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More than 200 people gathered at Chesterton Middle School to support the LBGTQ community after Duneland school administrators directed three middle school teachers to take rainbow flags and related items off of their walls.

Mrvan, the Highland Democrat who replaced Peter Visclosky as Northwest Indiana’s representative in Congress, toured the West Side Leadership Academy Monday and listened to students and teachers relay their concerns.

A bipartisan bill aimed at increasing police accountability and enacting criminal justice reform in Indiana is headed to the governor’s desk after getting unanimous approval Tuesday from the state Senate.

Racism is less overt and more overheard in most of our communities. This is why Duane Parry’s remarks perfectly illustrate our difficult challenge. It’s easier to condemn blatant racism than it is to correct subtle racism.

About 100 Region vendors participated in a vendor information session at Arthouse: A Social Kitchen in Gary with executives of the Gary casino and Hard Rock International.

Merrillville Councilman Jeffrey Minchuk apologized Tuesday for dressing in blackface and posing with someone dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe in 2003 and resigned as the council’s vice president during a packed meeting.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, a Republican, used an executive order to institute a mask mandate that took effect July 27. The blowback was almost instantaneous.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has increased a reward to $20,000 for information on the July shooting death of a 2-year-old Gary girl in Hammond’s Hessville neighborhood.

“Traditionally, when we are not in a pandemic, many students spend more awake time at school than in their own homes, so the school system does have an integral role in the social and emotional health of students,” Hutcheson said.

Shafston House at Kangaroo Point. Pics Tara Croser. News by Chris Herde Premium Content Subscriber only One of Brisbanes oldest residences Shafston House has been sold and the new owner plans to restore the property and the estate to its former glory. Burgundy Group Property Development director Kevin Pan bought the riverside estate which was put on the market last year by multi millionaire Keith Lloyd who also put all of the contents from the estate, incl...