Gary's mayor wants the city's school corporation to demolish 10 shuttered schools amid growing concerns that they have become havens for crime.

Funeral services are set for Saturday for former Gary Mayor Richard Hatcher at the northwestern Indiana city's Genesis Convention Center.

Richard Hatcher, one of the first African American mayors of a large U.S. city, died Dec. 13. He was 86.

Two starkly different plans emerged Monday about the future of Theodore Roosevelt College & Career Academy, a high school under state takeover since 2012 for chronic academic failure.

Northern Indiana Public Service Co.'s website shows that more than 7,000 of the utility's customers were still in the dark late Tuesday morning.

The Gothic-style City Methodist Church was built in the 1920s and closed in 1975. Gary officials aim to transform it into a European-style ruins garden and tourist attraction.

The commission approved a Gary casinos move inland Wednesday, opening the door to a gaming venue in Terre Haute.

The city of Gary announced Tuesday that Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson will take over the African American advocacy organization in January when she leaves office.

Executives of Indianapolis-based Spectacle Entertainment say they hope to start construction this year on currently vacant land along Interstate 80/94.

Seven years ago, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lowered its threshold for when it says public health agencies should address elevated blood lead levels in children.