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FILE – The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

Indiana leaders criticize Supreme Court ruling on Voting Rights Act

May 1, 2026 at 5:05 p.m.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday hollowed out a landmark Civil Rights-era law that has increased minority representation in Congress and elsewhere, striking down a majority Black congressional district in Louisiana...

Niemeyer faces Republican challenger in Senate District 6 primary

May 1, 2026 at 11:19 a.m.

In the State Senate District 6 race, incumbent Rick Niemeyer, R-Lowell, is facing a Republican primary challenger, which hasn’t happened since 2014. Niemeyer, who is seeking his fourth term in...

US Rep. District 1 candidates discuss inflation, Iran, and SAVE Act

April 30, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

The candidates for U.S. Representative in Indiana’s First District discussed how they would address inflation, a potential War resolution, the SAVE Act and Immigration and Customs Enforcement and immigration legislation...

The U.S. Courthouse in Hammond on Jan. 13, 2021. (Post-Tribune file)

Feds indict 22 in ‘Greek’-led gambling ring centered on two northwest Indiana restaurants

May 1, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

Federal prosecutors indicted 22 people earlier this month in a wide-ranging gambling and extortion ring operating out of Gino’s Steakhouse in Merrillville and Paragon in Hobart.

Lake County Sheriff’s candidates discuss audit, ICE and jail

April 27, 2026 at 8:00 a.m.

The Lake County Sheriff’s candidates addressed how they would approach reining in spending of commissary funding, cooperating with ICE under current state law, and overcrowding in the jail amid a...

FILE – Abortion-rights protesters march between the Indiana Statehouse and the Indiana State Library where Vice President Kamala Harris was meeting with Indiana legislators to discuss reproductive rights in Indianapolis, on July 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Abortion ban religious exemption case headed to Indiana Supreme Court

April 22, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

A lawsuit for an additional exemption to Indiana’s near-total abortion ban allowing it as a religious right will head straight from a county courtroom to the Indiana Supreme Court.

Lake County GOP chair and councilman Randy Niemeyer serves as emcee during a town hall at Lowell High School regarding a proposed data center east of Lowell on Thursday, April 16, 2026. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake County election board OKs Dems to fill travel board vacancies

April 21, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

The Lake County Board of Elections and Registration unanimously approved a motion Tuesday to allow office leadership to fill travel board members and counters with Democrats if Republican leadership doesn’t...

The Indiana Toll Road passes over Wolf Lake with a view of the BP Refinery in Whiting to the east in the general area of the Chicago Bears proposed stadium location in Hammond, Indiana, Feb. 25, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Indiana Toll Road allowed to increase tolls for possible Bears stadium

April 16, 2026 at 7:58 p.m.

Drivers passing through Northwest Indiana will have to pay more in toll costs in the coming months as the state and the region prepare for a potential Chicago Bears stadium.

Judge Randy Wyllie (left) congratulates Lake County Auditor Peggy Holinga Katona (right) after the swearing in ceremony by the Lake County Democrats of anyone in the party who has recently been elected to office. The event took place at the Lake County Government Center in Crown Point on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. (John Smierciak / Post-Tribune)

Lake County Auditor criticized for not coming into work, tax error

April 14, 2026 at 9:20 p.m.

After the state notified Lake County officials about miscalculations of the county’s Property Tax Replacement Credit by millions of dollars since 2023, members of the Lake County Council expressed disappointment...

Gov. Mike Braun walks with officials at the Emergency Operations Center in Lake Village during a tour of the tornado-damaged area on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Braun signed into law on Monday a measure aimed at making housing more affordable. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gov. Mike Braun signs bill into law to address housing costs

April 14, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun signed into law a Republican-priority bill from the 2026 legislative session aimed at addressing housing costs.

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