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April 21, 2026 at 1:26 p.m.

A 14-year-old boy with disabilities was improperly treated by the Portage Township Schools and subjected to physical restraint, a lawsuit alleges.

April 17, 2026 at 5:33 p.m.

Former debate coach and English teacher Dakota McCoy was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to child seduction and obstruction of justice.

April 17, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.

For the second time within a week, a game of "Senior Assassin" among Northwest Indiana high school students went off the rails.

April 17, 2026 at 1:52 p.m.

A snowy white owl, whose presence in Chesterton drew flocks of admiring spectators, has died from an apparent electrocution.

April 15, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

Veteran 911 dispatcher Jennifer Herron-Jolley said it's been an "emotional time" as an employee of Chesterton/Porter joint dispatch.

April 14, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

Chesterton residents will likely pay more for their license plate registrations next year as the Town Council is poised to raise the fees.

April 14, 2026 at 10:50 a.m.

Chesterton and Porter will disband their joint dispatch operation for police and will consolidate with the county E-911 system by Oct. 1.

April 9, 2026 at 10:17 a.m.

For a third consecutive year, the person holding the clerk-treasurer's job for the town of Burns Harbor is resigning in the month of May.

April 7, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

Chesterton High School's varsity baseball and softball fields will get new turf and other amenities as part of a $3.595 million contract.

April 3, 2026 at 1:32 p.m.

A Valparaiso man facing drug charges thought that he had hired a fellow jail inmate to arrange for the killing of a potential witness.

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