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Charles Butler of the Leap Foundation, which supports mental health issues, grills up a bratwurst for Renetta Woodson on Monday during a storm relief event in Gary. (Carole Carlson/For the Post-Tribune)

Gary residents express frustration with NIPSCO outages at relief event

August 25, 2026 at 4:11 p.m.

The Roosevelt Park Pavilion in Gary swelled with wall-to-wall people drawn to Monday storm relief benefit where they discussed frustration with NIPSCO after two weeks of power outages.

First-year Glen Park Academy Principal Erin Mason, left, talks about the first day of school after an eight-day power outage with Superintendent Yvonne Stokes on Monday. (Carole Carlson/For the Post-Tribune)

‘It’s been an interesting start’: A ‘reset’ school year underway in Gary

August 24, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Monday marked the “second” first day of school for Gary Community School Corp. students whose actual first day was back on Aug. 6.

Hobart resident Teddian Jackson, owner of Montego Bay Grille, is pictured in this 2023 file photo. (John Smierciak/Post-Tribune)

World Central Kitchen reaches out to Northwest Indiana chef for relief effort

August 23, 2026 at 2:27 p.m.

Hobart chef Teddian Jackson, who owns the popular Montego Bay Grille in downtown Hobart, is organizing food trucks to deliver meals prepared by World Chef Kitchen this week.

School City of Hobart Superintendent Peggy Buffington, center, talks with Toni Thomas, left, and Doris Ban, after a presentation on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the Maria Reiner Senior Center. (Carole Carlson/for Post-Tribune)

Hobart school employees to be paid for storm-lost days

August 21, 2026 at 8:18 p.m.

More than 500 School City of Hobart support staff workers, including school nurses, secretaries, cafeteria workers and others, will get paid for eight missed school days following the Aug. 11...

Ivy Tech wins OK for Workforce Pell Grant program

August 21, 2026 at 5:38 p.m.

Ivy Tech Community College is the second school in the nation to win approval from the U.S. Department of Education for a Workforce Pell Grant program.

Northwest Indiana schools begin to seek state waivers for missed days

August 20, 2026 at 3:58 p.m.

Many Northwest Indiana school districts will seek waivers from the state after missing school days after the Aug. 11 widespread storm triggered more than 300,000 power outages, damaging many homes...

More than 80 Gary residents joined a prayer vigil for power restoration Wednesday at Gary City Hall. (Carole Carlson/For the Post-Tribune)

NIPSCO explains challenges of restoring power to Gary, with Tuesday projection

August 20, 2026 at 4:42 p.m.

An online NIPSCO power restoration timeline that excluded Gary fueled angry social media responses and led to a Wednesday press conference called by Mayor Eddie Melton.

Andrean High School students gather under "Jesus Speaks to the Children" mosaic on Tuesday, the first day of school. (Carole Carlson/For the Post-Tribune)

Two months after tornado, Niner Nation returns home

August 18, 2026 at 12:37 p.m.

A group of freshmen grinned linked arms together and grinned for cameras Tuesday under the "Jesus Speaks To The Children" mosaic on the east side of Andrean High School.

Gary's former Lincoln Achievement Center has been sold to the Steel City Charter School and will house its K-12 enrollment. (Carole Carlson/Post-Tribune)

Storm damages Steel City’s new home

August 18, 2026 at 12:10 p.m.

Gary's Steel City Academy Charter School suffered a storm setback on Aug. 11 when its soon-to-be new home lost a section of its roof during a widespread weather event that...

Debris from what remains of her neighbor’s home litters the yard of Barb Corey on Harrison Avenue in Portage, Indiana, Thursday, August 13, 2026. A natural gas explosion killed an 86-year-old woman during Tuesday’s storms that swept through Northwest Indiana. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Many NWI schools fighting through outages, debris toward reopening

August 15, 2026 at 3:27 p.m.

It’s still unknown when some Northwest Indiana students will start school after a powerful derecho-tornado combo ripped through Lake and Porter counties Tuesday.

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