Authorities ID Body Found 3 Months Ago In Little Calumet River
Authorities have identified a body found in the Little Calumet River nearly three months ago in Gary, Indiana, as 64-year-old Johnny Mitchell.
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Authorities have identified a body found in the Little Calumet River nearly three months ago in Gary, Indiana, as 64-year-old Johnny Mitchell.
CBS2's Mai Martinez reports on the renewed effort to solve the case.
Monday's deluge resulted in isolated flooding, but four Chicago area rivers remain near their flood stage, according to the National Weather Service.
Rescue crews are searching the Little Calumet River after a van full of people ended up in the water, in an accident that left two people in critical condition.
Munster, Ind. is trying to avoid a repeat of the flood of 2008, when the river rose over its bank, sending water straight into homes. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
Residents who were devastated by flooding more than two years ago, are keeping a close eye on rising Little Calumet River, following relentless rains over the past two days.
A rash of sexual assaults has been plaguing the West Pullman neighborhood for more than four months, police say.
The Gary Sanitary District has discharged at least 6.8 billion gallons of raw and partially treated sewage to the bacteria-impaired Grand Calumet River and the flood-prone Little Calumet River