Michelle L. Quinn

Michelle L. Quinn is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.

NWS Chicago Romeoville meteorologist Ricky Castro speaks during a weather spotting and preparedness presentation at Indiana University Northwest on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

NWS meterologist: Take storm radar colors, numbers seriously

March 24, 2026 at 2:37 p.m.

National Weather Service meteorologist Ricky Castro, who spoke at IU Northwest about the Lake Village tornado and all things storm-related on behalf of Lake County Homeland Security and Emergency Management,...

One of many homes damaged homes along 300 West in Lake Village, Indiana, on March 11, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

Securing valuables, documents important prior to storms

March 23, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

In the wake of the deadly March 10 tornadoes in Indiana and Illinois, officials are emphasizing the importance of protecting important documents and securing valuables.

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.

Trial opens for teen charged in shooting death of woman mowing lawn

March 10, 2026 at 2:34 p.m.

The case against a Gary teen who killed a woman while mowing her neighbor’s lawn has more questions than meet the eye, his attorney said.

Niclas Svenningsen, the Manager for Climate Action Outreach at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, speaks to Purdue Northwest students at the inaugural Interdisciplinary Sustainable Development Academic Symposium on Wednesday March 4, 2026. (John Smierciak/for the Post-Tribune)

UN climate expert: Sustainable development requires cooperation

March 6, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

The UN meets every year to try and reach a consensus on how to beat back some of the biggest threats, Svenningsen said, but member countries are stuck in doing...

A group of Hammond residents are working to save Briar East Woods, a 4,000-year-old forest in Hammond’s Hessville neighborhood that is one of the last surviving remnants of the High Tolleston Dunes. (Photo courtesy of Save Briar East Woods)

Lack of railroad grant match dooms Hammond pedestrian bridge

March 1, 2026 at 2:15 p.m.

The City of Hammond has canceled a proposed pedestrian bridge in its Hessville neighborhood after the railroad that said it would cover a grant match changed its mind.

The sun sets on the Federal Courthouse in Hammond.

Lowell man gets probation for threats to prosecutor, officer

February 27, 2026 at 4:12 p.m.

A Lowell will on home monitoring and probation for sending threatening texts to the Lake County prosecutor and a police officer.

Cedar Lake man charged with child molesting

February 27, 2026 at 3:51 p.m.

A Cedar Lake man is facing new child molesting charges less than two weeks after his sentencing in another case.

Sha Coleman, center, speaks on behalf of slain Hobart woman Destiny Jackson's family. She's flanked by Hobart Police Detective Michael Gallagher, and from left, her cousin Antonio Tucker; Case Files Chicago host Lisette Guillen; and Andrew Holmes of A. Holmes Foundation. Two men were arrested Wednesday in Jackson's death and the death of her partner, Nazirah Muhammad, in 2022. (Michelle L. Quinn/Post-Tribune)

Family of Hobart murder victims praise police work that led to charges

February 23, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

Felicia Coleman hung back in the throng of family members gathered in front of the microphones, wiping away tears. The Hobart Police Department’s arrest of two Gary men for her...

Supporters huddle to light candles during a candlelight vigil for missing 14-year-old Ja'Niyah McMichael-Rogers in Gary on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)

‘We need closure’: Family of missing girl, 14, still searching for answers

February 23, 2026 at 5:22 p.m.

Ja'Niyah McMichael-Rogers is still not home, and even money doesn't seem to be helping.

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