Some of the communities hardest hit by the Aug. 11 derecho — including Gary, Portage and Munster — have experienced intermittent power outages in the past few days, leading to headaches for residents and businesses still recovering from storm damage.

Just days after Michigan City police went before the city council to discuss adding Flock License Plate Readers to high-traffic areas in the city, the police department announced an officer had resigned after misusing data from the cameras.

The developer who considered bringing a data center to Munster formally withdrew its Plan Commission petition in its entirety this week but plans to come back to the drawing board.

On their way to a public hearing on a proposed solution for a problematic Chesterton intersection, Indiana Department of Transportation officials encountered the aftermath of a serious crash at that location.

Bernice Billups was trying to explain what she gets out of handing out free school supplies when a young girl came up to her to say thanks.

Area schools are negotiating with the Indiana Department of Education over how to address instructional days lost after the Aug. 11 derecho.

Libraries are sounding the alarm that the E-Rate program may face cuts or effectively end funding under a recent federal proposal – which could force libraries to find community programs to cut to cover that expense.

U.S. Steel has completed the $350 million reline of Gary Works’ blast furnace #14 — the largest blast furnace in the corporation’s footprint.