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Crime
Wall of Shame — Porter County bookings (Oct. 12–13)
Seven Porter County jail bookings from Monday morning to Tuesday morning allege operating a vehicle while intoxicated, theft, domestic battery, or vehicle theft.
Politics
Valparaiso council to weigh NIPSCO staffing resolution Monday night
Resolution No. 10 would put the city behind Steelworkers Local 12775’s petition on staffing, reliability and storm response. Michigan City, Portage and Porter County have already moved on the same ask.
Crime
Man, 22, held on murder count after fatal Campbell Street shooting in Valparaiso
The coroner identified the man killed early Saturday as Seth Jankowski, 23, of Valparaiso. Antione Pierson, 22, is held without bond on a preliminary murder count, and a second man is held as well.
BizTech
Amazon’s third million-square-foot I-65 box rises on Crown Point’s 101st Ave.
The Times reports construction on a new Amazon warehouse south of the Mississippi Street facility — the corridor’s third shed over 1 million square feet. Crown Point’s Plan Commission also put Venture Park 65’s secondary plat and site plan on its October calendar.
Politics
LaPorte County Council sets Oct. 14 hearing on 0.20% EMS income tax
Ordinance #2026-09 would add an Emergency Medical Services local income tax while leaving other LIT rates alone. The same special session covers 2027 county and Solid Waste budgets; second reading is set for Oct. 26.
Community
Portage packs Imagination Glen for 7th Light Up the Gourds
GreatNews.Life reported families filled Imagination Glen Park on Saturday, Oct. 10, for Portage’s illuminated pumpkin trail, trunk-or-treat, and free Halloween programming organized with the Portage Event Partnership.
BizTech
Trump touts $15 billion Iowa steel complex as the largest in U.S. history
Mesabi Metallics would employ 1,750 workers making up to 7.5 million tons of steel a year in Lee County — if it can close financing and win final state approval.
Community
Cleanup under way across the Panhandle after Isaias kills at least four
Crews worked Sunday to restore power to hundreds of thousands across the Florida Panhandle as the post-tropical low crossed Kentucky toward the Appalachians.
Politics
Trump's diesel deal with Putin promises 4.8 million tons, but the delivery math is thin
Russia would ship 300,000 tons immediately and 4.8 million tons total, under a Treasury license exempting tanker-loaded deliveries through April 7, 2027. Analysts say it may be too little, too late.
Community
Michigan City council unanimously backs steelworkers' push for stronger NIPSCO staffing
The resolution asks state regulators for public reporting on frontline staffing, vacancies and storm restoration after the Aug. 11 derecho.
BizTech
GSK puts more than $800 million into Pennsylvania biopharma hub, adding 300 jobs
The British drugmaker will expand Upper Merion into a combined manufacturing, research and testing site, with construction planned to start in 2027.
BizTech
TSMC posts record $46.7 billion quarter as AI chip demand keeps climbing
Third-quarter revenue rose 50 percent from a year earlier and beat analyst forecasts, with full earnings and guidance due Oct. 15.
Politics
Early voting is open in Indiana, and the ballot runs deeper than the midterm label
Voting runs through noon Nov. 2 ahead of the Nov. 3 election, with a four-way secretary of state race, school referendums and two statewide ballot measures.
BizTech
Indiana's data center fight reaches the rate case, with bills first and answers later
Regulators will reconsider a $71 million AES Indiana rate hike over the Google Monrovia data center and a BlackRock buyout — but customers pay the higher rates first, and answers come later.
Community
Gary's Genesis Convention Center is coming down after 45 years
The RDA accepted a $2.87 million bid to demolish the arena and parking garage, along with the former Gordon's Department Store, under Gary's $12 million Blight Elimination Program.
BizTech
PNW's Hammond Impact Lab lands $2M federal grant for a startup academy
A U.S. Commerce Department award will fund a 16-week entrepreneurship academy at Purdue University Northwest's Roberts Impact Lab in downtown Hammond. The first cohort is planned for spring 2027.
Politics
Porter County, Portage join push for state probe of NIPSCO staffing
Steelworkers who represent NIPSCO crews took their case to two more local boards Tuesday. Both sided with the union, and one commissioner took a shot at state lawmakers.
Crime
Guns tossed during 110 mph chase through Hammond, state police say; three Illinois men arrested
Troopers say a passenger threw a handgun and an extended magazine onto Indianapolis Boulevard during an Oct. 7 pursuit that started on I-80 near the state line. Two 9mm handguns were recovered.
Politics
Gary Councilwoman Mary Brown, who held the 3rd District seat since 1999, has died
Brown served nearly 26 years on the Gary Common Council. Colleagues remembered her as the member who knew the city's books, and her death leaves a west-side seat to fill.
Crime
Hobart police corporal charged with felony battery and OWI after off-duty incident
Cpl. Mike Gallagher is on paid leave after an Aug. 14 off-duty call on Jackson Street, the department said Friday. The chief wants that leave made unpaid while the case is pending.