The child reportedly crashed after mistaking the gas pedal for the brake while trying to stop, according to deputies.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has raised the reward for information into the 2018 disappearance of postal worker Kierra Coles. The reward is now up to $250,000 for information ...

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta says NIPSCO crews have been in Portage day and night trying to get power restored. There’s no update on when power might be restored for all Portage residents, ...

Primal Hatch’s Hatching Megalodon is the toy of the season If you saw last year’s viral hatching T-rex toy and thought the obvious move was to make it ...

Marilyn Monroe immortalized in ‘Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend’ Barbie Marilyn Monroe would have turned 100 this year, and Mattel is marking the occasion with a massive honor: ...

Bill Rasmussen, who co-founded ESPN in 1979 after being fired from a public relations job in the World Hockey Association, died Tuesday. He was 93. ESPN historian Mike ...

A juvenile drowned in Lake Michigan off the shoreline in Michigan City on Monday afternoon, according to police.

CHICAGO — After a South Side funeral home with a documented history of misconduct was shut down for mishandling bodies, new questions arise about why state regulators didn’t step in sooner. A little ...

In the age of AI, kids with been exposed to baby monitors and other interactive devices and gadgets from the time of their infancy. University of Chicago professor of surgery and pediatrics Dr.

WGN viewers got to vote on what they wanted to see in today’s Courtesy Desk — and it was unanimous. Love the WGN Morning News? We love you, too. And you can have all the hijinks delivered to your ...

MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — Northwest Indiana schools impacted by recent severe storms and widespread power outages are trying to get students back into the classroom. Andrean High School in Merrillville is ...

On Tuesday’s WGN Morning News 9@9, a slight mispronunciation makes Robin Baumgarten laugh so hard she can barely read her lines. Find out what’s so funny. Also, be the main character ...