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Video leads to murder charge for man in shooting outside Valparaiso bar

By Jim Woods

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

Antione Pierson Jr., 22, was formally charged Monday with murder for the shooting death of...

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, speaks with visitors during a monthly meeting of the Gary Chamber of Commerce on Monday, October 12, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

US Rep. Frank Mrvan highlights work supporting NWI economy at Gary Chamber

By Maya Wilkins

October 12, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, was the Gary Chamber of Commerce's featured speaker at its...

News briefs: Calumet Township hosting open house with food, services

By Post-Tribune

October 12, 2026 at 2:38 p.m.

News and events around the area

BP Whiting Refinery in Indiana on Jan. 28, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

BP Whiting Refinery included on new greenhouse gas emissions report

By Maya Wilkins

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July 27, 2026 at 3:14 p.m.

The study lists the BP Whiting Refinery as one of the 10 largest suppliers of...

Friends speak during a memorial hike for northwest Indiana hiking advocate Ron Seman at Indiana Dunes State Park in Chesterton on Friday, July 24, 2026. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Friends hike and remember Ron Seman, the sage of the Indiana Dunes

By Jim Woods

July 26, 2026 at 10:14 a.m.

It was the kind of Friday night that the late Ron Seman, trailmaster and sage...

Heavy equipment sits in the background near the employee parking site at a data center construction site on Royal Road in Michigan City Friday, Jan. 23, 2026. A new study on data center economics funded by the Northwest Indiana Forum shows hyperscale data centers have an outsized impact on the local economy. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

New study: Data centers have big economic impact on area

By Doug Ross

July 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A new study on data center economics shows hyperscale data centers have outsized impact on...

Valparaiso University President Rev. Brian Konkol laughs as he responds to comparisons between him and Valparaiso popcorn magnate Orville Redenbacher as he speaks about his first months at the college on Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘An amazing time’: Valparaiso University’s new president Brian Konkol settles in

By Amy Lavalley

July 26, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Valparaiso University’s new president, the Rev. Brian Konkol, still feels he’s landed his dream job...

Portage’s Founders Square, pictured on Friday, June 7, 2024. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Portage RDC to repackage Halas Harbor site on city’s north side

By Doug Ross

July 25, 2026 at 2:09 p.m.

Now that the Chicago Bears have scorned Portage’s bid to build a stadium, the Redevelopment...

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

Chesterton BZA handed appeals of cease and desist orders

By Jim Woods

July 25, 2026 at 1:52 p.m.

Chesterton's Board of Zoning Appeals handled two cases involving administrative appeals of cease and desist orders.

Police: No foul play suspected in death of Hebron man, 73, found in park

By Post-Tribune

July 25, 2026 at 12:17 p.m.

Lake County Sheriff’s Department officers located the body of a 73-year-old Hebron man Friday morning...

Saxon Partners development director Gary Warfel (right) speaks as attorney Scott Yahne looks on during Munster Plan Commission meeting in Munster on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. The commission was considering a variance for a project at the former Lansing Country Club that would permit data centers. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Kenmara developer will axe data center provisions in Munster proposal

By Post-Tribune

July 24, 2026 at 5:53 p.m.

After packed meetings and much backlash in the community, Munster officials announced Friday afternoon that...

Kankakee Valley Historical Society President John Hudson stands outside the Collier Lodge in Kouts, Indiana, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. (Andy Lavalley for the Post-Tribune)

From the Farm: President Teddy Roosevelt hunted and fished our Grand Kankakee Marsh

By Philip Potempa

July 24, 2026 at 5:12 p.m.

One of my favorite local nods to presidential history is our Kankakee River and adjoining...

Greg Ballard, pictured in this 2013 file photo when he was Indianapolis Mayor, was certified Wednesday as receiving enough valid signatures to be on the ballot as a candidate for Indiana Secretary of State. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Ballard meets ballot requirements in Indiana Secretary of State race
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By Alexandra Kukulka

July 24, 2026 at 4:47 p.m.

Former Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard will be on the ballot in November in the Indiana...