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Video leads to murder charge for man in shooting outside Valparaiso bar

By Jim Woods

October 12, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Antione Pierson Jr., 22, was formally charged Monday with murder for the shooting death of...

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, speaks with visitors during a monthly meeting of the Gary Chamber of Commerce on Monday, October 12, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

US Rep. Frank Mrvan highlights work supporting NWI economy at Gary Chamber

By Maya Wilkins

October 12, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, was the Gary Chamber of Commerce's featured speaker at its...

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

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By Post-Tribune

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

News and events around the area

Valparaiso University meteorology professor Craig Clark explains the science behind climate change and what to expect in the future. Clark spoke at the Living With Lakes seminar Saturday, June 27, 2026, sponsored by the Valparaiso Chain of Lakes Watershed Group. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Nature, science intersect at Living With Lakes seminar in Valparaiso

By Doug Ross

June 30, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

From changing climates to disappearing insect species, experts offered a peek at the science behind...

Porter County Sheriff's Department in Valparaiso. (Porter County Sheriff's Department)

Porter County deputies will help patrol Lakes of the Four Seasons in pilot program

By Shelley Jones

June 30, 2026 at 12:34 p.m.

Porter County commissioners approved an hourly rate of $15 for off-duty sheriff's deputies to use...

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

Indiana Natural Resources Commission members resign citing public input limits

By Alexandra Kukulka

June 30, 2026 at 11:28 a.m.

Three members of the Indiana Natural Resources Commission resigned in June citing Gov. Mike Braun’s...

17 NWI seniors earn Bennett Foundation scholarships

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June 30, 2026 at 10:17 a.m.

The Henry E. Bennett Achievement Foundation, in partnership with the Gary Alumni chapter of Kappa...

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

Gary launches composting pilot program for residents

By Maya Wilkins

June 30, 2026 at 10:09 a.m.

The program will teach about 100 households to compost through four cohort groups, and it's...

Three Porter County Sheriff’s Department in Valparaiso. (Porter County Sheriff's Department)

One dead after Liberty Township wreck Monday

By Post-Tribune

June 30, 2026 at 9:53 a.m.

One person died in a two-vehicle crash Monday evening in Liberty Township, police said.

A South Shore Line train sits on the track on Nov. 25, 2024, at Dune Park station in Chesterton. Officials said a carjacking took place there Saturday morning. (Doug Ross/for Post-Tribune)

Reported carjacking at Dune Park Station believed to be the first

By Jim Woods

June 30, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

One male teen is in custody while three other teen boys are wanted for their alleged...

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

Merrillville, Rokita in spat about town’s opposition to ICE facility

By Michelle L. Quinn

June 29, 2026 at 6:32 p.m.

The Merrillville Town Council won’t be rescinding its resolution opposing ICE detention and processing centers...

Chris Brown, with the South Cook County Mosquito Abatement District, sprays larvae killing granules into standing water that was found to have mosquito larvae in the Dixmoor Playfield in Dixmoor, Ill., on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Munster resumes mosquito spraying Tuesday

By Michelle L. Quinn

June 29, 2026 at 4:41 p.m.

The town of Munster, which paused its mosquito spraying program June 6 because of residents’...

The U.S. District Courthouse in Hammond on Monday, May 4, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Court news: Federal sentences for pill dealing, gun case and bank fraud

By Meredith Colias-Pete

June 29, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

Federal court news from Northwest Indiana.