America Today Staff 
A 52-year-old man is facing felony charges after authorities say he fired a gun during a road rage incident on Interstate 90 in Chicago, injuring a 14-year-old passenger. According to the Illinois State Police, troopers responded just before 3:15 p.m. on Feb. 18 to reports of a shooting on I-90 southbound near Ogden Avenue. Police … Read more
A 19-year-old man from East Chicago is facing felony charges in Lake County after police say he was found carrying a handgun with an obliterated serial number during an investigation tied to a Hammond battery case. According to a probable cause affidavit, officers were responding Feb. 17, 2026, to a reported battery at Columbia Park … Read more
A 23-year-old man from East Chicago is facing multiple felony firearm and drug charges following a traffic stop in Gary, according to court records. Breyaun Evans was stopped Feb. 17, 2026, after an officer observed a black Chevy Impala disregard a traffic signal near 5th Avenue and Burr Street. Police said the vehicle was traveling … Read more
An early morning crash involving a wrong-way driver claimed the life of a 20-year-old woman Saturday in Lake County, according to the Indiana State Police. Troopers responded around 1:50 a.m. to a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 65 near the 256.4 mile-marker in the northbound lanes, just north of 61st Avenue. Preliminary investigation indicates a silver … Read more
A 35-year-old man from Chicago is facing multiple felony charges in Porter County after authorities say he led police on a high-speed pursuit and intentionally rammed several squad cars, injuring an officer. Rene S. Cardona was charged following the incident, which court documents say began around 1:20 a.m. on Feb. 19, 2026, in the Willowcreek … Read more
A 41-year-old man from Crown Point has been charged in Porter County following an early-morning crash near Valparaiso, according to court records. Joshua Pagel is accused in connection with a collision that occurred around 12:21 a.m. Feb. 21 at 500 West 100 South in Valparaiso. Authorities said the vehicle was found off the roadway with … Read more
Officers with the Hammond Police Department are investigating a shooting reported Monday afternoon in Hammond. Police said officers responded around 1:25 p.m. to the 7000 block of Van Buren Street after receiving reports of gunfire. Preliminary findings indicate the shooting involved individuals who were known to each other. During the incident, an adult man was … Read more
Former Adam Jones, known as “Pacman,” faces prison time after pleading guilty to charges related to his arrest last year in Northern Kentucky. Jones, who previously played for the Cincinnati Bengals, was arrested in June 2025 after officers with the Covington Police Department responded to a disturbance at The Second Story Bar in Covington. According … Read more
A significant water line break has left some residents in Mingo County without service as crews work to restore the system. Officials said the issue began Friday after debris built up around an old bridge between Lenore and Naugatuck, diverting water and eroding the creek bank. The erosion pulled out a line critical to moving … Read more
A stretch of Interstate 79 South was closed Monday evening in Kanawha County following multiple crashes, emergency officials said. The shutdown occurred near the 16-mile marker in Clendenin, according to a Metro 911 alert. Dispatchers reported that an SUV rolled over shortly after 5 p.m., followed by a secondary crash involving a tractor-trailer. The trailer, … Read more