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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

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...

Governor Mike Braun answers questions in the parking lot of the Lake Village Emergency Operations Center during a tour of the tornado-damaged area on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana Gov. Braun extends gas tax suspension for the second time

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By Alexandra Kukulka

June 3, 2026 at 6:30 p.m.

Gov. Mike Braun extended two of Indiana's gas taxes for the second time Wednesday, which...

Former child star and voiceover talent Melanie Kohn, shown as a guest at the April 2024 Olympic Collectible Expo in Silverdale, Washington, signs a toy likeness of “Peanuts Gang” character Lucy van Pelt, the bossy cartoon alter-ego Kohn voiced in the 1970s for some of the beloved “Charlie Brown” animated TV specials aired on CBS. (Melanie Kohn/provided)

Of Notoriety: Charlie Brown’s ‘Lucy’ in Valparaiso, and farewell JellyBean

By Philip Potempa

June 3, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

One of the voices behind the Peanuts' Lucy Van Pelt comes to Valparaiso, while Northwest...

Alexander Gagianas’ lawyer Theodore Poulos speaks with reporters outside the federal courthouse in Hammond Wednesday. (Meredith Colias-Pete/Post-Tribune)

Magistrate rejects prosecutors’ bid to jail man in ‘Greek’ gambling ring

By Meredith Colias-Pete

June 3, 2026 at 3:56 p.m.

A federal magistrate rejected prosecutors’ bid to send an alleged top operative in a Northwest...

Gary City Hall is pictured on Sept. 16, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary council approves Hard Rock donation, city plan for police vehicles

By Maya Wilkins

June 3, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

From 2026 to 2029, Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana will donate $500,000 to Gary for...

Third graders Layla Henry, left, and Kenzie Karban share a low five while hanging out during the last day of school at Aylesworth Elementary in Portage, Indiana, June 3, 2026. Portage Township Schools are preparing to tear down the school for a district reorganization and new building. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Aylesworth Elementary School students, staff bid teary farewell

By Doug Ross

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June 3, 2026 at 2:35 p.m.

Aylesworth Elementary School students and staff in Portage went through all the last lasts Wednesday.

Three men arrested after pursuit, theft investigation and drug seizure

By Post-Tribune

June 5, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

Three Chicago men are in custody after a theft investigation, vehicle and foot pursuits, and...

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

Porter paying higher price for U.S. 20 lot for trail extension

By Jim Woods

June 3, 2026 at 1:10 p.m.

The town of Porter is paying a higher price for a U.S. 20 property that...

Portage’s Founders Square, pictured on Friday, June 7, 2024. (Doug Ross/for Post-Tribune)

Portage council delays action on fiscal policies, public comment

By Doug Ross

June 3, 2026 at 10:52 a.m.

The Portage council delayed action on procedures implemented in the clerk-treasurer’s office and a new...

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

Porter County commissioners pause aerial photography contract for additional bids

By Shelley Jones

June 3, 2026 at 9:57 a.m.

Porter County commissioners declined to approve a six-year contract renewal worth $724,000 for aerial photography...

Lawyer Thomas Breen, on right, and associate Christopher Dallas, representatives to Capri Restaurant owner Filippo "Gigi" Rovito, exit the federal courthouse in Hammond after Rovito's bond hearing on Monday, May 4, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Lawyer denounces ‘cherry-picked’ bid to re-jail man in ‘Greek’ gambling ring

By Meredith Colias-Pete

June 2, 2026 at 7:24 p.m.

Dean Gialamas, 62, of Naperville, has a bond hearing Wednesday in the U.S. District Court...