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Light pours through circular roof openings on the newly renovated seventh floor of Calumet College of St. Joseph's main academic building in Hammond, Indiana, June 4, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Cal College gets federal grant to build catering kitchen, wellness center

By Carole Carlson

October 3, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

Calumet College of St. Joseph has won a $1.44 million grant from the U.S. Department...

State Sen. Rodney Pol Jr., D-Chesterton, speaks about proposed legislation that would allow locked-out workers to collect unemployment insurance, during a press conference at the United Steelworkers Local 7-1 headquarters on Friday, October 2, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana legislators pitch unemployment benefit bill for locked-out BP workers

By Michelle L. Quinn

October 3, 2026 at 7:00 a.m.

British Petroleum's actions in the wake of the lockout of more than 800 workers in...

What was once a “retired” dairy farm for decades, back in 2008 owned by the Maranowicz family, has now been sold and revived in 2026 with the return of bovine residents housed in the barn, with a distinct corn silo featuring a faded beer ad along U.S. 421 in San Pierre, Indiana. (Philip Potempa/provided)

From the Farm: Grain harvest season woeful, from fuel cost to memories of Dad

By Philip Potempa

October 2, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.

This fall harvest season for 2026 hasn’t been an easy one.

Striking BP workers stand on a picket line outside the Whiting refinery in Indiana, on March 31, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Hammond Teachers’ Federation calls for BP boycott as lockout continues

By Maya Wilkins

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August 4, 2026 at 5:04 p.m.

The Hammond Teachers' Federation called on its members and the Northwest Indiana community to boycott...

Union Township School Corporation superintendent Leigh Barnes poses for a photo in the school's administrative offices on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Referendum questions on ballot for Lake, Porter schools amid new property tax law

By Alexandra Kukulka

August 4, 2026 at 9:30 p.m.

Lake and Porter County school superintendents said referendums on the November ballot are required to...

Alleged Portside Pub killer signs plea deal for life in prison: records

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 4, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

Caprice Cashaw, 32, of Merrillville, pleaded guilty in documents filed this week to two counts...

State Line Bridge, which spans the Kankakee River at the Indiana/Illinois state line, hangs over the river so low that it collects heavy debris, which can lead to flooding. The bridge’s location makes removing logjams difficult. (Scott Pelath/provided)

Feds remove final snag for dismantling State Line Bridge

By Doug Ross

August 5, 2026 at 12:32 p.m.

State Line Bridge along the Kankakee River, a 1926 bridge decommissioned years ago and known...

Portage Indiana Mayor Austin Bonta speaks during his State of the City address at Woodland Park, Nov. 19, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage considers e-bike safety rules as other communities do the same

By Doug Ross

August 4, 2026 at 1:05 p.m.

E-bike regulations could be coming to Portage. That push for rules of the road follows...

Portage City Hall. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Target attracting seven other stores to Portage development

By Doug Ross

August 4, 2026 at 12:20 p.m.

The Target store being built in Portage isn’t going to be lonely. It’s bringing seven...

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

Gary council approves short-term rental property in city

By Maya Wilkins

August 4, 2026 at 11:41 a.m.

The short-term rental property's special use permit was approved in a 6-1 vote during the...

Flourish Community Hub announced Monday it purchased a building from Bethel Church & Ministries that most recently housed City Life Center. The building is located at 225 W. 5th Ave. in Gary. (Carole Carlson/for the Post-Tribune)

Flourish buys former Boys & Girls Club to expand community services

By Carole Carlson

August 4, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

Flourish Community Hub announced Monday it purchased a downtown Gary building from Bethel Church &...

News briefs: Lilly endowment scholarship application available

By Post-Tribune

August 3, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

News and events around the area

Indiana man, 20, convicted of cyberstalking
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By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 3, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

Caleb Bonnell, 20, of Bringhurst, Indiana, was sentenced July 28 in the U.S. District Court...