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Michigan City man stopped for driving over 100 mph without license said he was speeding to court date: police

May 9, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

Porter police arrested a a driver Wednesday who was reportedly going more than twice the 50 mph speed limit because he told police he did not want to miss his...

Valparaiso resident Heather Cuttill, whose ex-husband, Jamie Vincent, was shot and killed in Portage in March, talks about efforts she has made to get more information from Portage police on the incident.

Family questions decision to not charge man in fatal Portage shooting

May 13, 2019 at 7:06 a.m.

Jamie Vincent's family wants answers. His ex-wife, the mother of his two sons, and his father want to know why the man who shot him to death the night of...

Porter County Council president Daniel Whitten speaks during the annual Porter County Sheriff's Office Police Memorial on May 8, 2019 at Ivy Tech Community College in Valparaiso.

Sheriff: Police want to give back to community

May 13, 2019 at 7:13 a.m.

So far this year, Porter County Sheriff David Reynolds told an audience gathered Wednesday for his department's annual police memorial program, 39 officers have been killed in the line of...

Valparaiso matchups, agendas take shape after primary

May 10, 2019 at 5:20 a.m.

Valparaiso residents will have a dramatically different city government next year, with a number of city council members running for other posts or not seeking another term. Those races started...

Election signs fill the lawn outside Woodlawn Park, a polling place for Portage's municipal primary, on Tuesday.

Portage, Valparaiso Dems back Lynch, Durnell in city mayor races

May 13, 2019 at 7:13 a.m.

Democratic voters in Portage decided Councilwoman Sue Lynch was their pick to take on Republican Mayor John Cannon in the November election, in unofficial tallies, while Valparaiso Democrats chose Bill...

The supporters of various candidates on the Portage primary ballot hold signs Tuesday outside Woodland Park, a polling place.

After November snafus, few speedbumps in new Porter County voting process: officials

May 13, 2019 at 7:14 a.m.

Tuesday's municipal primaries in Porter County saw a few hiccups, good reviews for new equipment, and some busy polling places in Duneland, where voters faced continuing a school referendum, and...

A sign directing early voters sits in a hallway in the Porter County Administration Building.

Early Porter County voters top 2015 numbers

May 13, 2019 at 7:13 a.m.

Early voting for this year's municipal primaries surpassed the totals for four years ago by several hundred votes, Porter County Clerk Jessica Bailey said Monday. In all, after the polls...

Herb and Charlotte Read dedicated their lives to protecting the Indiana Dunes for future generations to enjoy as they both have since they were young children.

Charlotte Read, a fierce advocate for the Indiana Dunes and an ‘unstoppable force,’ dead at 90

May 13, 2019 at 7:12 a.m.

The many people who knew Charlotte Read throughout her decades of environmental advocacy for the Indiana Dunes recall her brilliance, her passion and her attention to knowing all the facts....

Valparaiso High School senior Alex Clanton, left, plays the role of mayor during a mock city council meeting at the Porter County Administration Building on Friday, May 3, 2019. Beside him is classmate Max Isley, portraying a city council member.

Students take charge of Valparaiso city government for a day

May 13, 2019 at 7:11 a.m.

With the bang of a gavel and a reciting of the "Pledge of Allegiance," the city council meeting was off to a start. There was a presentation on the new...

Construction workers remove brick on the facade of the pavilion at the Indiana Dunes State park on Friday, April 26, 2019.

Indiana Dunes pavilion work continues; May deadline looms

May 13, 2019 at 7:08 a.m.

A recent amendment to the lease between Pavilion Partners and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for work at the pavilion at Indiana Dunes State Park lays out a timeline...

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