grant that will boost efforts to reduce the amount of pollution-tainted storm...