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Investigators walk a property, March 11, 2026, where an elderly couple were found dead in Lake Village, Indiana, after a tornado Tuesday evening. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

‘I was there … trying to unbury myself’: Tornadoes strike Illinois and Indiana, killing 2

March 11, 2026 at 8:45 p.m.

Bob Wehrle sat in his driveway Wednesday morning and looked at the lot where his house once stood. His belongings and debris were scattered across his lawn, and his trailer...

Wayne Antusas, who was wrongfully convicted and served 23 years before being exonerated, leads Bible study with inmates in his ministry at Westville Correctional Facility in Westville, Indiana, Jan. 21, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

‘A remarkable human being’: Wayne Antusas is back in prison by choice, ministering to inmates

February 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Five years after being released from an Illinois prison, Wayne Antusas shares his faith with inmates at Westville Correctional Facility.

Valparaiso area man charged with murder, arson in group home fire

January 10, 2026 at 12:11 p.m.

A Valparaiso area man is in custody on charges of murder and arson for a fatal fire Oct. 31 at a group home in Union Township.

City of Valparaiso tree crew leader Anthony Santos cuts a trunk of a tree outside a building recently purchased by Hilltop Neighborhood House in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, December 4, 2025. Plans are to demolish the building and use the land to expand services. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Hilltop Neighborhood House continues to expand to meet ever-growing need

December 8, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

Hilltop Neighborhood House officials can talk almost endlessly about the horrors they witnessed from the house across the street.

Jane Hullsiek, founder/director of Humane Society of the Dunes, in her attorney's office in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, May 15, 2025. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘Have you seen me?’: Chesterton’s Humane Society of the Dunes’ methods bring questions, few answers

December 7, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

The question for Ren Hall and area rescues was what happened to the animals Jane Hullsiek took from Indianapolis Animal Care Services.

Newly appointed Valparaiso University President the Rev. Brian Konkol, left, speaks with registrar Allison Urbanczyk during an event to introduce the new president on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘This is the dream job’: New Valparaiso University president meets with the community

December 5, 2025 at 2:29 p.m.

Valparaiso University's incoming president, Rev. Brian Konkol, said growing up in a tiny Wisconsin town, Valpo was always on his radar.

Rev. Brian E. Konkol has been named as Valparaiso University's 20th president, effective Jan. 1, 2026. (Valparaiso University/provided)

Ordained minister announced as Valparaiso University’s 20th president

December 2, 2025 at 1:54 p.m.

An ordained minister and dean at Syracuse University will begin his tenure as Valparaiso University's 20th president on Jan. 1.

St. John resident Ronda Payne, whose son, Chris, is currently in a detention center in Japan, holds up a blanket with a photo of her first visit with her son in Japan as she speaks about him and the Innocence Project of Japan's efforts to free him, on Sept. 17, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘A miscarriage of justice’: NWI man remains in Japanese custody for four years

November 27, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Since 2021, Ronda Payne has been buying Christmas gifts, wrapping them and setting them under the tree for her son Chris to unwrap. She will continue doing so, she said...

Metropolitan Community Church members weave pieces of blue and pink fabric, each representing one member of the transgender community who was lost in the past year, into a tapestry during an annual ceremony for Transgender Day of Remembrance at the Portage church on Thursday, November 20, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘Ripped from our community’: Transgender Day of Remembrance honors those who died by violence

November 21, 2025 at 3:50 p.m.

Transgender Day of Remembrance participants wove strips of batik fabric, bringing together the threads of lives ripped apart by violence.

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder arrives to the first day of his retrial at the federal courthouse in Hammond on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.

Prosecutors: James Snyder’s request for new trial untimely and without merit

November 18, 2025 at 1:17 p.m.

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder asked for a new trial on his IRS conviction, a request federal prosecutors said is untimely and without merit.

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