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Plans are moving forward to build a railroad overpass through a stretch of open land in Hessville, despite environmental concerns.

Governor Eric Holcomb is asking the General Assembly to invest in the Gary/Chicago International Airport.

Portage residents could soon be allowed to own chickens.

The new Porter County sheriff has announced his administration and launched an emergency hiring process.

The city of Portage appears to be off to a better financial start in 2023.

The Merrillville Town Council has finalized its new council districts, but not without some debate.

The order to keep Hammond's emergency room open could be heading for the Indiana Court of Appeals. That's after a judge on Thursday denied Franciscan Alliance's request to reverse his order keeping the ER open for another nine months.

A former Northwest Indiana lawmaker has gotten one of the state's highest honors. Former State Senator Dennis Neary was presented a Sagamore of the Wabash award last week at the Indiana Statehouse.

Funding from Illinois could help Northwest Indiana's largest city keep its emergency room open.

Last week's winter storm kept Indiana State Police busy. Troopers from the Lowell Post say they responded to 153 property damage crashes, 28 injury crashes, 83 slide-offs and 157 calls to assist motorists from Thursday afternoon through Sunday morning.