The Latest Breaking News from Portage

Northwest Indiana's Two Week Outage Nears Its End, and the Food and Medication Decisions Begin Now

As power returns to Gary and Portage after two weeks, households face decisions about spoiled food, warmed medication, and generator safety.

Medical Daily · Aug 25

Powerful storms in US midwest leave three dead and 800,000 without power

Winds of more than 80mph, severe flooding and tornadoes swept through Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Kentucky

The Guardian - US · Aug 12

Bigfoot sightings are on the rise in Portage County, and the Ohio Sheriff has officially weighed in

It's a "flap" — a concentrated burst of activity.

We Got This Covered · Mar 26

Judge delays corruption trial of Michael Madigan while Supreme Court considers case out of Indiana

Michael Madigan is among a handful of public corruption defendants in Chicago who asked that their cases be put on hold while the Supreme Court considers the corruption conviction of James Snyder, a former mayor of Portage, Indiana.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 3, 2024

Man trapped for 6 days in wrecked truck in Indiana rescued after spotted by passersby. ‘It’s a miracle that he’s alive.’

Two men were scouting fishing locations when they found the man along Interstate 94 near Portage, Ind., according to Indiana State Police.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 27, 2023

Carson Hocevar to compete in Darlington Cup race with LMC

The 20-year-old native of Portage, Mich., will make just his second career Cup start in Sunday night’s Southern 500 at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway.

Motorsport · Aug 28, 2023

Firefighters up to their knees in river of butter after huge fire at dairy factory

Firefighters rushed to the dairy in Portage, Wisconsin, US, after a fire broke out in one of the butter storage rooms. Crews had to wade through flowing rivers of melted butter

Daily Mirror · Jan 6, 2023

Pfizer to invest $750M in Kalamazoo area facility, add hundreds of new jobs

LANSING, Michigan— Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. will invest $750 million in its southwest Michigan facility to increase capacity for manufacturing sterile injectable medications, creating 300 new jobs, the company announced Monday.

Tribune News Service · Dec 5, 2022

Father kills wife and six-year-old daughter before turning gun on himself as three other children flee home

Henry Bates allegedly opened fire on family members before killing himself at home in Michigan

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022