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Business briefs: PNW hosting open houses

By Post-Tribune

October 11, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

News and events around the area

Five candidates vying for open Indiana Secretary of State seat

By Anna Ortiz

October 11, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

Candidates are describing this year’s secretary of state race as pivotal, with five individuals campaigning...

Saxiphonist Damico Brown performs at the Gary Metro Center Station as part of the Arts on the Move program, a partnership between the Gary Public Transportation Corporation and the Morning Bishop Theatre Playhouse, on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Replacing the downtown station has advanced to the next stage. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary Metro Station replacement advances with architect search

By Doug Ross

October 11, 2026 at 12:46 p.m.

The Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority is starting the search for an architect to replace...

Jaden Lee, right, and Willie Collins remove a cut portion of tree while working at Southeastern and White Oak in Hammond, Indiana on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The pair were working for the Hammond Parks and Recreation to clear downed trees following Monday’s storm. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

NWI communities start process of digging out of widespread storm damage

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By Doug Ross

August 12, 2026 at 6:38 p.m.

With most of Northwest Indiana without power after Tuesday's severe storms, residents and public works...

Second grader A’mei Bledsoe, 7, reads The Cat in the Hat during the 2nd Annual Mother’s Day Book Give Away hosted by the School House Children Charity at Glen Park Academy in Gary on Friday, May 10, 2024. Reading scores are up across the region. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

IREAD scores move up in many districts across Northwest Indiana

By Carole Carlson

August 12, 2026 at 4:25 p.m.

IREAD scores rose statewide and in many Northwest Indiana districts, according to results released Tuesday.

Singer Matilda Lindell, second from right, and her singing mates for “ABBA the Concert: A Tribute to ABBA,” frame musician Mike Watson, age 80, center, the group’s bass player who also played with the original ABBA group. (Photo courtesy of Matilda Lindell)

Of Notoriety: Original ABBA musicians at Hard Rock Friday

By Philip Potempa

August 12, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

Swedish singer and entertainer Matilda Lindell is celebrating her 18th year on stage in spandex,...

A passenger boards a Gary Public Transit Corp. bus in 2019 photo at 15th Avenue and Broadway in Gary. Tuesday's storms impacted service for the bus line and other modes of public transit. (Carole Carlson/for the Post-Tribune)

NWI storm fallout halts buses, affects trains

By Doug Ross

August 12, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Tuesday’s storm affected public transportation, as well as everything else in Northwest Indiana.

A fire burns in the background as a man looks over the remains of a destroyed home following a possible explosion on Harrison Avenue in Portage, Indiana, on Aug. 11, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the baiduhai)

Cause of Portage house explosion under investigation

By Doug Ross

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August 12, 2026 at 3:29 p.m.

Officials confirmed Wednesday that a Portage house where someone died in a fire Tuesday had...

Tiffany Gonzales, of Chesterton, steps over downed trees while working to clear Median Road after a storm passed through Valparaiso, Indiana Monday, August 11, 2026. NIPSCO reported approximately 288,000 customers without power following the storm. (Andy Lavalley/for the baiduhai)

Storms knock out power to more than 290K in NWI; one reported dead in Portage

By Maya Wilkins

August 11, 2026 at 5:44 p.m.

One person is reported dead in Portage and hundreds of thousands of people in Northwest...

Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
- Original Credit: Porter County

Former Porter County judge, lawmaker Bill Alexa remembered fondly

By Doug Ross

August 11, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Former state senator and Porter Superior Court 2 Judge Bill Alexa died Sunday.

Chesterton Town Hall. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

Duneland 911 dispatch running out of staff before shutdown

By Jim Woods

August 11, 2026 at 3:53 p.m.

Chesterton and Porter want to disband their combined police dispatch center by Sept. 1 because...

Former Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chair Andy Zay, shown during a session held by the commission at the Gary Public Library and Cultural Center on Monday, April 13, 2026, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Indiana and Gov. Mike Braun. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Former Chair Zay sues Gov. Braun, state after ouster from IURC

By Maya Wilkins

August 11, 2026 at 3:20 p.m.

Former Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chair Andy Zay has filed a lawsuit against the state...

Authorities place yellow tape around the scene of a shooting on Gateway Boulevard near Ind. 49 and the Indiana Toll Road exit following a shooting in Chesterton, Indiana, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Two Chesterton Police officers honored for actions in shootout

By Jim Woods

August 11, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

Chesterton Police Lt. Dave Virijevich and Corporal Nolan Mancera each received a Medal of Valor...