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This November 2021 file photo shows the Cleveland-Cliffs mill in Burns Harbor. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune)

Environmental groups file petition against Cleveland-Cliffs air permit

August 29, 2026 at 2:59 p.m.

A group of environmental groups have filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to object a Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor air permit. According to a news release, the groups...

Graffiti is seen on the side of a building in downtown Gary off Broadway on Aug. 27, 2026. The city has crews out removing graffiti throughout Gary, which will be supplemented through a grant from the Lake County Board of Commissioners. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary council approves graffiti removal grant from Lake County commissioners

August 29, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

The $300,000 grant will help supplement the graffiti removal project that's already underway in Gary.

Storm debris snarls power lines south of Gary, Indiana, on Aug. 20, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun details storm relief resources as NIPSCO suspends disconnections

August 27, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Braun and other state officials held a press briefing Thursday afternoon about resources for those affected by storms statewide, while NIPSCO announced suspension of disconnections and collections until Sept. 30.

Gary City Hall is pictured on Sept. 16, 2025. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Gary council approves $500,000 Hard Rock donation for new animal shelter

August 27, 2026 at 12:41 p.m.

Gary continues to move forward on work for its new animal shelter following approval of a $500,000 donation from the Hard Rock Casino of Northern Indiana.

People walk into the Indiana Statehouse on Feb. 26, 2026, in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Indiana House Dems ask legislature to investigate NIPSCO

August 26, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.

A group of Northwest Indiana state representatives asked House Speaker Todd Huston to assign a committee to investigate the Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s response to the Aug. 11 derecho.

Indiana Governor Mike Braun answers questions from the media during a press conference at the Central Fire Station in Hammond, Indiana on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Trump approves major disaster declaration as Gary outages dwindle

August 26, 2026 at 3:59 p.m.

President Donald Trump approved a major disaster declaration that will bring financial assistance to 21 Indiana counties.

Sandhill cranes congregate in a coal ash pond next to NIPSCO's R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, while it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

NIPSCO applies for rate increases as storm restoration continues

August 26, 2026 at 4:10 p.m.

Following a Aug. 11 derecho that hit Northwest Indiana and left hundreds of thousands of residents without power, NIPSCO filed three electric rate increases with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

IDEM hosts Hobart wetlands project hearing with little public comment

August 25, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

After being postponed twice, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management hosted a public hearing to discuss a permit affecting Hobart wetlands.

Volunteers organize a table with drinks, snacks, clothing, and other supplies as locals, in partnership with the World Central Kitchen, distribute goods to those impacted by the outages in the region on Monday, August 24, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Calumet Township receiving meals and portable restrooms during power outage and sewage issues

August 24, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

While Calumet Township residents wait for power and sewage to be restored, area volunteers are providing meals, water and portable restrooms.

Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission chairman Andy Zay listens during a session held by the commission at the Gary Public Library and Cultural Center on Monday, April 13, 2026. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

Andy Zay, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun reach settlement in IURC firing lawsuit

August 24, 2026 at 2:04 p.m.

Braun and Zay announced in a statement that they reached “a mutually agreeable settlement” in the lawsuit filed Aug. 10 in Marion Superior Court.

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