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Police said a truck driver reportedly crashed into a median wall on an Interstate 80 ramp in Lake Station and displaced almost 30 crates of live chickens before leaving the scene Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (Indiana State Police/provided)

Trucker spills load of live chickens on interstate ramp

July 15, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

A truck crash Tuesday did more than ruffle feathers after almost 30 crates of live chickens broke loose on an Interstate 80 ramp in Lake Station.

This undated photo taken through a microscope provided by the CDC shows Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts found in a fresh stool sample which had been prepared with a formalin solution and stained with safranin. (CDC via AP)

Indiana health officials keeping tabs on uptick in foodborne illness cyclosporiasis

July 12, 2026 at 8:05 a.m.

Indiana health officials are keeping a wary eye on a foodborne illness that causes a severe stomach bug, with cases in Michigan and Indianapolis.

Hulitt Homestead co-owner Hakenah Hulitt leads visitors on a tour of her family's Portage farm during a stop on the NWI Food Council's fifth annual FarmHop tour on Friday, June 26, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘Healthcare isn’t just in a hospital’: ‘Food is Medicine’ tour showcases local farms

June 29, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

For Kelly Migler, assistant dean for undergraduate nursing and teaching at Valparaiso University, Friday's FarmHop tour was a way to network.

The United States Courthouse in Hammond on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.

Disability advocates: Website lawsuits don’t create lasting change

June 7, 2026 at 2:28 p.m.

Car seats and candy, gold jewelry and handbags — Judith Pelaez, according to a dozen lawsuits filed in U.S. District Court in Hammond, had access to none of it because...

Hobart Township Trustee Fred Williams responds to federal lawsuits

June 2, 2026 at 2:02 p.m.

Hobart Township Trustee Fred Williams is fighting back against harassment allegations filed by two women who used to work in his office.

An Indiana State Trooper was shot in the chest early Tuesday on I-94 just east of the Illinois border. The suspect was killed at the scene, police said. (Indiana State Police/iprovided)

Suspect shot and killed and Indiana state trooper shot in the chest on I-94 early Tuesday

May 27, 2026 at 9:16 a.m.

An Indiana State Police trooper was shot in the chest and a suspect shot and killed just after midnight Tuesday on Interstate 94.

Jim Large, Newton County E-911 director, in the operations center in Morocco, Indiana on April 13, 2026, after March's deadly tornado in nearby Lake Village. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

‘It was a blur’: Newton County officials reflect on rare EF3 tornado

May 24, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

A 911 call log and Newton County officials and weather experts paint a picture of how a small community grappled with a rare EF3 tornado

Porter County Councilman Greg Simms addressed allegations of inappropriate conduct with a student while he was a history teacher at Washington Township High School in a video on his campaign Facebook page on April 21, 2026. (Greg Simms/provided)

Simms defends himself on social media against allegations of inappropriate conduct with students

April 29, 2026 at 2:24 p.m.

Porter County Councilman Greg Simms, a Democrat seeking his third term representing District 3, faces mounting pressure to resign or quit the race in the May 5 Democratic primary.

Man released from prison after murder sentence faces related charges in Porter County

April 15, 2026 at 1:39 p.m.

Fred R. Pewitt spent more than 30 years in prison for a Jasper County murder, and now faces charges in a related Porter County case.

A bodycam picture of the water gun Portage Police confiscated after receiving calls Friday, April 10, 2026, about a man with a handgun outside a gym, in what police said was a high school game of "Senior Assassin." (Portage Police Department)

Portage senior arrested after water gun mistaken for firearm in ‘assassin’ game

April 14, 2026 at 1:23 p.m.

A Portage High School senior faces a felony intimidation charge after police said a game of "senior assassin" went awry.

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