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Boat trip ends with father-son fight and son’s arrest for attempted murder

June 20, 2025 at 10:12 a.m.

A father-son boat trip on Burns Ditch in Portage ended with a fight and the son being arrested on a charge of attempted murder Thursday.

Coroner: Man in shootout with Chesterton Police died of self-inflicted gunshot wound

June 19, 2025 at 2:32 p.m.

The man involved in a shootout with Chesterton Police Wednesday died by suicide when he shot himself in the head, the coroner said.

The entrance to the new section of the Marquette Greenway Trail in Burns Harbor, east of Ind. 149. The town wants to sell 25 acres surrounding the trail for development. (Jim Woods/for Post-Tribune)

Burns Harbor receives a lone bid for land it owns and hopes to be developed

June 19, 2025 at 11:36 a.m.

Burns Harbor hopes to sell land it owns so it can be developed, two years after a developer withdrew from a $32 million project.

An investigator with the Indiana State Police photographs a gun next to an evidence marker on Gateway Boulevard near Ind. 49 and the Indiana Toll Road exit following a shooting in Chesterton, Indiana, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

One dead, officer injured after shooting involving Chesterton Police; investigation ongoing

June 18, 2025 at 2:34 p.m.

A man is dead and a police officer injured after a shooting that involved Chesterton Police on Gateway Boulevard in front of the Hilton Garden Inn Wednesday morning.

The entrance sign to the Springdale subdivision off County Road 1050 in Chesterton. (Jim Woods/for Post-Tribune)

Appeals court sides with Olthof Homes against Chesterton imposing a $100,000 fine

June 17, 2025 at 10:27 a.m.

An appellate court ruled Chesterton's Storm Water Management Board erred when it levied $100,000 in fines against Olthof Homes.

Cleveland-Cliffs is appealing its assessed valuation for its plants in Burns Harbor, pictured, and East Chicago.

Porter and Lake counties to defend against Cleveland-Cliffs assessment challenge

June 14, 2025 at 2:37 p.m.

Cleveland-Cliffs is challenging the assessed valuation for its operations, prompting Lake and Porter County assessors to mount a defense.

Mother charged with obstruction of justice in sexual abuse case involving daughter

June 13, 2025 at 10:24 a.m.

A mother has been charged with lying to cover up a sexual relationship she knew her 13-year-old daughter was having with an older man.

Burns Harbor was founded in 1967, and its Town Hall was dedicated in 1981. (Doug Ross/for Post-Tribune)

Toni Biancardi returns to Burns Harbor Town Council

June 12, 2025 at 10:50 a.m.

Toni Biancardi took her familiar seat at the Burns Harbor Town Council table Wednesday evening.

Porter Police Station. (Jim Woods/for Post-Tribune)

Chase ends with police car maneuver into Westchester Township farm field

June 12, 2025 at 1:39 p.m.

A pursuit that started in Porter ended when a police officer executed a driving maneuver, forcing the vehicle into a farm field.

Demonstrators gather for a rally to protest ongoing National Park Service cuts outside the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Porter, Indiana. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Town of Porter council joins appeal to restore lost National Park Service jobs

June 12, 2025 at 10:08 a.m.

The Porter Town Council has joined other communities around the nation in an appeal to reinstate National Park Service employees.

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