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Balloon memorials decorate the lawn of the home where Charles Manville fatally shot his wife Brandy on Nov. 29, 2024, and critically injured his daughter before turning his gun on himself Monday Dec. 2, 2024 in Portage, Indiana.(Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Domestic violence shelter director: ‘We have options for people to get away but it isn’t always easy’

December 7, 2024 at 12:43 p.m.

As the Portage community continues to grapple with a Thanksgiving weekend domestic shooting in which a beloved high school secretary was killed by her husband, the director of a shelter...

Brandy Manville (Portage Township Schools/photo)

Portage High School secretary killed in Friday night shooting after ‘domestic disturbance’

December 1, 2024 at 2:42 p.m.

Police arriving at a Portage home Friday night and a 911 dispatcher on the phone with a young woman who said her father was drunk, throwing items around the house...

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder arrives with attorney, Jackie Bennett Jr, and his wife, Deborah, to federal court in Hammond on March 15, 2018. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder scheduled for third trial on bribery charge

November 27, 2024 at 4:17 p.m.

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder is scheduled to go to trial for a third time in U.S. District Court in Hammond on a bribery charge involving a $13,000 payment for...

Munster Police Department (Christin Nance Lazerus/Post-Tribune)

Former Dolton officer hired by Munster police despite ‘traumatic’ incidents at past job

November 24, 2024 at 8:38 a.m.

A recently hired Munster Police officer was involved in some “traumatic incidences” during his time with the Dolton Police Department but Munster Police Chief Steve Scheckel said officials investigated the...

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Plea submitted in Portage multi-car accident in which Chesterton teacher died

November 22, 2024 at 12:41 p.m.

A Portage man facing felony charges for allegedly causing a multi-car crash in Portage two years ago in which a Chesterton Middle School teacher died has submitted a guilty plea.

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.

Court filing: Former Portage Mayor James Snyder can be tried on bribery charge

November 20, 2024 at 1:26 p.m.

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder could find himself having another go in court on a bribery charge involving the purchase of garbage trucks if the government so chooses, according to...

A raccoon seen recently in backyards in Park Forest, Illinois. A raccoon made its way into a Kouts, Indiana, grocery store on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024.

‘That’s a first’: Raccoon finds its way into Kouts grocery store

November 14, 2024 at 2:56 p.m.

Forget that whole trash panda stereotype. This raccoon had loftier goals Wednesday evening, perhaps with visions of unopened bags of chips and sandwiches that weren't half-eaten and tossed into the...

Rhyker Earl, 26, right, died on Sept. 10, 2024, two days after a family attorney says he had a severe seizure and police restrained him until he stopped breathing. He is pictured with his aunt, Miracle Gawlinski. (Wagner Reese LLP/photo)

Coroner: Autopsy shows no sign of trauma in death of DeMotte man after police altercation

November 14, 2024 at 12:28 p.m.

An autopsy by the Lake County Coroner's Office showed a DeMotte man who died in September after an altercation with police at his home has determined that Rhyker Earl, 26,...

Porter County Democrats supporter Janice Craft views results on a laptop during a Porter County Democrats election night event in Chesterton on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Mechanical problems slow vote count in Porter County as GOP sweeps county elections

November 6, 2024 at 3:26 p.m.

By the time the unofficial Porter County results were tallied, the results were clear: Republicans won every contested race they were in for county office. Democrat Kevin Breitzke, the county's...

Entrance of the Brauer Museum of Art on the Valparaiso University campus in Valparaiso, Indiana Friday February 10, 2023. Campus and community members continue to react to announcement of the pending sale of O'Keeffe's and two other works to fund first-year student dorm renovations. (Andy Lavalley for the Post-Tribune)

Brauer Museum of Art on Valparaiso University campus reopens Monday

November 2, 2024 at 9:00 a.m.

After closing over the summer, the Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University will reopen Monday with a security guard providing staffing and a former museum director returning as the...

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