Northwest Indiana

5+ hour, 48+ min ago   (457+ words) In November of 1965 a great blackout spread across the northeastern United States and parts of Canada. 30 million people were affected and Lynn Lowin was one of them. Now in her senior years, she wanted to finally tell her inspiring tale…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (386+ words) OSWEGO COUNTY – Mexico Academy & Central School District is pleased to welcome back a familiar face as Mr. James McKenna joins the district as the new Director of Pupil Services. He officially returned to MACS earlier this summer, bringing more than…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (262+ words) The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission is officially launching an investigation into NIPSCO. According to reporting from FOX 59, IURC chairman Anthony Swinger confirmed that they are looking into the Northern Indiana Public Service Company after hundreds of thousands of people were…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (872+ words) Several people are on their way out of the Red Cross shelter in Gary, Indiana. It's been almost a month since that big storm knocked out power for hundreds of thousands. GARY, Ind. - Several people are looking for another place…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (356+ words) Pretty Lights has released the full set times and expanded wellness schedule for the second annual Yahn Dawn, his curated gathering returning to Meadow Creek in Buena Vista, Colorado from September 18-20, 2026. Beyond the music, the festival is doubling down on…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1479+ words) Indiana Gov. Mike Braun. Gov. Mike Braun announced that beginning Wednesday, new one-stop shop locations will open in Marion, Porter and Wayne counties. From a press release: "The one‑stop shops bring representatives from multiple agencies together to a single…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (339+ words) U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, wrote a letter Thursday to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Laura Swett asking for a “comprehensive federal review of the widespread and prolonged power outages” following Northwest Indiana’s Aug. 11 derecho. Mrvan also requested that FERC work…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (406+ words) The state is offering “rapid relief” to hard-hit communities struggling in the aftermath of an Aug. 11 storm that saw 100 mph winds in Northwest Indiana and flooding in central Indiana. More than 300,000 NIPSCO customers lost power in the storm, some for…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (400+ words) One month after violent storms knocked out electricity to hundreds of thousands of residents across Northwest Indiana, federal regulators are being urged to launch a comprehensive investigation into Northern Indiana Public Service Company’s readiness and sluggish restoration response. In a…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (420+ words) The city said the power outages had knocked out several traffic lights, leaving four-way stops at the following intersections: Additional intersections experiencing problems include Poplar and West Street and Poplar and Germantown Road. "If a traffic signal is completely dark,…...