Category Archives: local news
UCLA and USC to Join Big 10
UCLA and USC are officially leaving the Pac-12 for the Big 10. Both schools confirmed the move late Thursday. The schools will officially join the conference in 2024, with the realignment applying to ...
Jul 01, 2022
Ribbon Cutting for New Valparaiso Boys and Girls Club
In Valparaiso, Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Northwest Indiana celebrated a ribbon cutting for the new Valpo Boys and Girls Club Wednesday after raising capital funds for the project for nearly thre...
Jul 01, 2022
Crown Point Fire Rescue Shares Safety Tips Ahead of Fourth of July
Crown Point Fire Rescue is reminding residents of fireworks safety tips ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. In considering the dry conditions in the area recently, officials say fireworks can not onl...
Jul 01, 2022
Latest Drought Map Shows Abnormally Dry Conditions Expand Across Region, State
In the latest USDA Drought Monitor issued today Thursday June 30, Northwest Indiana and most of the state are now considered Abnormally Dry. Locally only a small sliver across northern LaPorte County ...
Jun 30, 2022
Fireball Seen Over Indiana
A meteor lit up the early morning sky over Indiana yesterday morning. The American Meteor Society says they received reports of a fireball seen over Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio around 2:17 am...
Jun 30, 2022
Elevated Fire Risk, Air Quality Action Day in the Region
The National Weather Service says there's an elevated fire risk in Northwest Indiana today, Thursday June 30, 2022. In a Special Weather Statement, meteorologists said, "The combination of gusty winds...
Jun 30, 2022
NWI Business Round Table Announces Beneficiaries for Upcoming Charity Golf Outing
The Northwest Indiana Business Round Table has announced their selection of local non-profits that will benefit from their 2022 Hard Hat Charity Golf Outing. The organization says Challenger Learning ...
Jun 29, 2022
Precautionary Boil Water Advisory Issued for Part of Schererville
In Schererville, a precautionary boil water advisory has been issued for areas of town. Officials say on June 28th at about 3pm a water break occurred near Joliet Street and Forest Ridge Drive. A news...
Jun 29, 2022
Indiana's Arts Commission and and Small Business Development Center Team Up for Creative Business Training
Creative business training opportunities will be happening around Indiana this summer. The Indiana Arts Commission and the Indiana Small Business Development Center say the training sessions aim to im...
Jun 28, 2022
Indiana DNR Seeks Public Input on Lake Michigan Grant Projects
The Indiana DNR is seeking public input on funding priorities in the Lake Michigan Coastal Program. The competitive grant program awards funds to a variety of project categories, including publ...
Jun 27, 2022
