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A new bike trail through the Indiana Dunes National Park may take a bit longer than expected. The Marquette Greenway Trail will provide a continuous, 60-mile trail from Chicago to Michigan. But it's actually made up of dozens of segments, with different funding sources and different government entities overseeing them.
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Crown Point's former chief of staff is coming back as the city's economic development director. The appointment of Greg Falkowski was announced Monday by Mayor Pete Land.
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Northwest Indiana veterans are being connected with job opportunities, thanks to federal investment and support from elected officials. We’ll be joined by James Rodriguez the U.S. Department of Labor’s Assistant Secretary for Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS). The newly released 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book finds the well-being of Indiana youth is better this year than last year. Indiana Youth Institute President and CEO Tami Silverman joins us to discuss child well-being in Indiana. But up first, the breeding season in cats is practically year-round, running as early as February. We bring back our conversation with Kelly Carey, founder of Silver Stray Social an organization focused on animal wellness in Northwest Indiana. All of that on this edition of Regionally Speaking.
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Schererville is moving ahead with some of its major projects. The town council voted three-to-two Wednesday to hire Reardon Consulting Services for pre-design work on the Illiana Speedway redevelopment.
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A "Keep the Region White" protester has prompted Porter County faith leaders to hold their own event in response. The single protester outside the county courthouse earlier this month drew confrontations from residents and a visit from Valparaiso police.
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State Road 2 will be closed west of U.S. 41, starting Monday. Crews will be replacing a bridge between Stateline Road and Calumet Avenue through late June.
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The Porter County Commissioners have found a tenant for the former sheriff's residence, after a year of searching. The commissioners voted two-to-one Tuesday to lease out the main level for up to $25,000 a year.
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Environmental advocates in Gary want residents to have more opportunities to weigh in, before the state renews U.S. Steel's air permit.
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Valparaiso's water and sewer rates could soon be going up. Valparaiso City Services says it's been reviewing its rate structure to keep pace with future needs.
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The city of Hammond has set a goal of zero traffic deaths, but it's still unclear exactly how the city will try to achieve it.
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The president of NIPSCO is stepping down. Mike Hooper is leaving the company after 13 years this Friday for a job in Wisconsin. Parent company NiSource says Vince Parisi, the president and CEO of another of its subsidiaries, Columbia Gas of Ohio, will also lead NIPSCO on an interim basis.