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Scot Kokandy, left to right, founder of Kokandy Productions, joined columnist Phil Potempa on his Of Notoriety radio show on Sept. 8, 2026, at WJOB 1230 AM in Hammond with co-hosts Luke Miiller and Tony Panek, seen peering from behind a mask with a desk assortment of props representing Kokandy’s three concurrent show runs. (Adrianna Alvarez/provided)

Of Notoriety: Whiting stage producer Scot Kokandy celebrating trifecta

By Philip Potempa

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October 14, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Whiting’s Scot Kokandy has transformed from a daytime career as a Joliet-based banker to a...

The shuttered Gary Genesis Center at Broadway and 5th Avenue in downtown Gary, Feb. 5, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Gary expects to start demolition of Genesis Convention Center on Friday

By Maya Wilkins

October 14, 2026 at 3:45 p.m.

Gary gave updates for its demolition of several blighted city structures, including the Genesis Convention...

Munster’s middle and high school cross country runners take up carrying the batons as the American Discovery 250 Relay, a cross-country relay traveling more than 6,800 miles from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, made its way through Northwest Indiana and into Munster on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Munster takes the baton for Indiana stretch of American Discovery 250 relay

By Jim Masters

October 14, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

To commemorate the cross-country relay, Lansing Mayor Brian Hardy and other officials passed the relay...

Man charged with breaking into Christian media building for ‘wires’

By Meredith Colias-Pete

May 13, 2026 at 12:56 p.m.

Ronald Hamilton, 52, who is listed as homeless, is charged with burglary, and three misdemeanors.

Merrillville man faces charges for raping teen in Gary

By Meredith Colias-Pete

May 13, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

Paul Douglas Green, 46, was charged May 9 with rape, two counts of kidnapping, two...

Portage might soften code violation warnings

By Doug Ross

May 13, 2026 at 10:48 a.m.

Portage resident Bruno Mendez complained Tuesday not about what a code violation cited him for...

Porter Town Hall. (Jim Woods/for Post-Tribune)

Porter makes first move toward agreement to close dispatch center

By Jim Woods

May 13, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

The town of Porter is moving toward closing its police dispatch center with Chesterton and...

The exterior of the Lake County Jail on Thursday, April 5, 2018. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Lake County correctional officers union raises concern over contract negotiations, jail conditions

By Alexandra Kukulka

May 13, 2026 at 10:18 a.m.

The correctional officers union brought concerns about stalled bargaining and poor jail conditions to the...

Chicago man gets 16-year split sentence for pouring boiling water, bleach on Gary woman

By Meredith Colias-Pete

May 12, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

Ja’Sun Robertson, 28, pleaded guilty in March to aggravated battery and three counts of neglect...

Hobart City Hall. (Deborah Laverty/for Post-Tribune)

Hobart receives sliver status in Clean Community Program
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By Deborah Laverty

May 12, 2026 at 1:32 p.m.

The city of Hobart is the seventh Indiana community to have achieved Silver Tier status...

Guest speaker Latrisha Buckingham, who is the Outreach Director for Laini Fluellen Charities, discusses breast self exams at a breast cancer awareness program at Methodist Hospital Southlake in Merrillville. (Sue Ellen Ross/Post-Tribune)

‘Healthy Night Out’ focuses on breast cancer awareness

By Sue Ellen Ross

May 12, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

Methodist Hospital Southlake's ‘Healthy Night Out With The Girls’ event aimed to give attendees important...

Kent Kolodziej, of Crown Point, points to Bronze Stars Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Hebron’s Stagecoach Inn, like the ones his father, Peter Kolodziej, received because of fighting Nazis during World War II. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Pop-up exhibit at Hebron’s Stagecoach Inn brings World War II memories to life

By Doug Ross

May 12, 2026 at 11:04 a.m.

Visitors to Hebron’s Stagecoach Inn got a glimpse Saturday of when American troops fought fascism...

Troopers with the Indiana State Police Lowell Post said a pursuit ended when a car crashed into a house the night of Sunday, May 10, 2026, in Portage. (Indiana State Police/provided)

Police: Pursuit ends with crash into Portage house

By Post-Tribune

May 12, 2026 at 11:02 a.m.

A Michigan City man faces felony charges after a pursuit on Interstate 94 that ended...