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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

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

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

United Steelworkers and supporters march past BP Refinery property as they prepare to rally in front of the company's Whiting headquarters amid contract negotiations on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

BP, Steelworkers union resume talks, but differ on revised proposal

By Post-Tribune

May 22, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

Representatives from BP and United Steelworkers met for contract talks on Friday, but the two...

Director Bill Pullinsi, right, dines in the ballroom of the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster, Indiana, on Feb. 14, 2026, with son Jamie Pullinsi, left, and columnist Philip Potempa, center. Pullinsi died at age 86 on May 17, 2026. (Photo by Luke Miiller/Center for the Visual and Performing Arts)

From the Farm: Goodbye to stage great Bill Pullinsi, ‘godfather of dinner theater’

By Philip Potempa

May 22, 2026 at 5:52 p.m.

William “Bill” Pullinsi, the celebrated director and producer widely regarded as the “godfather of dinner...

Ohio man gets one year in jail, two on probation for Hobart school threat

By Meredith Colias-Pete

May 22, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

A Lake County judge sentenced Ryan Krajewski to a split three-year term Friday for calling...

Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush, right, questions an attorney during a hearing before the Indiana Supreme Court at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, Pool)

It survived for 27 years. Now, Gary’s gun lawsuit is dead.

By Carole Carlson

May 22, 2026 at 3:03 p.m.

Gary’s long-running lawsuit against the gun industry lost its last shot Thursday when the state...

Josh Koch, Lenny Corso and Doug McMillan, left to right, clap during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Service Memorial at Foundation Meadows in Valparaiso, Indiana, May 22, 2026. Koch served from 2001-07 in the U.S. Army and Corso served from 1966-69. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Memorial Day programs in Lake and Porter counties

By Post-Tribune

May 22, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

Several programs are taking place this weekend in honor of Memorial Day. They include: CHESTERTON...

Valparaiso Fire Department Lieutenant Joe Krowiarz checks the process of raising an American flag before the start of the Memorial Day ceremony at the Service Memorial at Foundation Meadows in Valparaiso, Indiana, May 22, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Fallen heroes remembered as Memorial Day weekend kicks off

By Doug Ross

May 22, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

As Memorial Day weekend kicked off Friday, the names of Valparaiso military members who died...

Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Indiana Supreme Court hears oral arguments in NIPSCO rate appeal

By Maya Wilkins

May 22, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

The Indiana Supreme Court heard arguments in an appeal about NIPSCO rate increases, with an...

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

LaPorte County sheriff’s deputy shot in Michigan City emergency room

By Jim Woods

May 23, 2026 at 7:14 p.m.

A stranded motorist assisted by a sheriff's deputy with a ride to a Michigan City...

FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo, violent protesters, loyal to then-President Donald Trump, storm the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

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Documents: Gary woman charged in baby’s neglect death

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May 21, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

A Gary woman is facing possible prison after she drunkenly fell asleep on her infant...