Carole Carlson

Carole Carlson is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.

Pictured is the Lincoln Elementary basement in East Chicago. School Board member Pattie Jo Gibson said she took the photo on Aug. 31, after the Aug. 11 storm. (Pattie Jo Gibson/provided)

HVAC issues, flooding keep East Chicago school closed

September 19, 2026 at 1:53 p.m.

The timeline for students to return to storm-damaged Lincoln Elementary is mid-to-late October, School City of East Chicago officials said.

Officials broke ground Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, for a new $18.3 million air traffic control tower at the Gary/Chicago International Airport. (Carole Carlson/for the Post-Tribune)

‘It’s really just about making it higher’: Gary airport begins work on new 100-foot tower

September 19, 2026 at 11:52 a.m.

The need for a new air traffic controller at the Gary/Chicago International Airport came into sharp focus 11 years ago.

Two injured in Gary school bus collision with SUV

September 18, 2026 at 1:46 p.m.

A Gary student and a bus driver suffered injuries Wednesday morning following a crash with a SUV on West 15th Avenue and Richard Gordon Hatcher Boulevard.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton speaks at the new Gary YMCA at Tolleston Opportunity Campus on Wednesday, September 2, 2026. Melton declared a one-year moratorium Wednesday on the construction of data centers in the city. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Recent AI worries behind Gary mayor’s one-year halt on data centers

September 16, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton declared a one-year moratorium Wednesday on the construction of data centers in the city.

Governor Mike Braun speaks during the Fireside Chat portion of the Innovate Northwest Indiana program held at Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Indiana, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana again to reimburse communities for gas tax loss

September 15, 2026 at 3:03 p.m.

The State Board of Finance agreed Tuesday to reimburse about $139 million to local governments for July losses in road tax revenue during the suspension of state gas taxes by...

Longtime Gary official Arlene Colvin died on Aug. 24 at Methodist Hospitals - Southlake in Merrillville at age 72. (Photo provided by Guy & Allen Funeral Home)

Arlene Colvin, beloved Gary official, dies at 72

September 12, 2026 at 8:06 p.m.

Arlene Colvin spent more than four decades serving in leadership positions in the city of Gary from its legal department to a key role as director of Community Development.

Gary/Chicago International Airport executive director Dan Vicari speaks during a ribbon cutting to commemorate the completion of the Gary/Chicago International Airport's air cargo campus on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary airport finalizing 2027 budget

September 10, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.

Officials with the Gary/Chicago International Airport will review its $5.4 million 2027 tax levy budget during Tuesday’s Gary City Council meeting. The meeting is at 6 p.m. at the Gary...

Debris from what remains of her neighbor’s home litters the yard of Barb Corey on Harrison Avenue in Portage, Indiana, Thursday, August 13, 2026 after a natural gas explosion killed an 86-year-old woman during Aug. 11's storms that swept through Northwest Indiana. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Indiana offering low-interest loans to storm-battered communities

September 10, 2026 at 3:36 p.m.

The state is offering “rapid relief” to hard-hit communities struggling in the aftermath of an Aug. 11 storm that saw 100 mph winds in Northwest Indiana and flooding in central...

Gary Mayor Eddie Melton, center, Gary/Chicago International Airport chairman Tom Collins Jr., on left, and Gary Common Council president Linda Barnes-Caldwell laugh together after cutting the ribbon on the airport's newly-constructed air cargo campus on Tuesday, September 8, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

New $24 million cargo hub opens at Gary airport

September 9, 2026 at 3:18 p.m.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport planted its flag in the cargo business Tuesday atop a $24 million, 55-acre concrete cargo campus on the airport’s northwest side.

NWI schools weigh options, negotiate with state over makeup days after August storm

September 5, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

Area schools are negotiating with the Indiana Department of Education over how to address instructional days lost after the Aug. 11 derecho.

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