Category Archives: local news
Cops Cycling for Survivors 24th Annual Tour of Indiana
Cops Cycling for Survivors has announced plans for their 24th annual bicycle tour of Indiana as well as unveiling the memorial photos on their support truck ahead of National Peace Officers Memorial D...
May 21, 2025
Rare Dust Storm Impacts Northwest Indiana
In northwest Indiana and northeast Illinois, a rare Dust Storm Warning that included the Region was issued Friday afternoon May 16, 2025. The National Weather Service Chicago says it was the first tim...
May 19, 2025
Vet Rock 2025 in Crown Point to Help Region Veterans
In Crown Point, an annual event by First United Methodist Church to help Region veterans is coming up later this summer and sponsorship opportunities are available to help out. Senior Pastor Mark Wilk...
May 14, 2025
Landspout Spotted During Storms in East Central Indiana
In east central Indiana east of Muncie, a landspout in Randolph County has been detected by the National Weather Service. They gave it an EF intensity rating of "unknown" because it was tracked throug...
May 14, 2025
Mobile Lending Library Donated to Franciscan Health Crown Point
In Lake County, hospital officials say families with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Franciscan Health Crown Point now have a variety of children's books to read to their little ...
May 09, 2025
Bridge Work at State Road 49 and State Road 2 in Valparaiso
In Valparaiso, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is advising Region motorists that bridge work at State Road 49 and State Road 2 that got underway earlier this week will be ongoing thro...
May 09, 2025
MAAC Foundation Graduates New Emergency Medical Technicians
In Valparaiso, the MAAC Foundation First Responder Training Campus, in partnership with Northwest Health, announces the graduation of 18 new Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) students. The graduation...
May 09, 2025
American Pope Leo XIV Has Calumet Area Roots
In northwest Indiana, Bishop Robert McClory of the Gary Diocese said in a release "This is an exciting time," following the announcement of the election of Pope Leo XIV on Thursday May 8, 2025, Bishop...
May 09, 2025
State Road 49 Closure South of Wheatfield for Bridge Work
In Jasper County, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) says State Road 49 will be closed south of Wheatfield for about three months. The closure on State Road 49 is south of State Road 10,...
May 08, 2025
Ivy Tech Community College 2025 Commencement Ceremonies
In northwest Indiana, Ivy Tech Community College will hold commencement ceremonies on Thursday, May 8, 2025. Ivy Tech Lake County's Class of 2025 includes approximately 1,200 graduates earning more th...
May 07, 2025
