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News briefs: Calumet Township hosting open house with food, services

By Post-Tribune

October 12, 2026 at 2:38 p.m.

News and events around the area

Republican Trevor De Vries and Democrat Scott Houldieson face off for District 1 Indiana State Senate seat

By Maya Wilkins

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October 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Two political newcomers, Republican Trevor De Vries and Democrat Scott Houldieson, are both hoping to...

Republican David Crane and Democrat Jerry Williams make pitches to become next Lake County sheriff

By Maya Wilkins

October 12, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

Voters will choose between Republican David Crane and Democrat Jerry Williams during the Nov. 3...

A sign hangs on the fence blocking the gravel entrance drive at the Yard 520 solid fill site on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Coal ash stored at the site leached into nearby groundwater, contaminating wells in the Town of Pines. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

IDEM proposes state coal ash program as federal regulations on track to lessen

By Maya Wilkins

July 18, 2026 at 11:09 a.m.

On June 30, IDEM announced that its submitted a state coal combustion residuals permit to...

The Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Records: Hebron man, woman face felony neglect charges

By Post-Tribune

August 31, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

Richard Humphris, 70, and Linda Humphris, 67, are each charged with two Level 6 felony...

Students win state higher education grants

By Post-Tribune

July 18, 2026 at 6:17 a.m.

Sixteen Northwest Indiana students have earned Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarships.

The town's seal adorns the athletic courts at the Dean & Barbara White Community Center on Broadway in Merrillville. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Merrillville council extends data center moratorium by 6 months

By Michelle L. Quinn

July 18, 2026 at 6:08 a.m.

Developers eyeing Merrillville as a potential spot for a data center will now have to wait a...

Hammond man gets split term for shooting at cop: records

By Meredith Colias-Pete

July 17, 2026 at 6:13 p.m.

A Hammond man got a 4-year split term Friday after admitting he opened fire at...

Artist Mitch Markowitz sits near his work during a display and discussion of his art at the Pines Village Retirement Community in Valparaiso. Markowitz, 75, died Tuesday. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post Tribune)

Artist Mitch Markovitz, who shaped region’s artistic identity, dies at 75

By Philip Potempa

July 18, 2026 at 7:13 p.m.

Mitch Markovitz, a former South Shore train conductor who became a prolific artist, died at...

Art Ginsburg, center, in chef’s attire, is shown in a 2011 publicity photo with his kitchen team, including his kitchen TV segment hosting successor Howard Rosenthal to his left, with wife Barbara Rosenthal as director of the Mr. Food Test Kitchen and Kelly Rusin, far right, as food stylist. (Photo courtesy of www.MrFood.com)

From the Farm: Late Mr. Food’s ‘Ooh! It’s so good’ legacy lives on

By Philip Potempa

July 17, 2026 at 5:27 p.m.

Reader Mrs. Charles Lowery of Homewood wrote me asking about a popular television food segment...

Father charged with neglect in shooting death of 10-year-old girl
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By Michelle L. Quinn

July 17, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

Mykael L. Robertson, 29 and of the 4200 block of Maryland Street, has been charged...

Dr. Ernest Talarico Jr., assistant professor of practice in Anatomy and Physiology at Purdue Northwest, talks with a cohort of visiting international medical students from Vietnam along with local students on Thursday, July 16, 2026, as part of a two-week problem-based learning seminar at PNW’s Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Purdue Northwest medical seminar attracts students from across the globe

By Michelle L. Quinn

July 17, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

Students from Tan Tao University just outside of Ho Chi Minh City and the others...

A CTA Blue Line train passes as traffic moves along on the Eisenhower Expressway on the second day of wildfire smoke affecting air quality in Chicago, July 17, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Air quality alerts for Northwest Indiana will continue through the weekend

By Post-Tribune

July 17, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires will continue to linger in Northwest Indiana through Monday as...