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The Porter County Courthouse in downtown Valparaiso. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Judge denies man’s request to dismiss charges in 1994 attempted murder case

September 9, 2026 at 4:23 p.m.

Fred R. Pewitt, after serving more than 30 years on a murder and kidnapping conviction out of Jasper County, will still be tried in Porter County for firing a gun...

A Flock camera sitting over a Highland Park, Illinois, city parking lot. The devices are cropping up increasingly in the news over privacy concerns, and their potential misuse. (Joe States/Pioneer Press)

Special prosecutor appointed in ex-Chesterton police officer Flock case

September 4, 2026 at 1:31 p.m.

LaPorte County Prosecutor Sean Fagan has been appointed as a special prosecutor to determine if an ex-Chesterton police officer will face criminal charges over data access from Flock cameras.

James Johnson uses a driving simulator during a public hearing about planned changes to the intersection of Indiana 49 with Calumet Avenue and County Road 950 North in Chesterton on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026 at Town Hall. Johnson lives near the intersection. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Crashes and future growth drive Ind. 49 intersection project

September 4, 2026 at 1:04 p.m.

On their way to a public hearing on a proposed solution for a problematic Chesterton intersection, Indiana Department of Transportation officials encountered the aftermath of a serious crash at that...

Chesterton Police Chief Tim Richardson speaks about amenities in the department's new building during a walkthrough of the facility on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. He said Wednesday an officer resigned and is under investigation for his use of license plate reader data. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

State police to investigate ex-Chesterton police officer for Flock camera data access

September 3, 2026 at 2:01 p.m.

Indiana State Police will investigate whether there were potential criminal violations by a Chesterton police officer who resigned after being confronted about accessing license plate reader data.

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. Following the shooting, Porter County officials called for consolidating 911 dispatch. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

It’s the last call for the Chesterton/Porter police dispatch center

September 1, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

The two dispatchers just before 6 a.m. Tuesday went on the air to deliver an emotional final radio transmission for the Chesterton/Porter joint police dispatch center.

Porter Town Hall. (Jim Woods/for Post-Tribune)

Town of Porter banning semis in its downtown

August 27, 2026 at 10:29 a.m.

Semi-trailer trucks will be restricted from traveling on Lincoln Street in Porter unless they are making deliveries to downtown businesses.

The wooded area looking east from the ATS Service Inc. parking lot, where police officers searched and found an ICE detainee who had escaped from a moving vehicle on I-94 Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

ICE detainee who jumped from moving vehicle found after search in Porter

August 26, 2026 at 7:13 p.m.

A 19-year-old Hispanic man in shackles escaped from an ICE vehicle rolling down Interstate 94, triggering a five-hour manhunt before he was caught in a wooded area in Porter near...

The intersection looking east from Porter County Road 950 N. across to Calumet Avenue. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

INDOT wants to address dangerous Ind. 49 intersection in Chesterton

August 25, 2026 at 12:34 p.m.

The crashes on Ind. 49 at the Porter County Road 950 N./Calumet Avenue crossover could be alleviated through an intersection improvement proposed by INDOT.

Chesterton Town Hall. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

Chesterton Town Council approves resolution calling for BP to end lockout

August 25, 2026 at 1:59 p.m.

Chesterton's Town Council has joined other Northwest Indiana communities in approving a resolution calling on BP to end its lockout against United Steelworkers.

The sign outside the Easton Park subdivision in Chesterton. (Jim Woods/for the Post-Tribune)

Work stopped at Chesterton subdivision by town because of runoff issues

August 19, 2026 at 9:05 a.m.

The town of Chesterton issued a stop-work order for the Easton Park subdivision and construction may remain shut down for weeks.

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