Michigan City

Unlike coal ash ponds, the ash is dry when it’s placed into these landfills. But the group Earthjustice said the ash can still get wet when it rains or the water table rises — polluting groundwater and drinking water sources.

A new report said steel walls near the Michigan City coal plant aren’t keeping coal ash waste from getting into Lake Michigan and Trail Creek — and it will likely get worse over time.

The U.S. Senate has voted to halt any immediate change in the definition of metro areas. A proposed change would have removed the label from several Indiana cities, including Michigan City-La Porte.

The northern Indiana utility NIPSCO has refined its long-term plans to be mostly powered by renewable energy in the next 20 years. That includes the…

The Indiana Gaming Commission is investigating the disappearance of a Michigan City woman. The commission issued a Statewide Silver Alert for 60-year-old…

Fully removing coal ash near coal plants creates more jobs and boosts local economies better than leaving the ash in place. That’s according to a new…

NEW:MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A northwestern Indiana city council has unanimously approved a resolution asking the city’s mayor to resign and expressing…

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana city's ornate former library building will be transformed into luxury apartments under plans drafted by a…

(NEW)Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb has ordered flags in LaPorte County to be lowered Sunday in remembrance of a prison guard who died in an attack last…

Indiana State Police have announced they are investigating a death at the State Prison in Michigan City. The man who died was from Goshen, 30-year-old…