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Elected bodies in Indiana now must livestream meetings

June 30, 2025 at 12:51 p.m.

State lawmakers passed the new law in 2023, deliberately giving elected bodies two years to prepare. It requires state and local agencies like county commissions, town and city councils and...

Superintendent of Lake Ridge Schools Sharon Johnson-Shirley (Kyle Telechan/Post Tribune)

Lake Ridge School Board accepts school chief’s retirement

June 30, 2025 at 12:15 p.m.

Lake Ridge Superintendent Sharon Johnson-Shirley abruptly announced her retirement last week, setting the effective date as Tuesday.

The Indiana Statehouse, as seen on January 4, 2021. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Indiana schools ready for bevy of new education laws

June 30, 2025 at 10:31 a.m.

Dozens of new laws that impact education in Indiana, from sex education to teacher pay, become effective Tuesday.

Lake Station Mayor Bill Carroll, left, watches as a worker removes tile Friday, June 27, 2025. (Carole Carlson/for Post-Tribune)

Lake Station City Hall sidelined 3 months after flooding from burst pipe

June 29, 2025 at 1:51 p.m.

Portable job trailers began arriving Friday to allow Lake Station workers to return to their jobs as City Hall undergoes repairs.

Terrell Whittington high fives Lei’ Lani Person, 9, during ceremonies at the Cursive Academy Graduation at Woodland Child Development Center in Hammond, Indiana Wednesday June 25, 2025. Thirty-five kids, ages 71-15 were honored for their work in the 3-week program.(Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary couple charting comeback for lost art of cursive writing

June 29, 2025 at 12:02 p.m.

As schools have drifted away from cursive writing instruction, one Gary couple is launching classes in the flowing writing style for students ages 7-17 in Northwest Indiana.

The Valparaiso University School of Law closed in 2020, contributing to what attorneys call a "legal desert" for Northwest Indiana.

Since Valparaiso University law school closed, legal desert heats up in NWI

June 28, 2025 at 3:03 p.m.

Indiana’s statewide attorney shortage has become more acute regionally since the Valparaiso University School of Law closed in 2020.

Artist Karina Mitchell paints a landscape at the Gary Metro Center Station as part of the Arts on the Move program, a partnership between the Gary Public Transportation Corporation and the Morning Bishop Theatre Playhouse, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Artists provide the soundtrack for Gary bus riders

June 25, 2025 at 2:12 p.m.

On Wednesdays and Fridays, “Arts on the Move” performers including a dance troupe, musicians, and artists, are stationed at stops along the GPTC’s Rapid Bus Route along Broadway offering popup...

Indiana Governor Mike Braun, left, participates in a fireside chat with Munster Chamber of Commerce Chairperson Katie Sannito during the chamber's May membership meeting on Thursday, May 8, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana public colleges commit to two-year undergrad tuition freeze

June 24, 2025 at 2:25 p.m.

Despite 5% state budget cuts, all 15 public colleges and universities, including Indiana University Northwest and Purdue Northwest, won’t raise tuition or fees for the next two years.

Critical of Indiana economic agency, Gov. Mike Braun removes 9 board members

June 24, 2025 at 2:26 p.m.

Gov. Mike Braun dumped nine members off the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and replaced them with new members.

Debris sits on the damaged roof of Frankie Woods McCullough Academy in Gary the day after severe storms hit the west side of the city on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Restoration beginning at Gary school ravaged by tornado

June 19, 2025 at 2:16 p.m.

Gary’s tornado-battered Frankie Woods McCullough Academy will soon undergo about $553,000 in restoration work, primarily in its gymnasium that suffered most of the damage in the March 19 storm.

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