Lake County voters kicked off election season bright and early Tuesday morning, giving Elections and Registration Director Michelle Fajman high hopes for the November general election.

The South Shore Line hopes to create a backup dispatch center, one of the lessons learned from the Aug. 11 derecho.

Councilwoman Mary Brown, D-3rd, was remembered by colleagues and friends as an advocate for her community and someone whose knowledge of finance helped advance projects to benefit the Steel City.

Green steel advocates say now is the time for Northwest Indiana mills to transition to clean steelmaking after a $15 billion plant in Iowa is announced.

Two local schools, both in Valparaiso, have received the Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools designation, Gov. Mike Braun announced Monday.

Portage Mayor Austin Bonta changed his mind about a park for Cardinal Crossing residents, but too late to put it where they expected.

A Portage man has been charged with two felonies after his wife found explicit images of young girls on his phone, according to court records.