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

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

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
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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...

Dr. Ernest Talarico Jr., assistant professor of practice in Anatomy and Physiology at Purdue Northwest, talks with a cohort of visiting international medical students from Vietnam along with local students on Thursday, July 16, 2026, as part of a two-week problem-based learning seminar at PNW’s Nils K. Nelson Bioscience Innovation Building. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Purdue Northwest medical seminar attracts students from across the globe

By Michelle L. Quinn

July 17, 2026 at 4:35 p.m.

Students from Tan Tao University just outside of Ho Chi Minh City and the others...

A CTA Blue Line train passes as traffic moves along on the Eisenhower Expressway on the second day of wildfire smoke affecting air quality in Chicago, July 17, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Air quality alerts for Northwest Indiana will continue through the weekend

By Post-Tribune

July 17, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires will continue to linger in Northwest Indiana through Monday as...

A June 18, 2025, shooting in Chesterton, in which two officers were injured, prompted calls for Porter and Chesterton to consolidate their police dispatch, resulting in town officials asking for Porter County E-911 Director Debby Gunn to resign. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Porter County E-911 director Debby Gunn confirms resignation

By Shelley Jones

July 17, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Officials in Chesterton and Porter called for 911 Director Debby Gunn's resignation last year after...

A flag waves outside of the Hammond federal courthouse Friday, July 10, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Lawsuit alleges Portage High School teacher gave student emergency contraception

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By Amy Lavalley

July 17, 2026 at 3:54 p.m.

A parent alleges in a federal lawsuit that a teacher at Portage High School gave...

Lake County Sheriff Oscar Martinez speaks during an event at Griffith Airport on Thursday, July 18, 2024. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department transferred an additional $870,000 in July toward renovating the county’s shooting range. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake County Sheriff’s Department receives final fund transfer approval for shooting range

By Alexandra Kukulka

July 17, 2026 at 3:31 p.m.

The Lake County Sheriff’s Department transferred an additional $870,000 in July toward renovating the county’s...

Hebron resident Justin White's car, damaged under the limb of a fallen tree from Thursday night's tornadoes, sits parked near the back door of his home on Friday, June 12, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

FEMA officials to tour Porter County storm damage Monday

By Post-Tribune

July 17, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

Federal Emergency Management Agency officials will review damage in Porter County from the June 11...

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

Officials search for cause of boom heard in Chesterton and Porter

By Jim Woods

July 17, 2026 at 2:06 p.m.

Officials are baffled about what caused a sonic boom-like noise that startled Porter and Chesterton...

The new Wingtip Aviation hangar at the Gary/Chicago International Airport opened Friday, July 17, 2026, almost two years after officials broke ground on the project. (Vincent D. Johnson / for the Post-Tribune)

Gary airport celebrates $12 million hangar opening

By Maya Wilkins

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July 17, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

Wingtip Aviation, a Valparaiso-based company, will occupy the Gary airport’s new $12 million, 97,000-square-foot hangar.

Town of Porter will take time on goat farm proposal

By Jim Woods

July 17, 2026 at 12:05 p.m.

The town of Porter's plan commission held a public hearing Wednesday for a proposed mixed-use...

Worship news: Veterans meal, Vacation Bible School and more

By Post-Tribune

July 17, 2026 at 11:01 a.m.

Worship news from around the region.