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Brauer Museum of Art director and curator Jonathan Canning speaks about the process of deaccessioning art at the museum on Thursday, April 6, 2023. His staff position was one of 14 eliminated by the university on Thursday. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso University cuts 14 staff, including museum director, in restructuring effort

June 21, 2024 at 4:11 p.m.

Valparaiso University eliminated 14 staff positions Thursday as part of a restructuring effort, according to an internal email shared by two sources with the Post-Tribune.

The Porter County Expo Center in Valparaiso.

‘We knew something was not on the level’: Porter County Expo Center pulls out of balloon fest

June 13, 2024 at 4:50 p.m.

Doug Richie, who operates two food trailers for area festivals, wondered what was up when he paid $750 via bank transfer to bring his trailers to a balloon festival scheduled...

The Porter County Sheriff's Department.
- Original Credit: Porter County Sheriff's Dept.

Police: Woman claiming to be home health nurse sets fire to Jackson Township home

June 10, 2024 at 3:38 p.m.

A Hazel Crest, Illinois woman is in custody after police said she entered a Jackson Township house on Friday afternoon while the resident was away and set it on fire...

A visitor walks among paintings, including Georgia O'Keeffe's "Rust Red Hills" (right) at the Brauer Museum of Art on the Valparaiso University campus in Valparaiso, Indiana on Friday, February 10, 2023. (Andy Lavalley for the Post-Tribune)

Paintings from Brauer Museum could be headed to auction after Friday court filing

June 8, 2024 at 12:46 p.m.

The auction of the three most valuable paintings in the collection of the Brauer Museum of Art at Valparaiso University appears to be edging forward after Indiana Attorney General Todd...

A sign on a truck in the parking lot of Geisen Funeral Home at the funeral for Dakota Levi Stevens, 10, calls for answers to his death on Monday, May 6, 2024, in Crown Point. (Vincent D. Johnson/for the Post-Tribune)

Coroner’s office rules foster child Dakota Levi Stevens’ death is as a homicide

June 5, 2024 at 3:44 p.m.

The death of Dakota Levi Stevens, the boy who was in foster care in Liberty Township in late April and was remembered by mourners at his funeral for his smile...

Prosecutor: ‘It’s all a scheme to defraud creditors’

May 30, 2024 at 4:26 p.m.

The difference between Donald M. Johnson, Charles Ponzi, for whom the pyramid scheme is named, and disgraced late financier Bernie Madoff, who ran the largest Ponzi scheme of all, Porter...

Georgia O'Keeffe's "Rust Red Hills" seen through Richard Hunt's stainless steel "Becoming" at the Brauer Museum of Art on the Valparaiso University campus in Valparaiso, Indiana Friday February 10, 2023. (Andy Lavalley for the Post-Tribune)

Valpo University petitions court to auction artwork for dorm renovations

May 28, 2024 at 5:42 p.m.

Valparaiso University filed a petition Tuesday to move forward with the auction of the three cornerstone works of art from the Brauer Museum to fund freshman dorm renovations, noting a...

Documents: Teen charged after gun found in car at Chesterton High School

May 22, 2024 at 5:05 p.m.

A Chesterton High School student was charged Wednesday with felony counts of intimidation and possession of a firearm on school property after police reportedly found a gun in his car...

Porter County deputy prosecutor resigns after drunken driving arrest

May 22, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

A deputy prosecutor with the Porter County Prosecutor's Office resigned last month after an arrest for alleged drunken driving.

Former State Sen. Karen Tallian picks out poppies for her garden as she browses perennial plants at Chesterton Feed and Garden Center on Friday, May 17, 2024. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gardeners see warmer hardiness zones for plants, but not by much

May 19, 2024 at 12:51 p.m.

Longtime master gardener John Nash, with more than 65 years of digging in the dirt, is a bit concerned that gardeners will take the news that they might be in...

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