Ross Holden Malott, 37, of Warsaw, was arrested on Dec. 26, 2025, following allegations that he battered and threatened women, according to court documents. Malott faces multiple charges, including domestic battery (Class A misdemeanor), domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, domestic battery with a prior conviction, and intimidation (all Level 6 felonies), as well … Read more
Robin Michelle Smith, 41, of Syracuse, has been sentenced to a total of five years in Kosciusko County Jail for drug dealing and identity deception, according to court records. Smith pleaded guilty to dealing a narcotic drug, a Level 5 felony, and identity deception, a Level 6 felony. A separate narcotic possession charge was dismissed … Read more
Indiana legislative Democrats on Monday, Jan. 5 proposed a series of measures aimed at easing the financial pressures on families facing rising costs for utilities, housing, medical care, and child care. House and Senate Democrats called for repealing the state’s 7% sales tax on residential utility bills and increasing funding for state child care programs. … Read more
A Joliet, Illinois man is facing multiple criminal and traffic charges following a rollover crash involving a commercial semi-truck early Saturday morning on Interstate 94 in Porter County. According to court records, officers were dispatched around 1:42 a.m. on January 3, 2026, to a rollover semi crash at the 30.4-mile marker on eastbound I-94. Porter … Read more
Jeffrey Lee Battles, 46, of Lebanon, Ohio, is facing multiple felony charges in Lake County after a reported domestic violence incident at a Merrillville hotel. (Mugshot pending) According to court records filed in Lake County, authorities charged Battles in connection with an incident that reportedly occurred on or around Saturday, January 3, 2026, at the … Read more
Jimmie Smith Jr., 56, of Gary, is facing a felony resisting law enforcement charge along with additional counts following a late-night vehicle pursuit on Monday. According to court records, a Hobart Police officer was on patrol around 11:41 p.m. on January 5, 2026, when a 2004 Chevrolet Corvette was spotted traveling eastbound on 49th Avenue … Read more
Law enforcement officers discovered more than 300 pounds of cocaine during a routine DOT compliance inspection west of Indianapolis. At about 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 3, an Indiana State Police trooper stopped a blue International semi tractor-trailer traveling eastbound on I-70 near the 41-mile marker. During the inspection, the trooper observed criminal indicators and deployed … Read more
A Warsaw man was arrested after allegedly battering another man and preventing him from leaving a residence. Arnol Joel-Ortiz Santamaria, 48, of 340 E. Levi Lee Road Lot 212, Warsaw, faces charges of criminal confinement, a Level 6 felony, and domestic battery, a Class A misdemeanor. On Dec. 6, 2025, a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office … Read more
Indiana lawmakers are considering a shift to performance-based ratemaking as utilities work to meet growing energy demand and legislators search for ways to curb rising customer bills. The discussion comes after major providers such as NIPSCO, Duke Energy, and AES Indiana rolled out rate increases averaging 17.5% statewide in 2024 and 2025. As lawmakers also … Read more
A 43-year-old Hammond man, Jeffery Boylett Jr., is facing several felony drug charges following a narcotics investigation that led to the execution of a search warrant at a Hammond residence. According to court documents, investigators looked into suspected drug activity at a home in the 1000 block of May Street during March, April, and May … Read more