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On Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Michigan City Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at locations across the country. DEA and its partners will collect tablets, capsules, patches, and other solid forms of prescription drugs. For more than a decade, the event has helped Americans easily rid their homes of unneeded medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—that too often become a gateway to addiction. Take Back Day offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at close to 5,000 local drop-off locations nationwide. What:

Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO) and the NiSource Charitable Foundation today announced the winners of its 2025 Environmental Action Grant. The annual grant program awarded 23 local nonprofit organizations to help fund environmental projects and programming across NIPSCO’s service area. Now in its 10th year, the grant program has provided about $700,000 in funding support for nearly 170 projects with an emphasis on environmental education and restoration across northern Indiana. This year’s recipient organizations, selected by a review committee, will each receive a grant between $500 and $5,000 to further their missions. In addition, an expanded grant for

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Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Superior Construction Co Inc will have lane closures on State Road 249 between I-94 and U.S. 12 beginning on or after Monday, April 28. State Road 249 will have alternating lane closures through October for a bridge deck overlay preventative maintenance project over the Little Calumet River. During phase one, the inside left lanes will be closed in each direction. INDOT encourages drivers to allow extra time when driving through this area and follow traffic directions carefully. Motorists should slow down, exercise caution and drive distraction-free through all work zones.

Specialist Walls and Specialist Lopez represented the La Porte Police Department at the La Porte High School’s Career Day. Their participation provided students with insight into law enforcement careers and helped inspire potential career paths after graduation. The La Porte Police Department stated, "Engaging with students in this way reinforces our department’s commitment to community outreach and mentoring the next generation." Thank you for your engagement with our community, Specialist Walls and Specialist Lopez!

The 22nd Anniversary NewDay Foundation Concert is BACK and ready to LIGHT UP THE NIGHT! LIVE MUSIC. FOOD. RAFFLES. AUCTIONS. CASH BAR. April 26, 2025 Civic Auditorium, 1001 Ridge St., Don’t miss out! Help Make a Difference. For tickets and information visit www.laportecivicauditorium.com. #wims #localradio #nwi #laporteproud #laportecounty

The Town of Chesterton will celebrate Arbor Day on Saturday, April 26, with a number of projects, Park Superintendent Tyler McLead told the Town Council at Monday’s meeting. “It’ll be a busy day for us,” he said. The Town of Chesterton listed the following projects that will be taking place: *Rebuilding Together Duneland—whose work day always coincides with Arbor Day—will undertake projects in both Thomas Centennial Park and Chesterton Park. *The Tree Committee and the Duneland Garden Club will plant a tree at Thomas Centennial Park. *A local Girl Scout group will plant a tree as well, in Coffee Creek

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. – Franciscan Health Michigan City is offering comfort and support to families who have suffered the loss of a pregnancy or newborn with a memorial service. Remembering Our Babies will take place from 1-2 p.m. Central on Saturday, April 26 at St. Stanislaus Catholic Cemetery, 1015 Greenwood Ave. in Michigan City. Franciscan Health Michigan City conducts perinatal memorial services twice a year. The services support the values of the Franciscan Health ministry, which include compassionate concern and respect for life through all stages, including unborn and newborn children, their parents and their extended families. For more information

At 12:45 AM Wednesday morning, Deputy Julian Sanchez was in the area of US 20 and CR 600 West. He observed a passenger vehicle with a license plate violation traveling west on US 20. The vehicle merged onto SR 212 and began to travel north. A traffic stop was initiated in the parking lot of a service station located at the intersection of SR 212 and Tryon Road. The driver was identified as 36-year-old Hassan N. MALLEY of Beverly Shores. A database check revealed MALLEY is wanted (Failure to Appear) by authorities in Wisconsin. MALLEY refused to exit the vehicle

In honor of National Drinking Water Week, La Porte County Health Department is offering FREE In-Home Well Water Screening test kits. During the week of May 5th – May 9th, test kits will be available. To participate, you will need to pick up the testing kit from the LaPorte office or Michigan City office during the hours of 8:00a.m. - 3:45p.m. For more information, call (219) 325-5563 or (219) 809-051

Three CHS athletes named to Indiana High School Award Watchlist Congratulations to CHS senior Kieran Barnewall, sophomore Sammi Boster, and junior Rob Czarniecki on being named to the Indiana High School Award Watchlist. This year the live show, honoring Hoosier athletes from around the state, will be held on Sunday, April 27, at Clowe Memorial Hall at Butler University. Barnewall is a standout on the track team; Boster on the gymnastics team; and Czarniecki on the baseball team.

