Maya Wilkins

Maya Wilkins is a staff writer for the Post-Tribune, covering the city of Gary and health care.

Lake Ridge New Tech student Carson Daniels applauds during a My Brother's Keeper event at Indiana University Northwest in Gary on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

My Brother’s Keeper discusses education, gun violence in Lake County

March 18, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

Leaders throughout Northwest Indiana met at Indiana University Northwest on Wednesday for the convening of Lake County’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance. The convening brought together community partners who are focused...

Workers from inside the BP Refinery in Whiting hold up signs in solidarity with rally attendees outside as United Steelworkers gather near the refinery headquarters on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

BP to lock out USW employees as still no deal reached in negotiations

March 18, 2026 at 2:08 p.m.

BP announced Tuesday night that it will initiate a lockout for more than 800 USW Local 7-1 employees, effective midnight Thursday.

Sandhill cranes fly near a smokestack of the Schahfer Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, as it operates, Feb. 9, 2026, in Wheatfield, Indiana. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)

Indiana groups challenge order keeping Wheatfield coal plant open

March 17, 2026 at 3:12 p.m.

Multiple Indiana organizations joined EarthJustice, Sierra Club and Environmental Law and Policy Center in the challenge of a U.S. Department of Energy emergency order that requires the Northern Indiana Public...

Gary to spend more than $2 million to update city traffic signals

March 16, 2026 at 4:17 p.m.

Traffic signal work will begin in the first quarter of 2026 and continue through the spring. The initiative will focus on high traffic intersections.

Environmental expert gives data center presentation at Gary forum

March 15, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

Gary Common Council Vice President Darren Washington, D-at large, hosted a community forum Thursday night about the questions that Gary needs answered if data centers come calling.

Northern Indiana Public Service Company displays different metering technologies during a community customer care center event at the Porter County Expo Center in Valparaiso on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune)

NIPSCO overcharged 3,500+ customers for gas service, IURC filing shows

March 14, 2026 at 2:13 p.m.

Recent IURC filings show that NIPSCO discovered in October 2024 that it overcharged more than 3,500 customers for their gas service.

Members of the Midtown Broadway Cultural Heritage and Midtown Broadway Cultural Heritage and Music District, from left to right, President and CEO Parisrice Robinson; Coco Owens, secretary; Shirley Ballard-Davis, treasurer; and Eze Redwood, vice president, pose on Broadway Avenue and 25th Street in Gary on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Gary main street designation is first step for Midtown revitalization

March 13, 2026 at 2:31 p.m.

Gary's Midtown district was named "The Midtown Broadway Cultural Heritage & Music District" and designated as an Indiana Main Street community.

United Steelworkers and supporters march past BP Refinery property as they prepare to rally in front of the company's Whiting headquarters amid contract negotiations on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

USW rejects BP’s ‘last, best and final offer’ in union negotiations

March 13, 2026 at 11:12 a.m.

According to the union, 94% of its members voted Thursday and 98.3% voted not to accept BP's offer.

Matt Schuffert, president and CEO of Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, announces the company's contributions to the Gary animal control facility at the Public Safety Facility on March 12, 2026. The casino contributed $500,000 to the $1.4 million project. (Maya Wilkins/Post-Tribune)

Hard Rock donates $500K for Gary animal shelter construction

March 12, 2026 at 6:36 p.m.

In a Thursday news conference, Gary officials announced the construction of a new animal shelter facility, which Hard Rock helped fund.

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.

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