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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...

A train conductor signals for the doors to close and head out on the inaugural run of the South Shore Line’s new Monon Corridor route, March 31, 2026, at the Hammond Gateway Station in Hammond, Indiana. With a new South Shore Line schedule deemed "confusing," NICTD's president pledged a revamp. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Schedule and other changes coming for South Shore Line

By Doug Ross

May 20, 2026 at 12:39 p.m.

With a new South Shore Line schedule deemed "confusing," NICTD's new president pledged a revamp...

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith, shown Friday, April 17, 2026, supports allowing partisan affiliations in school board races, though the measure has several detractors. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana school board candidates have Dem or GOP labels for first time under Republican law

By Carole Carlson

May 20, 2026 at 10:51 a.m.

Voters might be scratching their heads in November when they see party labels attached to...

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

Gary offers $25,000 grants for city small businesses

By Maya Wilkins

May 19, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton has watched small businesses struggle more as prices rise nationwide, he...

Valparaiso woman convicted of animal cruelty before neglect charges in daughter’s death

By Jim Woods

May 19, 2026 at 3:09 p.m.

Before she was charged Thursday with the neglect of her baby daughter which led to the...

Charges expected after Lake Central fight Monday

By Carole Carlson

May 19, 2026 at 2:28 p.m.

Officials said a fight erupted during a lunch period Monday at Lake Central High School...

The Valparaiso City Council unanimously appointed Kaye Frataccia-Seibert to a four-year term on the board of Valparaiso Community Schools at a special meeting Monday, May 18, 2026. (Shelley Jones/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso council selects Kaye Frataccia-Seibert for school board seat

By Shelley Jones

May 19, 2026 at 2:18 p.m.

Citing her deep background of “institutional knowledge,” the Valparaiso City Council unanimously appointed Kaye Frataccia-Seibert...

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta speaks at the Portage Economic Development Corp.’s annual Breakfast With the Mayor event Friday, April 24, 2026. Bonta wants the city to create a special technology campus zoning category for data centers. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage considers creating data center zone; proposal going through legal review
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By Doug Ross

May 19, 2026 at 1:33 p.m.

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta wants the city to create a special technology campus zoning category...

An exterior shot of the renovated Chesterton Town Hall. (Jim Woods/for Post-Tribune)

Chesterton’s main sewer line project will be rebid

By Jim Woods

May 19, 2026 at 10:26 a.m.

Chesterton's main sewer line project will get some engineering tweaks and be put out for...

Student’s cellphones in a box, in a classroom at Disney II Magnet School in Chicago, Thursday, March 13, 2025. The Gary School Board approved a “bell to bell” cellphone policy, with some members skeptical about how to enforce the new Indiana law. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

New ban prohibits phones in schools and on school buses in Gary

By Carole Carlson

May 19, 2026 at 10:14 a.m.

The Gary School Board unanimously approved a “bell to bell” cellphone policy May 14, with...

Records: Burns Harbor man faces multiple charges for sexual abuse

By Jim Woods

May 19, 2026 at 2:48 p.m.

A Burns Harbor man is accused of committing multiple acts of sexual molestation with a...