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Visitors stand near a table adorned with photos of Dakota Levi Stevens 10, who died in foster care in late April, during a vigil in his memory in Valparaiso on Tuesday, May 7. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Woman charged in foster son’s death released from jail; court hearing set for July 31

July 18, 2024 at 12:06 p.m.

The Liberty Township woman charged with reckless homicide in the death of her foster son after, according to court documents, she laid on him until he stopped breathing, has been...

Dakota Levi Stevens, pictured in the fall of 2023. (Provided/Hayden Hetzel)

Former foster mom arrested Saturday night in Michigan in Dakota Stevens’ death

July 15, 2024 at 10:39 a.m.

Police in Berrien County, Michigan, used license plate readers Saturday night to find and arrest the Liberty Township woman charged with reckless homicide in her foster son's death, according to...

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is covered by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Violence has no place’: Officials react to assassination attempt against Trump

July 15, 2024 at 12:51 p.m.

Area officials reacted strongly to what authorities are calling an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump, who is again seeking the nation's highest office, condemning the act of violence...

A sign on a truck in the parking lot of Geisen Funeral Home at the funeral of 10-year old Dakota Levi Stevens, calls for answers to his death, Monday, May 6, 2024, in Crown Point. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Post-Tribune)

Former foster mom charged with reckless homicide in Dakota Stevens’ death

July 12, 2024 at 4:19 p.m.

Dakota Levi Stevens' former foster mother was charged Friday with reckless homicide in the death of the 10-year-old in late April, authorities said.

An Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement boat searches the waters off of Hammond for two missing swimmers from Elk Grove Village and Mt. Prospect, Illinois, on Saturday. (Indiana Department of Natural Resources/provided)

Search continues for Mount Prospect, Elk Grove Village residents off Hammond shore

July 9, 2024 at 1:49 p.m.

The search continued Tuesday for two Illinois men who went overboard from a boat off of Hammond's shore on July 5, according to a release from the Indiana Department of...

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder stands near the entrance of the federal courthouse in Hammond on the first day of his retrial on March 9, 2021.

What’s next after the Supreme Court overturned James Snyder’s bribery conviction

June 27, 2024 at 4:41 p.m.

While the U.S. Supreme Court overturned former Portage Mayor James Snyder's conviction on a felony bribery charge Wednesday, his conviction on defrauding the IRS stands, as does the possibility that...

Brauer Museum of Art director and curator Jonathan Canning speaks about the process of deaccessioning art at the museum on Thursday, April 6, 2023. His staff position was one of 14 eliminated by the university on Thursday. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso University cuts 14 staff, including museum director, in restructuring effort

June 21, 2024 at 4:11 p.m.

Valparaiso University eliminated 14 staff positions Thursday as part of a restructuring effort, according to an internal email shared by two sources with the Post-Tribune.

The Porter County Expo Center in Valparaiso.

‘We knew something was not on the level’: Porter County Expo Center pulls out of balloon fest

June 13, 2024 at 4:50 p.m.

Doug Richie, who operates two food trailers for area festivals, wondered what was up when he paid $750 via bank transfer to bring his trailers to a balloon festival scheduled...

The Porter County Sheriff's Department.
- Original Credit: Porter County Sheriff's Dept.

Police: Woman claiming to be home health nurse sets fire to Jackson Township home

June 10, 2024 at 3:39 p.m.

A Hazel Crest, Illinois woman is in custody after police said she entered a Jackson Township house on Friday afternoon while the resident was away and set it on fire...

A visitor walks among paintings, including Georgia O'Keeffe's "Rust Red Hills" (right) at the Brauer Museum of Art on the Valparaiso University campus in Valparaiso, Indiana on Friday, February 10, 2023. (Andy Lavalley for the Post-Tribune)

Paintings from Brauer Museum could be headed to auction after Friday court filing

June 8, 2024 at 12:46 p.m.

The auction of the three most valuable paintings in the collection of the Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University appears to be edging forward after Indiana Attorney General Todd...

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