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BP Whiting Refinery on Jan. 28, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

BP faces backlash from Lake County, Hammond amid employee lockout

July 8, 2026 at 10:50 a.m.

BP is encountering backlash from Lake County and Hammond officials amid the ongoing lockout of its employees, though the company states it has remained at the bargaining table to reach...

Downed power lines, trees and debris line Broadway in Merrillville, Indiana, on June 12, 2026, after a tornado swept through the previous night. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Displaced Merrillville residents of June tornado want investigation into hotel conditions

July 5, 2026 at 1:00 a.m.

A few residents who lost their housing appeared in person or sent representatives on their behalf to the June 23rd Merrillville Town Council meeting and pleaded with it to do...

A large tree knocked over in the June 24 storm damaged a home on Manor Drive in Griffith. Strong storms left scores of trees down along with property damage. Power crews and residents were cleaning up on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Delay expected for Griffith residents to receive storm damage funds

July 4, 2026 at 11:32 a.m.

Griffith residents who need help with storm-related damage will need to make sure they’ve contacted the state for documentation purposes.

The town's seal adorns the athletic courts at the newly-constructed Dean & Barbara White Community Center on Broadway in Merrillville. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Merrillville, Rokita in spat about town’s opposition to ICE facility

June 29, 2026 at 6:32 p.m.

The Merrillville Town Council won’t be rescinding its resolution opposing ICE detention and processing centers in town, despite a threat by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita, because it maintains the...

Chris Brown, with the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District, sprays larvae killing granules into standing water that was found to have mosquito larvae in the Dixmoor Playfield in Dixmoor, Ill., on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Munster resumes mosquito spraying Tuesday

June 29, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

The town of Munster, which paused its mosquito spraying program June 6 because of residents’ concerns, said it’s resuming the foggers because of “increased mosquito activity throughout our area and...

Habitat for Humanity volunteers (red shirts) carry debris to the street on 60th and Taft Place in Merrillville. United Way Northwest Indiana, in partnership with Legacy Foundation, the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and the Town of Merrillville, mobilized volunteers to assist residents impacted by recent severe storms and called on community members to join a coordinated cleanup effort on Friday, June 26, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Volunteers help Merrillville residents cleanup from tornado

June 26, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

Hundreds of volunteers came out as part of a clean-up effort coordinated by the Town of Merrillville, United Way of Northwest Indiana and the Big Shoulders Fund out of Chicago...

A large tree knocked over in Wednesday night's storm damaged a home Manor Drive in Griffith. Strong storms left scores of trees down along with property damage. Power crews and residents were cleaning up on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

High winds down trees, shelter damaged after storms rip through NWI

July 2, 2026 at 12:32 p.m.

The National Weather Service's Chicago office reported on its website that scattered thunderstorms developed across northern Illinois and northwest Indiana, with "concentrated areas of notable straight-line wind damage occurred in...

Munster Town Hall (Christin Nance Lazerus/Post-Tribune)

Attorneys say threat, rancor with Munster councilman led to resignation

June 24, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

The Lake County Sheriff's Department and Munster Police are investigating a threat leveled against a Munster town attorney that resulted in the firm resigning from the town.

Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission Active Transportation Manager Mitch Barloga, center, addresses town dignitaries and users of the new Bridges Over Ditches project at its ribbon-cutting on the Munster-Highland border June 15, 2026. The project, envisioned more than 20 years ago, took eight months to complete. (Michelle L. Quinn/Post-Tribune)

Bridges link Highland, Munster communities

June 23, 2026 at 1:15 p.m.

Earlier this month, officials from the towns of Munster and Highland declared open the Bridges Over Ditches project, a joint effort between the two towns and NIPSCO. Comprising two bridges...

Attendees of the South Shore Summer Learning Conference discuss classroom discipline strategies recently. More than 200 teachers from Lake and Porter Counties attended. (Michelle L. Quinn/Post-Tribune)

Learning conference focuses on effective technology use in classrooms

June 22, 2026 at 9:13 a.m.

Teachers instead should be "crystal clear" on how they want their students to use the technology they're given, said author Matt Miller during the South Shore Summer Learning Conference at...

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