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Articles from the tag: Indiana State Police

Communities across Northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana are cleaning up Saturday after a violent and strong storm procured at least three tornadoes late Friday night.

Saturday morning, the buzz of chain saws reverberated along Stone Avenue on Portage’s west side as residents cleaned up after severe storms and a tornado warning rattled the region Friday night.

A driver is dead after they crashed into a crash attenuator, their car went airborne and was hit by another driver early Saturday morning in Northwest Indiana, according to state police.

The two-vehicle crash took place in the northbound lanes of I-65 at the 243-mile marker between Lowell and Crown Point at about 4:30 p.m. Monday.

"Multiple items of evidence were seized and Solis four children, aged 7, 9, 11 and 13, were removed from the residence and placed into foster care," he said.

Interstate 65 was partially shut down Monday morning after a semitrailer carrying liquid sugar overturned in Jasper County, causing a secondary crash between multiple vehicles.

Two other children and an adult were injured in the crash. None of the children were safely restrained in their seats, state police said.

When the vehicle was searched, the officer found the two handguns in the center console with 50 grams of marijuana, police said.

While searching a GMC Yukon during a traffic stop, a state trooper discovered two handguns and about 50 grams of marijuana in the center console, state police said.