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

Lake County Council supports union’s desire to investigate NIPSCO staffing

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By Maya Wilkins

October 13, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

United Steelworkers Local 12775 and supporting governing bodies want NIPSCO to "prioritize investment in a...

Duneland student performance on the upswing

By Jim Woods

October 13, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Chesterton High School students were second in the state in earning dual college credit with...

Hobart launches its CARES initiative

By Jim Masters

October 13, 2026 at 5:24 p.m.

In the aftermath of the devastating storm that hit Northwest Indiana on August 11, the...

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

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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

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...

The U.S. Courthouse in Hammond on Jan. 13, 2021. (Post-Tribune file)

Former Valparaiso man sentenced in dentistry Medicaid fraud

By Maya Wilkins

June 18, 2026 at 2:46 p.m.

Justyn Arch, 40, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after a Medicaid fraud scheme...

Gary airport, Red Cross holding Tuesday blood drive

By Post-Tribune

June 18, 2026 at 2:20 p.m.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport, in partnership with the American Red Cross, will host a community...

Graduating PACE students line up before taking the stage for the school's graduation ceremony in Portage on Monday, June 15, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘You’re the pioneers’: Portage’s PACE Virtual Academy holds first commencement

By Doug Ross

June 18, 2026 at 1:14 p.m.

Forty-five of 53 graduates from the new PACE Virtual Academy walked onstage at Portage High...