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Gary and Lake County officials ceremonially break ground on Ridge Road improvements during a news conference on Tuesday, June 2, 2026. Construction crews began work on Ridge Road Tuesday morning. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary, Lake County begin Ridge Road improvement work

June 2, 2026 at 1:43 p.m.

The city of Gary began a major investment in Ridge Road Tuesday morning, Mayor Eddie Melton said. Melton, other city officials and Lake County Commissioner Kyle Allen announced resurfacing efforts...

Researchers at Valparaiso University have measured a significant, localized ozone spike occurring overnight, and will be spending their summer getting the tools and knowledge to get to the root of the problem. (Valparaiso University/provided)

IDEM official, Valparaiso professor give insight on region air quality

May 31, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

As the summer begins, alerts for air quality might become more common, especially for elevated ozone levels. “(Alerts because of) ozone kind of come in the spring and summer and...

Lori Latham, councilwoman and GARD green steel committee co-chair, holds a microphone for Valparaiso resident Victor Rans, 19, to speak into on Thursday, May 28, during the "Our Mill, Our Future" town hall at the Gary Public Library. Rans said he attended the meeting because he believes everyone deserves clean air. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

More than 100 gather for Gary green steel town hall

May 29, 2026 at 2:32 p.m.

Northwest Indiana has carried the environmental burden of creating steel for decades, Gary Councilwoman Lori Latham, D-1st, said. Now, she believes it’s time for a change in the city. “We...

A sign hangs on the fence blocking the gravel entrance drive at the Yard 520 solid fill site on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Coal ash stored at the site leached into nearby groundwater, contaminating wells in the Town of Pines. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana residents, environmental advocates testify in EPA coal ash hearing

May 28, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosted a 10-hour public hearing on proposed amendments to its coal ash cleanup requirements, which many speakers on Thursday said are gutting and a betrayal...

Lake County Superior Court Judge Julie N. Cantrell hugs Kimberly Downing during the Lake County Veterans Treatment Court graduation ceremony in the Lake County Government Center in Crown Point, Indiana on May 27, 2026. Downing, of Chicago, served in the U.S. Army from 1997-2005. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Twenty-five graduate from Lake County’s Veterans Treatment Court

May 27, 2026 at 3:22 p.m.

The treatment program, over the course of between 18 and 24 months, aims to provide alternative sentencing to offenders who are veterans.

The skyline is muted by Canadian wildfire smoke east of the Eisenhower Expressway Thursday, July 31, 2025, in Chicago. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management forecasted an Air Quality Action Day for Northwest Indiana for Wednesday. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

IDEM declares Wednesday an Air Quality Action Day in Northwest Indiana

May 26, 2026 at 3:39 p.m.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management forecasted an Air Quality Action Day for Northwest Indiana for Wednesday, according to a department announcement. “Warm temperatures, a lingering boundary to the south,...

Gary native Eric Deggans is NPR's TV Critic-at-Large and Knight Chair in Journalism and Media Ethics at Washington and Lee University. (Photo provided by Eric Deggans)

Gary native, NPR columnist returns to NWI to talk local journalism

May 23, 2026 at 4:21 p.m.

Editor’s Note: The Legacy Foundation’s Press Forward program is currently providing a grant for an internship position at the Post-Tribune. Eric Deggans’ journalism roots run deep in Northwest Indiana. He wrote...

Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Indiana Supreme Court hears oral arguments in NIPSCO rate appeal

May 22, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments in an appeal about NIPSCO rate increases, with an intervenor arguing that the company failed to provide specific justification.

Community members attend a town hall at Lowell High School regarding a proposed data center east of Lowell on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The Lake County Plan Commission on Wednesday sent the proposal to the county council with no recommendation. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake County Plan Commission gives no recommendation on Lowell data center rezone

May 21, 2026 at 2:47 p.m.

After a vote for an unfavorable recommendation failed, the Lake County Plan Commission sent a Lowell data center proposal to the county council with no recommendation. The commission voted to...

487 Broadway is pictured on May 20, 2026. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary, local attorney in lawsuit about 487 Broadway ownership

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

The city of Gary is seeking ownership of 487 Broadway from attorney Macarthur Drake, according to a lawsuit filed in Lake County Circuit Court.

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