Dyer is moving ahead with improvements at Central Park.

"It is untested, and the question is, what will be the effect of this ordinance. We don't know," Mayor Jon Costas told the city council Monday.

Efforts to connect Dyer to the Region's trail system are running into some challenges.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton has issued an executive order declaring a local disaster emergency.

Dyer residents may soon be paying higher utility rates.

On Monday night, overnight lane closures are planned in the northbound lanes between 61st and Ridge Road, with work switching to the southbound lanes the following night.

State lawmakers from the Hammond area will give an update to their constituents Saturday. Representative Carolyn Jackson and Senator Lonnie Randolph will hold a town hall meeting from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. at the Hammond Public Library on State Street.

Dozens of families have reportedly been displaced, after a suspected tornado struck Gary on Wednesday.

"It's just important that we not accept this notion that somehow in schools we can do more with less," Superintendent Dr. Larry Veracco told the Lake Central School Board Monday. "We can't do more with less. We will do less with less."

The Indiana Department of Transportation says shoulders will be closed at U.S. 20, starting as soon as Thursday. Crews will be replacing the overhead box truss structure over the eastbound lanes.