- Error discovered in Porter County tax rates
One day after the state approved Porter County property tax rates, it was discovered a local homestead credit was left out of the equation.
- Lake superintendent wants to force School Board to hire assistant principal
Cowin thinks the board overstepped its authority by refusing three times to move Dennis Teasley, a former principal and school district-level administrator, to Eustis High.
- Incumbents Bradford, Chidester win to keep seats on the bench
Both incumbent Porter Superior Court judges won their races on Tuesday. Republican Roger Bradford-one of only two Republican incumbents in a countywide race to escape the deluge-handily defeated Democrat ...
- Some tax bills months behind
If the county meets its goal of sending out tax bills early next month, the mailing will not include bills for Pine Township, Town of Pines or Beverly Shores.
- Police 11-year-old runaway admits involvement in arson and burglaries
The apprehension of an 11-year-old runaway has cleared an arson and two burglaries, Porter Police said.
- Watching and waiting
At least a half dozen election watchers had been gathered around the big- screen TV in Barack Obama headquarters at Calumet and Broadway all day.
- Camper fire spreads to house on Woodlawn Ave
A fire which began in a camper spread to the home at 700 Woodlawn Ave. on Saturday, partially damaging the residence, the Porter Fire Department said.
- Souper supplier in Michigan City
The former Williams-West and Witt's Product Co. may have undergone a name change earlier this year, but the company, now Innovative Flavors, is still producing soup bases and flavorings used by companies across ...
- State presses Porter to upgrade town's sewer system
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is putting pressure on Porter to undertake an extensive upgrade of its sanitary sewer collection system within the next five years, and the town is hoping IDEM ...
- Michigan City Area School Board, Cool Springs and Pine townships
Candidates Nathaniel Gipson, Eric M. Hanke and Lynea Sue Hinchman have not responded.
- Cop: Man crashes car killing son and himself after fatal stabbing
A man who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend early Tuesday in Portage and then fled with his 2-year-old son made a bad situation worse when he suddenly killed himself and the child in a crash, ...
- Neighbors shocked by murder, child's death
Police cordoned off the back exterior door to 5970 Old Porter Road in Park Place Apartments following a murder early Tuesday morning on the third floor.
- Three dead in stabbing, crash in Portage
Three are dead after a woman's ex-boyfriend stabbed her male friend to death, then crashed a vehicle into a squad car, killing himself and his 2-year-old son, Tuesday morning in northwest Indiana, police said.
- New shop in Chesterton provides a taste of France
At Tonya's Patisserie, French music, lace curtains and warm baguettes transport visitors to little street cafes in Paris.
- U.S. Postal Service unveils natural habitat stamp
Thursday was a day at the beach for stamp collectors -- or philatelists as they call themselves.
- Tourism consultants test 'curb appeal' of Downtown Duneland
Here's a conundrum: how do you get the tens of thousands of people who visit the Indiana Dunes every year actually to leave the Dunes, drive a mile or so south, and pump some money into the Duneland economy? ...
- Girl Rescued After Disappearing Underwater For 20 Minutes
Authorities say the girl and her 9-year-old friend were bouncing in the waves about 30 feet from the shoreline when she went underwater and disappeared.
- Girl under water 20 minutes, in critical condition
A 10-year-old girl was under water at least 20 minutes before being rescued Sunday afternoon Kemil Beach, near Beverly Shores, a National Lakeshore spokesman said.
- County Council reviewing local budgets under new law
There were more questions than answers Thursday, as the Porter County Council began its new state-mandated task of reviewing the proposed 2009 budgets for all other taxing units in the county except for ...