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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...

The 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment had a large contingent of soldiers from Porter County during the Civil War. (Town of Chesterton/provided)

Large number of Porter County residents joined Union ranks during the Civil War

By Jim Woods

May 24, 2026 at 11:21 a.m.

At the cusp of the Civil War in 1860, Porter County had only 10,313 residents...

Attorney Richard Anderson points to a map of a proposed data center at Colorado Street and Harms Road during an informational meeting May 19 at the Dean and Barbara White Community Center in Merrillville. The town is considering two data center projects. (Michelle L. Quinn/Post-Tribune)

Merrillville explores data center ballot question amid revenue squeeze

By Michelle L. Quinn

May 24, 2026 at 10:30 a.m.

Merrillville may put a ballot question on data centers to its voters in November, but...

Jim Large, Newton County E-911 director, in the operations center in Morocco, Indiana on April 13, 2026, after March's deadly tornado in nearby Lake Village. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘It was a blur’: Newton County officials reflect on rare EF3 tornado

By Amy Lavalley

May 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A 911 call log and Newton County officials and weather experts paint a picture of...

Law enforcement officers stand near the exit of the emergency room at Franciscan Hospital in Michigan City after an officer was shot in the building on Friday, May 22, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Chicago man charged with attempted murder in Michigan City hospital shooting

By Post-Tribune

May 23, 2026 at 7:13 p.m.

A Chicago man who allegedly shot a LaPorte County sheriff's deputy at a Michigan City...

Authorities arrested New Chicago Police Chief Earl Mayo Friday in Clark County, Ohio in connection with an investigation in Lake County. (Photo provided by the New Chicago Police Department)

New Chicago, Ind. police chief arrested, home searched
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By Carole Carlson

May 24, 2026 at 11:26 a.m.

Authorities arrested New Chicago Police Chief Earl Mayo Friday in Clark County, Ohio in connection...

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

By Maya Wilkins

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...

The Indiana capitol building in Indianapolis on Jan. 4, 2022. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Dems hope 3 Indiana House races will help bust GOP supermajority

By Doug Ross

May 23, 2026 at 12:14 p.m.

Eleven Indiana House districts – three of them in Porter County – have been targeted...

Isabel Durkin and Devin Throw, two Chesterton High School students who were founding members on Porter's Environmental Sustainability Commission. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

Two Chesterton High students made their mark on Porter’s Environmental Commission

By Jim Woods

May 23, 2026 at 10:46 a.m.

They may be only 18, but two graduating Chesterton High School seniors played a valuable...

Janet Plant, 68, raises her arms after being introduced as the oldest graduate during the Gary Middle College graduation ceremony at the Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Indiana on May 21, 2026. Plant, of Gary, said she quit high school in 1978 and raised 5 kids before going back to school in 2021. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary Middle College grads savor their success

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By Carole Carlson

May 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

The 97 graduates from Gary Middle College had a right to exuberance as they picked...

St. John man convicted of lesser charges in ex-Merrillville quarterback’s slaying

By Meredith Colias-Pete

July 9, 2026 at 3:24 p.m.

Thurman Atkinson, 20, of St. John, is charged with murder and two counts of attempted...