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Mutual aid groups in Gary and Whiting continue to offer free laundry, groceries, and supplies after recent storms.

The service aims to provide essential relief for residents in need.

PanoramaNOW highlights a series of family fun events every weekend including car shows, ice cream socials, concerts, parades, fireworks, art fairs, and craft beer festivals+ local celebrations honoring Labor Day occur in towns such as Lowell+ Hesston Steam Museum and Michigan City.

Chef Nick Kleutsch will bring Lucy's BBQ back to Northwest Indiana after his acclaimed run at Sanders BBQ in Chicago, and the revived restaurant is set to offer his signature dishes soon.

Governor Mike Braun said the tuition freeze at 15 public colleges (easing costs for students) will continue through the 2026 to 2027 academic year as students return to campus.

This historic measure marks the first time every public institution held rates flat for two consecutive years.

Dozens of schools in Northwest Indiana have received over $3.3 million from state DHS to boost school safety.

The funds will support security improvements across local districts.

Nine Northwest Indiana school districts have been awarded robotics competition grants by the Indiana Department of Education to expand STEM programs, with funding of up to $100,000 available for each award.

Indiana Dunes National Park Superintendent Jason Taylor left his role after just over two years & has taken on a top leadership role at another park.

Indiana Dunes National Park has spent $13 million to restore Good Fellows Lodge—a camp with nine buildings on 63 acres built in 1941 that ran until 1975—to revive its historic significance.