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Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith speaks to Valparaiso High School juniors and seniors Friday, April 17, 2026. The visit and Beckwith's remarks have sparked ongoing controversy. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso School Board supports superintendent in Micah Beckwith controversy

April 21, 2026 at 1:59 p.m.

The Valparaiso School Board weighed in on the controversy over Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s appearance at a high school career fair.

Valparaiso University math professor Patrick Sullivan looks over an old map, part of the Henry F. Moellering Collection, during the Moellering Academic Panel on Spatial Sciences, hosted Friday, April 17, 2026, by VU’s Department of Geography, Meteorology and Environmental Science and the Christopher Center Library. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

GIS experts discuss privacy, ethics while mapping data

April 20, 2026 at 1:52 p.m.

Privacy and ethics while matching data with locations were hot topics during Friday’s panel discussion on GIS technology and uses.

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr., at the Indiana State House in Indianapolis, Indiana, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Hammond Mayor Tom McDermott blasts Highland over road closure plan

April 19, 2026 at 3:38 p.m.

Hammond Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. took Highland to task Thursday over plans to cut off a major shortcut for area motorists.

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith tells Valparaiso High School juniors and seniors Friday, April 17, 2026, to go out and pursue career options instead of waiting for life to happen to them. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Beckwith visit to Valparaiso High School erupts in controversy

April 18, 2026 at 2:01 p.m.

Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith’s appearance at a Valparaiso career fair turned controversial Friday, beginning with his introduction. It was adapted from his official biography posted on the state’s website and...

Officials turn dirt at the ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday, April 16, 2026, for the new $10 million South Shore Line station to be built in downtown Hammond. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Ground broken for new South Shore station to serve downtown Hammond

April 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Weeks after service began on the South Shore Line’s Monon Corridor, ground was broken on a $10 million station to serve downtown Hammond.

No Place for Hate data to get a new baseline at Portage schools

April 16, 2026 at 10:44 a.m.

The Portage Township Schools' metrics for No Place for Hate will get a new baseline as the district undergoes a major realignment.

Portage High School stands at the intersection of U.S. 6 and Airport Road.

Portage High put on lockdown over school shooting threat

April 15, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

Police responded Wednesday morning to a call from someone claiming to be outside Portage High School with a rifle and handgun.

Elevate Ventures CEO Christopher “Toph” Day, left, leads a panel discussion on innovation in Northwest Indiana during a summit at Lower Lincoln in Valparaiso on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana called ‘the innovation capital of the world’

April 15, 2026 at 11:06 a.m.

Northwest Indiana has a strong culture of innovation that needs to be promoted better, thought leaders and innovators were told Tuesday.

Valparaiso University's Chapel of the Resurrection. (Doug Ross/for Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso University to inaugurate new degree at GIS event

April 12, 2026 at 1:51 p.m.

Geographic information science professionals gather at Valparaiso University April 17 to discuss the ethics of high-tech mapping.

A caravan of vintage cars cruises down E 400 S as they participate in the annual Malden Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. Malden is one of 11 small communities in Northwest Indiana to receive designation from the U.S. Census Bureau. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Census welcomes 11 Northwest Indiana communities to the fold

April 12, 2026 at 11:59 a.m.

Eleven small communities in Northwest Indiana have new U.S. Census Bureau bragging rights.

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