Category Archives: local news

Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana is March 9-15, 2025, and NIPSCO is reminding customers of steps they can take to be ready. That includes having an emergency plan as well as a storm prepare...

The Recycling and Waste Reduction District of Porter County has announced the Boone Grove and Portage Compost sites reopen for the season on Monday, March 17, 2025. The Portage and Boone Grove Compost...

In Lake County in the Lake Station area, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is alerting Region motorists to lane closures on State Road 51 at I-94 beginning on or after Monday, March 17,...

Region skywatchers are in for a treat this week. A total lunar eclipse occurs late Thursday evening March 13, 2025, into the early hours of March 14th. Astronomers say the amount of dust and clouds in...

Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Indiana is March 9-15, 2025. A statewide test tornado drill is scheduled for Tuesday March 11, 2025, at 9:15 am Central /10:15 am Eastern. The Indiana Department of...

NIPSCO says it is currently accepting applications for the 2025 Environmental Action Grant, an annual endowment awarded to local organizations to help fund environmental projects and programming acros...

The American Red Cross Indiana Region says it is helping to bridge access to health care for blood donors by providing free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for diabetes and prediabetes, on all su...

Update: Officials say both northbound and southbound lanes of traffic will be closed between Institute Street and Oak Street In Valparaiso, officials announce lane closures on Morgan Boulevard for eme...

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says it continues to detect highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds throughout the state and across the Region. The Indiana DNR said counties ...

In Hammond, the city begins road modifications to Kennedy Avenue between the Indiana Toll Road and 164th Place starting Monday March 3, 2025. The project is in cooperation with the Indiana Department ...