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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 in 2024. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso vigil brings to light sexual assaults on college campuses

By Amy Lavalley

October 9, 2026 at 4:18 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

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...

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

By Meredith Colias-Pete

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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

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...

Michael Osipoff’s surprise teams, top games and breakout players in Northwest Indiana high school football

By Michael Osipoff

September 24, 2026 at 8:49 a.m.

Several teams have been surprises this season. Crown Point, which has won 41 straight regular-season...

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...

Rosemarie Gomez, 99, center, with her nieces Kathleen Linsey Gabrielson, left, and Renee Spain, right, during an honorary street naming in East Chicago at 138th and Grand on July 25, 2025. Gomez, the city’s first Hispanic councilwoman, died Saturday at age 100. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

East Chicago’s first Hispanic councilwoman Rosemarie Gomez dies at 100

By Doug Ross

September 23, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

Rosemarie Gomez, who died Saturday at age 100, is remembered as the first Hispanic woman...

Merrillville residents Dorothea Collins, 54, and her husband, Kenneth Collins, 50, discuss the damage their home sustained in the Aug. 11 derecho. The couple attended a one-stop shop hosted by state and federal officials to help residents access disaster assistance at the United Steel Workers 1014 in Gary on Sept. 23, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Northwest Indiana residents receive storm assistance at Gary ‘one-stop shop’

By Maya Wilkins

September 26, 2026 at 8:30 a.m.

Federal and state resources were made available to Northwest Indiana residents affected by the Aug....

Ricardo Camarena lifts his neighbor Rayshawn Hackey, 6, while playing on the roots of a tree outside their homes on 26th Ave in Gary, Indiana on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The tree was toppled during the Aug. 11 storm that swept through Northwest Indiana. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

NWI leaders react to IURC’s confirmed NIPSCO investigation

By Doug Ross

September 23, 2026 at 3:32 p.m.

In a Tuesday filing, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission announced its investigation into NIPSCO will...

Volunteer Kathy Micka hands a box of crackers to a visitor during the Meals on Wheels of Northwest Indiana storm relief meal distribution event at Porter County Aging & Community Services in Valparaiso, Indiana, Tuesday, September 22, 2026. Micka, of Valparaiso, said she enjoys volunteering since recently retiring in July. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘A lot of heartbreak’: Porter County residents get post-storm food assistance
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By Shelley Jones

September 23, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

Valparaiso resident Teresa Smith changed the way she shops for food in the aftermath of...