A judge has allowed the state of Indiana to intervene in a lawsuit which alleges that the city of Gary's sanctuary city ordinance violates state law.

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson says provisions limiting the power of school officials in her community are bad for government.

A proposed $50 million, 165,000-square-foot municipal recycling facility would be across the street from the Steel City Academy's 18-acre campus.

The state-appointed manager of the Gary Community School Corporation told state officials Friday the district faces an $18 million annual deficit.

States have used different methods to reform urban districts in fiscal and financial peril. In Indiana, the controversial decision was made to give a single manager absolute power of the Gary Community School Corporation. But will it work?

Emergency Manager Peggy Hinckley told the State Board of Finance that the district doesn't have the enrollment to justify more than one high school.

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson says her city offers Amazon a chance to leave a greater legacy by transforming the community.

The city took out an ad in the New York Times Monday that addressed Amazon Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos.

HMD Trucking is the latest to move from Illinois to Indiana. It plans to bring 500 jobs to its new corporate headquarters in Gary by 2021.

Richard Hatcher won election as Gary's mayor in 1967 and served in office for 20 years.