Alexandra Kukulka

Alexandra Kukulka is a reporter for the Post-Tribune.

FILE – Abortion-rights protestors march between the Indiana Statehouse and the Indiana State Library where Vice President Kamala Harris was meeting with Indiana legislators to discuss reproductive rights, July 25, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Judge allows for religious exemption to Indiana’s abortion ban

March 14, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

The state of Indiana is appealing a Marion County judge's March 5 ruling in favor of an additional religious right exemption to Indiana’s near-total abortion ban, but legal experts believe...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, on left, looks at wreckage near the location in Lake Village where two died from Tuesday night's tornado, on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun visits Lake Village to survey damage after deadly Tuesday night storm

March 12, 2026 at 4:45 p.m.

Gov. Mike Braun had an aerial survey of the storm damage around Lake Village, in which two people died, Thursday afternoon.

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder smiles while talking with members of his defense team outside the U.S. District Courthouse in Hammond, Indiana, Tuesday, March 10, 2026, after being sentenced to three years on probation for defrauding the IRS. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder sentenced to 3 years on probation for federal IRS charge

March 10, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder was sentenced to three years probation Tuesday on his federal conviction for obstructing the IRS.

Former Portage Mayor James Snyder arrives to the first day of his retrial at the federal courthouse in Hammond on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. (Kyle Telechan / Post-Tribune)

Former Portage mayor James Snyder to be sentenced Tuesday

March 9, 2026 at 4:12 p.m.

Nearly a decade after he was indicted on bribery and tax charges, former Portage Mayor James Snyder will be sentenced Tuesday on his conviction for obstructing the IRS, according to...

Lake County Government Center, Crown Point. (Joe Puchek / Post-Tribune)

Lake County Council to vote on data center decommission ordinance

March 8, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.

The Lake County Council will vote on two ordinances Tuesday related to the decommissioning of data centers and battery energy storage systems, as the county begins considering a data center...

People grab signs during a rally in support of the SAVE Act, a bill that would require states to obtain documentary proof of citizenship in order to register to vote in federal elections, Sept. 2, 2025, in Orland Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune)

Official: SAVE legislation could make it harder for women to vote

March 7, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

Republicans have pushed the SAVE Act because of election security concerns, while Democrats have opposed the bill because of worries that it would disenfranchise voters, including new citizens, women, poor...

Candidates for Lake County Sheriff speak during a forum in Gary on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Lake County sheriff candidates share thoughts on commissary fund, ICE

March 5, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

The majority of the candidates for Lake County Sheriff who participated in a Wednesday debate emphasized the need to rein in the department's commissary fund as well as mixed emotions...

The Pavilion at Wolf Lake Memorial Park sits on the waterfront in the general area of the Chicago Bears proposed stadium location in Hammond, Indiana on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

NWI sports commission will focus on securing second sports team

March 4, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

Amid the news that the Chicago Bears are considering Hammond for a potential stadium, the Northern Indiana Professional Sports Development Commission will work toward potentially building another stadium for a...

People walk past buildings damaged during a strike on a police station during ongoing, joint U.S.-Israeli military attacks in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

‘Nobody wants a forever war’: NWI experts react to the U.S. attack on Iran

March 4, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Temple Israel Valparaiso Rabbi Shoshana Feferman woke up early Saturday and saw the news alerts about the U.S. and Israel bombing Iran.

The Indiana State Capitol in Indianapolis on Jan. 4, 2022. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)

Abortion medication, gender definition among Indiana bills that died

March 2, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

As the Indiana legislature finished the 2026 legislative session Friday, many bills didn’t advance.

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