Plus: Chesterton to disconnect Flock license plate reader system • No make-up days for Portage students after Aug. 11 storm
Post Tribune Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Porter Superior Court Judge Christopher Buckley is attending treatment full-time and has no intention of resigning from the bench after a drunken driving arrest and conviction last month. | | | | | Chesterton will disconnect its Flock Safety License Plate Reader cameras by Oct. 31 after Police Chief Tim Richardson performs an internal audit of officers’ use of the system. | | | | | Portage Township students won’t be forced to make up days missed because of the Aug. 11 derecho, Superintendent Amanda Alaniz told the School Board. | | | | | Amid nationwide controversy over the use of Flock cameras, Portage officials gave a presentation Monday on the 22 Flock cameras the city pays for. | | | | | The State Board of Finance agreed Tuesday to reimburse about $139 million to local governments for July losses in road tax revenue during the suspension of state gas taxes by Indiana Gov. Mike Braun. | | | | | Indiana American Water opened its $2.2 million training facility in Gary, which will help with field, operational and safety skills development. | | | | | Historian of East Chicago’s Marktown neighborhood Paul Myers, 73, died Sept. 9 in his sleep after battling progressive dementia the last two years of his life which required him to leave his beloved history-filled home to reside at a Northwest Indiana care facility. | | | | | Lansing will host a 100th Anniversary free expo and aviation showcase at the municipal airport’s Ford Hangar on Saturday. | | | |