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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

By Post-Tribune

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

News and events around the area

Aco Sikoski, chancellor at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso, speaks at a ribbon-cutting Monday, April 27, 2026. Microsoft and Ivy Tech’s Valparaiso campus forged an agreement to establish a data center academy program. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

At PNW, Ivy Tech, data center academies aim to fill job pipeline; Microsoft signs pact

By Carole Carlson

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

Microsoft and Ivy Tech’s Valparaiso campus will establish a data center academy where students can...

Evelyn Lisek, seated, sported a tiara on her 100th birthday on March 11, 2026, at a party surrounded by her children and family, including daughters Kathryn and Carolyn and son Walter, left, and daughter Darlene with her husband Mark, right. (Darlene Schmitt/provided)

From the Farm: Symphony Society member, opera star Evelyn Lisek passes at age 100
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By Philip Potempa

June 20, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

The longest ranking member member the group originally launched as the Women’s Association in Gary...

PETA demands investigation into Hobart slaughterhouse

By Alexandra Kukulka

June 19, 2026 at 3:47 p.m.

PETA has called on the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office to investigate Ruwaldt Packing Co. in...

Volunteer Audrey Krooswyk, on left, and Washington Township head volleyball coach Alisha Brown clean up debris near grain storage bins damaged by recent tornadoes as the group gathers to help clean up damage on a local farm on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)Volunteer Audrey Krooswyk, on left, and Washington Township head volleyball coach Alisha Brown clean up debris near grain storage bins damaged by recent tornadoes as the group gathers to help clean up damage on a local farm on Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun declares state of emergency for storm damage in 63 counties

By Alexandra Kukulka

June 19, 2026 at 3:02 p.m.

After flooding, severe weather, tornados and a derecho between June 6 and June 18 throughout...

Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington, March 20, 2025. She was recently in Indianapolis to announce a waiver for the state from federal law to relax restrictions on the spending of millions of dollars from the U.S. Department of Education. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)

Indiana says new federal education waiver will ease reporting burden, provide flexibility

By Carole Carlson

June 19, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

Indiana received a waiver from federal law to relax restrictions on the spending of millions...

Participants in a march to commemorate Juneteenth walk past Gary's Roosevelt High School at the corner of 25th and Washington Street on Friday, June 19, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

‘We are one’: Gary hosts Juneteenth celebration at Roosevelt Park

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By Maya Wilkins

June 19, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

Juneteenth, which is every June 19, is a federal holiday that celebrates the emancipation of...

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

Merrillville man sentenced to 50 years for shooting death in Portage

By Shelley Jones

June 19, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

A Merrillville man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for shooting his coworker to...

The U.S. Courthouse in Hammond on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.

Law and order: Sentence for meth dealing, arson case dropped

By Meredith Colias-Pete

June 19, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

Court news from around the region.

Portage’s Founders Square, pictured on Friday, June 7, 2024. h recent years. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage hopes to expand new downtown with new road

By Doug Ross

June 19, 2026 at 10:13 a.m.

Stone Quarry Lounge is a popular stop in Portage, but Mayor Austin Bonta hopes the...

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta speaks during a news conference concerning the proposed Chicago Bears stadium and development in the city on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. Now that the Bears are not coming to Portage, the city will be marketing the land for development. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage to use $1 million federal grant to market 300 acres

By Doug Ross

June 18, 2026 at 3:07 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Transportation has given Portage a $1 million grant to market a...