Post-special election audit comes up clean
About a dozen Lake County Board of Elections and Registration employees helped Voting System Technical Oversight Program officials conduct a post-election audit of the 2025 special election results.
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Former Portage Mayor James Snyder seeks dismissal of bribery charge ahead of sentencing on IRS charge
Former Portage Mayor James Snyder would like to see his bribery charge dismissed with prejudice before sentencing on an IRS charge and for the court to bar prosecutors from re-trying...
As state, federal Medicaid cuts loom, Hoosiers anxious about impact
Under the new Medicaid law, which goes into effect July 1, the state’s Family and Social Services Administration secretary has the authority to end the Healthy Indiana Plan.
Agencies that protect Lake Michigan prepare for summer season
As the Memorial Day weekend holiday kicks off the summer season, the Lake County Sheriff, Porter County Sheriff, U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Natural Resources are tasked with protecting...
Northwest Indiana casinos see a decrease in revenues in March, April
Northwest Indiana’s three casinos saw decreases in gaming revenue year over year in March and April, according to the Indiana Gaming Commission’s monthly gaming reports.
Vigil held outside Indiana State Prison hours before inmate executed
A small group, most wearing light jackets in the chilly May evening, gathered in prayer outside the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City Monday night just hours before Benjamin Ritchie...
Judge issues deadline for former Portage Mayor James Snyder to respond to prosecutor’s sentencing proposal
Former Portage Mayor James Snyder and his legal team have until Friday to object to prosecutor’s filing to proceed to sentencing on the IRS charge conviction and drop a third...
Lake, Porter counties navigate Health First Indiana budget cuts
The Lake County Health Department will shift its Health First Indiana plan as its funding from 2025 to 2026 will drastically decrease.
Feds want to sentence Snyder on tax charge, cancel bribery trial
Prosecutors would like to sentence former Portage Mayor James Snyder on his obstruction of the IRS charge and forgo a third trial for his bribery charge.
Chief Justice Rush lauds Veterans Court graduates for repairing their lives
Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta Rush addressed the 26 graduates of Lake County's Veterans Treatment Court — the program’s largest ever graduating class — as well as their mentors...