Joshua Hansen, 33, of Gary, was convicted last year in Lake County of 18 felonies tied to the repeated sexual abuse of two children.

Republican Gov. Mike Braun now has up to 60 days to decide which of the five judicial candidates to appoint to the Lake Superior Court for an initial two-year term.

LOCKPORT – Heather N. Grimmer has had to rise above some difficult situations, but her unlikely path brought her to Lockport to become the new owner of an artist collective ...