Local animal welfare advocates say police went easy on the owner of the dogs, which died in the back of a box truck from heat exhaustion, because he is a police K-9 trainer.
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Voters across Northwest Indiana will have the opportunity to decide who will represent them at the local level on Tuesday as numerous cities and towns will be voting for candidates for council, clerk-treasurer and mayor.
The debate between Mayor Bill Carroll and former Councilman Neil Anderson is set to run from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Lake Station Public Library, 2007 Central Ave.
A prevailing theme among all of the candidates for Lake Station City Council was the return of a supermarket after the closing of Central Market a few years ago. Many candidates said the closing left Lake Station as a food desert.