The Porter County Sheriff Department's search for evidence began just after 9 a.m. Thursday morning. Metal detectors, a bloodhound and plenty of manpower. For the 2nd day in a row members of the ...

The verdict came late Tuesday. McCowan, 20, of Wheeler, did not take the stand in his own defense. The son of a Crown Point, Ind., police officer, McCowan was charged with the murder of Amanda Bach, ...

Dustin McCowan is accused of killing 19-year old Amanda Bach of Portage. He was scheduled to go on trial January 30th, but now a judge has pushed it back to August. Bach disappeared one evening in ...