Join the #CityNatureChallenge from April 25–28 Document Indiana's nature in the free iNaturalist.org app by taking photos of wild plants and animals. Doing so will help contribute to the largest citizen science event in the world! More info at indianasciences.org/cnc-2025

The Michigan City High School Boys football team and coach Cody French will once again volunteer in the community. On April 25 from 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. the MCHS football team will assist in the Keys to Hope Garden and at the The Nest Shelter on 8th Street. The students will be filling their raised garden beds with soil in preparation for our planting day in May. The Sand Castle Shelter is located at 1005 W 8th Street in Michigan City.

Pro Football Hall of Famer, Chicago Bear, Pro Wrestler Steve "MONGO" McMichael passed away on Wednesday from complications of ALS, according to The New York Times. He was 67 years old. McMichael was diagnosed with ALS on April 23, 2021. Our condolences go out to his family, friends, and fans. #stevemcmichael #wims   #whfb

On April 21, 2025, at approximately 1:07pm, the Laporte County Regional Dispatch Center received a 911 call indicating a person had suffered a gunshot wound to the head, at a residence in the 300 block of Edwards Street. Uniform Patrol Shift I Officers, Cpl. Brian Wright, Ryan Koontz, Kane Fletcher, Cody Washluske and Louis Gallegos responded to the scene as did Laporte County EMS and the Michigan City Fire Department. The initial investigation determined three local juvenile males, ages 15,17 and 17, were at the Edwards Street residence. They were in possession of two handguns that one of the juveniles

INDIANAPOLIS (April 17, 2025) – Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales is alerting investors about increasing threats from financial scams and fraudulent schemes targeting investors in 2025. These threats, identified in a recent survey conducted by the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), are primarily spread through digital assets, cryptocurrency, social media apps, and AI-powered scams. The NASAA report highlights that scammers are using social media platforms like Facebook, X, Telegram, and WhatsApp to target investors. Additionally, video-sharing platforms such as YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, and Instagram Reels are also heavily utilized to reach potential victims, with scammers relying on slick,

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Mike Braun is directing flags to be flown at half-staff statewide as a mark of respect for the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset in the State of Indiana from now until sunset, the day of interment. Governor Braun is asking businesses and residents located in Indiana to lower their flags as well.

The Center for Creative Solutions bestowed this year’s CREO! to Jack Olesker during Northwest Indiana’s World Creativity & Innovation Week. Michigan City writer, producer and director, Olesker received the prestigious award for four decades of writing, producing and directing over 1,200 episodes of television programs, 18 films, several PBS documentaries, 7 published novels, and more. “Jack is a consummate story teller. His tales have entertained us, educated us, taken us to places we’ve never been, and taught us some of life’s most valuable lessons. Through his own creative journey, he has encouraged each of us to be brave, follow our

LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Sister M. Aline Shultz, OSF, intentionally spoke of Pope Francis in the present tense on Monday, just hours after the news broke of his death. The chairwoman of the Franciscan Alliance Board of Trustees said someone offered her condolences Monday on the Pope’s passing. She thanked them and reminded them, “his presence is still here.” “The physical presence is a loss but knowing that on Easter Monday he was welcomed into glory by God in Heaven is such a blessing,” Shultz said. Shultz has traveled to Rome, Vatican City and Assisi many times for mission trips and

National Work Zone Awareness Week Runs from April 21 - 25   As National Work Zone Awareness Week kicks off, Northern Indiana Public Service Company LLC (NIPSCO) is reminding drivers to follow good safety practices every time they encounter road work crews.   This year’s theme for National Work Zone Awareness Week, which runs from today, Monday, April 21, through Friday, April 25, is "Respect the zone so we all get home.” “When driving through a work zone, it’s important for drivers to remember that the workers out there are real people with families waiting for them at home,” said