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Linda Brebner, a resident of Hebron’s Snake Flats neighborhood, cuts the ribbon Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, to mark the official end of a $4.5 million water main replacement. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Hebron water main project, at $4.5 million, on time and on budget

By Doug Ross

October 8, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Hebron officials cut the ribbon to mark completion...

Contractors with the Town of Munster have processed more than 296,000 cubic yards of debris from Aug. 11's derecho, some of which was visible at Stewart Park. (Christin Nance Lazerus/Post-Tribune)

Munster’s storm cleanup mostly finished but issues remain

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 8, 2026 at 3:17 p.m.

The Town is around 90% cleared of all debris from the derecho at this point,...

Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
- Original Credit: Porter County

Union approaches Porter County commissioners about NIPSCO staffing

By Shelley Jones

October 8, 2026 at 3:10 p.m.

Officials with United Steelworkers Local 12775 asked the Porter County Board of Commissioners to demand...

Motorcyclist killed late Thursday in wreck on I-94 near Chesterton

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September 26, 2026 at 11:03 a.m.

A Valparaiso man died Thursday night in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 involving two...

The Rev. Brian E. Konkol, Ph.D., looks over the audience at Valparaiso University’s Chapel of the Resurrection shortly after being inaugurated as the 20th president during ceremonies in Valparaiso, Indiana, Friday, September 25, 2026. The event drew students, staff, alumni and Konkol’s former coworkers from across the United States. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘The world needs more Valpo grads’: VU’s 20th president stresses building character, servant leaders
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By Doug Ross

September 26, 2026 at 10:50 a.m.

The Rev. Brian Konkol, sworn in Friday as Valparaiso University’s 20th president, stressed the need...

In this March 7, 2017, file photo, rowers paddle along the Charles River past the Harvard College campus in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Bradshaw: Colleges are starting to apply to students

By Gerald Bradshaw

September 26, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Across much of the country, the balance of power is moving in the other direction....

Crown Point’s AJ Summers makes the case ‘there’s not a better football player in this area’ against Valparaiso

By Michael Osipoff

September 25, 2026 at 11:46 p.m.

Crown Point's AJ Summers throws for a touchdown and runs for two more scores as...

Author Lewis Carroll’s “The Walrus and the Oyster” was written in December 1871 to appear in his storybook tale “Alice in Wonderland/Through the Lookingglass,” with illustrations drawn by Carroll and artist John Tenniel. (1871 Public Domaine Illustration by Lewis Carroll/John Tenniel)

From the Farm: October welcomes National Seafood Month with ‘R’ emphasis

By Philip Potempa

September 25, 2026 at 5:40 p.m.

If you’ve had a steady diet of reading my columns and cookbooks in the past...

Timothy Skimina, of Highland, speaks during the People's Town Hall held to discuss NIPSCO's accountability in the wake of rate hikes, storm damage and other issues at Trinity United Church of Christ in Gary, Indiana on Thursday, September 24, 2026. The town hall was sponsored by Power On NWI. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Extended storm outages, rate hikes heighten frustration with NIPSCO

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By Michelle L. Quinn

September 25, 2026 at 4:40 p.m.

Around 50 unhappy NIPSCO customers attended Thursday's town hall in which state lawmakers and other...

Court news: Guilty plea in dog walker’s death, sentence in molesting case

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 26, 2026 at 10:22 a.m.

Lake County court news.

Coffee Creek Preserve vice president Michelle Senderhauf points out recently-fixed damage to a bridge in the preserve during a walkthrough of damage caused by August storms, on Friday, September 25, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

A storm for a generation closes the Coffee Creek Preserve in Chesterton

By Jim Woods

September 25, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

A summer of storms landed its share of blows to the 157-acre Coffee Creek Preserve...

Worship news: Men’s breakfast, parish picnic, fall festival and more

By Post-Tribune

September 25, 2026 at 2:46 p.m.

Worship news from around the region.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita talks at a press conference at DriveCo CDL Learning Center in Gary on Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Indiana AG sues IHSAA over race provision

By Carole Carlson

September 25, 2026 at 1:58 p.m.

The state is suing the Indiana High School Athletic Association and seeking the removal of...