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

Portage council committee gives up on public comment policy

By Doug Ross

October 9, 2026 at 1:40 p.m.

The Portage City Council has debated a proposed resolution on public comment at public meetings...

Dayna Schmidt-Johnson, of Chicago, helps block the wind as organizer Idgie Kelley lights candles during a solidarity event for survivors of sexual assault at Trinity Lutheran Church in Valparaiso, Indiana, Thursday, October 8, 2026. Kelley, of Griffith, said 185 candles were lit to represent reports of sexual assault from the top five Indiana universities since 2024. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso vigil brings to light sexual assaults on college campuses

By Amy Lavalley

October 9, 2026 at 12:48 p.m.

There were no megaphones, no marches, no speeches -- just tealight candles on two tables,...

Lake County Government Center. (Joe Puchek/Post-Tribune)

Lake County 911 director details staffing struggles to council
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By Maya Wilkins

October 9, 2026 at 12:42 p.m.

The Lake County 911 department is requesting $350,000 be moved to its overtime budget to...

Worship news: Men’s breakfast, parish picnic, fall festival and more

By Post-Tribune

September 25, 2026 at 2:46 p.m.

Worship news from around the region.

Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita talks at a press conference at DriveCo CDL Learning Center in Gary on Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Indiana AG sues IHSAA over race provision

By Carole Carlson

September 25, 2026 at 1:58 p.m.

The state is suing the Indiana High School Athletic Association and seeking the removal of...

Developer pulling plug on problematic Portage detention pond

By Doug Ross

September 26, 2026 at 10:16 a.m.

A “temporary” detention pond around for 20 years will be drained in a deal between...

Chicago man convicted in 14-year-old’s Whiting slaying

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By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 25, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

A jury convicted a Chicago man of killing a 14-year-old teen in Whiting.

A view looking south east in Marseilles, Illinois, is the MISO power grid territory, and in the distance, wind tusrbine towers and the nuclear plant which are in the PJM power grid, on April 23, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Indiana receives $175 million for energy growth from DOE SPARK program

By Maya Wilkins

September 24, 2026 at 3:43 p.m.

Indiana will receive $175 million to expand the transfer capacity between PJM and MISO interconnection.

Court news: Sex offender probation for solicitation, sentence for bank fraud

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 24, 2026 at 2:45 p.m.

Lake County court news.

The ArcelorMittal steel mill (now owned by Cleveland-Cliffs) and permanently closed Bailly Generating plant, left, in Burns Harbor are seen from Indiana Dunes National Park in 2019. A nuclear power plant was proposed for the Bailly site in the 1970s, but never came to fruition. (Zbigniew Bzdak / baiduhai)

Indiana Gov. Braun announces new state-led nuclear energy program

By Maya Wilkins

September 24, 2026 at 2:09 p.m.

The governor and NRC chair announced that Indiana will be considered a Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

A man competes in a horse race in a past Gaming Show Rodeo at Brown Family Ranch, which will enter its 11th year of hosting the equestrian show this year. (Brown Family Ranch/provided)

Gaming Show Rodeo brings national competitors to Gary this weekend

By Anna Ortiz

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September 24, 2026 at 12:54 p.m.

Renowned horseback riders from across the nation will compete in the Brown Family Ranch’s largest...

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

Porter Circuit Court announces transition of CASA program, new program director

By Post-Tribune

September 24, 2026 at 10:21 a.m.

The Court Appointed Special Advocate program serving Porter County is moving from the Family and...

Game show host Todd Newton cheers on a winning contestant on stage during “The Price is Right Live” traveling game show tour, returning to Northwest Indiana Oct. 17, 2026, at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana. (Photo courtesy of Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana)

Of Notoriety: ‘Price is Right Live’ jumps to Hard Rock Casino Oct. 17

By Philip Potempa

September 23, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

"The Price is Right Live" is making its first visit to the stage space at...