An Indiana House bill that would allow counties to add an additional $1 surcharge on state park entry fees was referred Feb. 12 to the Indiana Senate for consideration.
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Guest column: Stop ratepayer robbery and oppose nuclear reactor bills
House Bill 1007 and Senate Bills 423 and 424 would use Indiana’s electric customers as the majority financers of dubious, multibillion-dollar nuclear power schemes called small modular reactors (SMRs).
Federal funding changes could impact science research in Northwest Indiana, statewide
NIH support in Indiana has led to more than $1 billion toward economic activity, according to United for Medical Research.
Gary man charged with shooting couple outside Save More Foods
A Gary man is facing charges for shooting a couple, including his ex-girlfriend, outside Save More Foods on Monday.
Hammond man charged after daughter, 3, shoots herself in heel
A Hammond man is facing charges after his 3-year-old daughter took a gun stored between bed mattresses and shot herself in the heel.
From the Farm: A.R. Gurney’s ‘Love Letters’ play has a long and delicious history
I have the honor (and fun) as part of the two-person cast to take part in a two-performance Valentine’s Day weekend run of playwright A.R. Gurney’s play “Love Letters.” I’m starring opposite stage artist Cara Schmitt, and proceeds from the performances benefit the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra and the Women’s Association Northwest Indiana Symphony Society’s Edith Root Scholarship.
‘Instagrammable’ restaurant and retail development proposed for Winfield
Winfield Marketplace would be the type of place where residents could create “Instagrammable moments,” architect Thomas J. Vavrek said.
Bill to dissolve Gary schools dead, but Senate bill could destabilize urban districts
A House bill that would dissolve the Gary and Indianapolis public school districts is likely dead, but a Senate bill calling for school districts to share property tax revenue with charter schools has raised new concerns.
Former Merrillville man gets 3.5 years in hotel stabbing
A former Merrillville man was sentenced Friday to 3.5 years in prison for fatally stabbing a man in the neck outside a Merrillville hotel in August 2023.
This is Isaiah Manley’s moment. So the Bishop Noll senior ‘gives you everything he has.’
Manley is averaging 13.9 points in his first season as a starter.