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Mrvan, Regnitz facing off for Northwest Indiana U.S. Congress seat

By Maya Wilkins

October 3, 2026 at 3:33 p.m.

Incumbent Rep. Frank Mrvan is seeking another term while Republican Porter County Commissioner Barb Regnitz...

Porter County Administration Building, 155 Indiana Ave., Valparaiso.
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Two current deputy coroners vie to be the next Porter County coroner

By Jim Woods

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October 3, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

Porter County will have a new coroner in 2027 as two current deputies are vying...

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...

Noah Poser’s top 10 girls soccer teams and 25 players to watch in Northwest Indiana for the 2026 season

By Noah Poser

August 14, 2026 at 9:02 a.m.

Defending conference champions Crown Point and Munster will try to fend off a top 10...

Indiana Governor Mike Braun answers questions from the media during a press conference at the Central Fire Station in Hammond, Indiana on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

‘Make plans for the worst’: Gov. Braun, officials give updates on NWI storm damage cleanup, power restoration

By Maya Wilkins

August 12, 2026 at 4:50 p.m.

On Wednesday, Braun assessed Northwest Indiana’s storm damage and coordinated efforts with state agencies to...

Valparaiso City Councilman and facilitator Peter Anderson, R-5th, speaks during the Opioid Solutions Forum at City Hall in Valparaiso, Indiana, Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Anderson announced Tuesday he is resigning from the council. (Andy Lavalley/ for the Post-Tribune)

Peter Anderson announces resignation from Valparaiso council

By Shelley Jones

August 12, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

Valparaiso City Councilman Peter Anderson announced his resignation Tuesday, citing the need to focus on...

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

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
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By Doug Ross

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...

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.