Porter County News

"Not on my dune, you don't," a Northwest Indiana town is telling city folk out looking for a frolick on Lake Michigan .

For Northwest Indiana, the state budget bill that passed Tuesday is a big boost to those favoring more regional government, and an equally big slap for Porter County officials who have rejected the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority and the prospect of more taxes.

Two brothers were arrested after fighting at one's home and one was stunned with a Taser when he did not cooperate with police.

Police said they plan to pursue charges against a Michigan City man who they allege drove drunk on U.S. 20 and killed a woman from East Chicago.

Sue Whitehead has spent the last 12 years or so helping people negotiate the ins and outs of Medicare through the State Health Insurance Information Assistance Program.

Jada Justice's gruesome and callous demise was explained by county prosecutors Friday afternoon when they charged 18-year-old Engelica Castillo and 23-year-old Tim Tkachik, both of Hobart, with her murder.

Three people have been charged in conjunction with a June 17 drug sting operation in South Haven, including the confidential informant who made the buy.

Nine people have been charged with felony theft charges for a scam that netted $4,450 from a Portage, Ind., loan maker.

U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-1st, has announced that the Porter County Municipal Airport will receive a $1,202,427 grant and that Jasper County Airport a $1,804,808 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration .

Bob Kasarda reported yesterday in the NWI Times : VALPARAISO It turns out the water problems at the Porter County Courthouse are not likely the result of a leaky roof after all.

Family members say they are suspicious about the way the cousin of a 2-year-old girl told authorities the child went missing from outside a northwestern Indiana convenience store.

Amid speculation that state lawmakers might restructure Porter County's tourism bureau, one Porter County Commissioner spoke out Tuesday against special-interest legislation that gets rammed through with little chance for public scrutiny.

A Hammond man was injured Monday in a shooting in rural Valparaiso and a Union Township man was in custody, the Porter County Sheriff's Police said.

Federal stimulus money intended to create jobs and rebuild the nation's infrastructure prompted extended discussion at Tuesday's Porter Town Council.

Westchester Public Library employees won't get raises this year but the matter still can be revisited, the Library Board determined Thursday.

Ten felony charges have been filed against a Union Township man who the Porter County Sheriff's Police said was intoxicated and under the influence of cocaine and marijuana when he crashed his motorcycle in May on C.R. 350S in Porter Township, in an accident which killed his passenger.

Local tourism and economic development leaders are turning to residents to shape Porter County's future brand.

Duneland's upcoming fireworks show at the Indiana Dunes State Park is getting a boost of support from the county.

After two years of paying for consultants, new software, and plenty of overtime, the Porter County Council has been frustrated before with the county's delayed tax bills.

The hearings to waive three Portage High School students from juvenile to adult court will continue as planned next week, Porter County Deputy Nick Snow said.