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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

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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...

PBS-TV personality and popular travel guide author Rick Steves has created a free franchise program of orchestras to feature his narration and international tour landscape footage as an accompaniment for live symphony concerts, including a paired presentation Sept. 18 with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra hosted at Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana in Gary. (Rick Steves/provided)

Of Notoriety: Travel guru Rick Steves hosts NWI Symphony gala via video

By Philip Potempa

August 26, 2026 at 4:28 p.m.

Northwest Indiana Symphony will host the narrated video presentation of “Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey” on Sept. 18 at...

People walk into the Indiana Statehouse on Feb. 26, 2026, in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Indiana House Dems ask legislature to investigate NIPSCO

By Maya Wilkins

August 26, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

A group of Northwest Indiana state representatives asked House Speaker Todd Huston to assign a...

Portage resident Teresa Cameron looks back at a line of trees behind her property as she speaks about tree damage to her house and yard, as well as the volunteer work that has helped clean it up, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage volunteers sawing their way through fallen trees

By Doug Ross

August 26, 2026 at 4:36 p.m.

Portage Planning Clerk Haley Mack is coordinating volunteer efforts for the city, taking calls from...

The wooded area looking east from the ATS Service Inc. parking lot, where police officers searched and found an ICE detainee who had escaped from a moving vehicle on I-94 Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

ICE detainee who jumped from moving vehicle found after search in Porter

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August 26, 2026 at 7:13 p.m.

A 19-year-old Hispanic man in shackles escaped from an ICE vehicle rolling down Interstate 94,...

Woman charged after allegedly hitting estranged husband in courthouse parking lot after divorce hearing

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 26, 2026 at 2:49 p.m.

A woman is facing an attempted murder charge after she allegedly hit her estranged husband...

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)

Trump approves major disaster declaration as Gary outages dwindle

By Maya Wilkins

August 26, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration that will bring financial assistance to 21...

Split verdict for Portage man who drove against Lake Station parade

By Meredith Colias-Pete

August 26, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

Jurors returned a split verdict Tuesday for a Portage man on trial for allegedly drunkenly...

Winfield Police Department joins homicide task force

By Michelle L. Quinn

August 25, 2026 at 4:24 p.m.

A partnership between the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office and Winfield Police Department promises to bring...

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Police: ICE escapee in custody after manhunt near Burns Harbor/Porter I-94 exit

By Post-Tribune

August 26, 2026 at 7:48 a.m.

A shackled escapee who had been in ICE custody and was the subject of a...

Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to NIPSCO's R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

NIPSCO applies for rate increases as storm restoration continues

By Maya Wilkins

August 26, 2026 at 4:10 p.m.

Following a Aug. 11 derecho that hit Northwest Indiana and left hundreds of thousands of...