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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

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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.

J.J. Weinberg, wearing a Bob Ross wig, discusses his painting of a man wearing a “Make America Paint Again” hat in support of public broadcasting. Weinberg had his art on display Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in downtown Valparaiso as he invited others to support restoring federal funding for public broadcasting. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso resident planning second Million Bob March for PBS

By Doug Ross

September 22, 2026 at 10:25 a.m.

J.J. Weinberg is planning a second Million Bob Ross march in Washington, D.C., even though...

Riders take off from Wicker Memorial Park in Highland as part of the 24th annual Victory for Veterans ride on Sunday, September 24, 2023. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Wicker Park ready for veterans motorcycle ride after massive storm cleanup

By Michelle L. Quinn

September 21, 2026 at 4:44 p.m.

Groundskeepers with the North Township Trustee’s Office, however, have worked nonstop to make the park...

Chicago man on trial for 14-year-old’s slaying in Whiting

By Meredith Colias-Pete

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September 21, 2026 at 4:37 p.m.

A Chicago man is on trial this week for allegedly killing a 14-year-old in Whiting.

Hobart council approves $500 property tax credit for seniors

By Jim Masters

September 21, 2026 at 4:15 p.m.

On Wednesday, the Hobart City Council passed an ordinance providing a tax credit that can...

Sandhill cranes fly near a smokestack of the Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, as it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

U.S. DOE keeps NIPSCO’s Schahfer plant open by renewing emergency order

By Maya Wilkins

September 21, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Energy on Saturday announced the third renewal of an emergency order...

Attendees at the annual World Cultural Festival at Valparaiso’s Central Park Plaza gather Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, for a parade of nations. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

‘The world under one roof’: Valparaiso festival celebrates many cultures

By Doug Ross

September 21, 2026 at 1:33 p.m.

Central Park Plaza in downtown Valparaiso took on an international flavor Sunday for the annual...

News briefs: Brunch, property tax meeting, tree planting and more

By Post-Tribune

September 21, 2026 at 11:42 a.m.

Community news from around the region.

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Probationary Porter County officer fired after OWI arrest

By Post-Tribune

September 21, 2026 at 11:03 a.m.

A probationary officer with the Porter County Sheriff's Department has been fired after a weekend...

Girl Scout Troop 35579 member Heidi O’Bannion, of Lake Station, stocks the new pet pantry for dogs and cats Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, at Woodland Park dog park in Portage while Scout Brianna Naumann, of Portage, watches. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage Girl Scouts build pet pantry for dogs, cats

By Doug Ross

September 20, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

Girl Scout Troop 35579 used the Little Free Library concept to build a pet pantry...

Charity Sorrells, left, and Deena Stronczek hand out lunches to brothers Preston and Ethan Hawkins during a storm-relief food and water distribution event sponsored by the Salvation Army of Northwest Indiana at Portage High School on Aug. 13, 2026. Even as the response to the Aug. 11 derecho continues, Northwest Indiana leaders are considering how to plan for the next major disaster. (Andy Lavalley/for the baiduhai)

NWI planning commission suggests preparing for future disasters

By Doug Ross

September 20, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

Even as the response to the Aug. 11 derecho continues, Northwest Indiana leaders are considering...