U.S. Steel mines iron ore in Minnesota and sends it across Lake Superior on freighters a thousand feet long. At Sault Ste.

The story of Northwest Indiana’s steel industry is deeply tied to the ... Northwest Indiana’s mills promised economic opportunity but upheld rigid racial hierarchies. Black workers were ...

Unemployment rose across much of Northwest Indiana in December, though it dipped in a few cities and towns. Lake County had the third highest unemployment rate in the Hoosier State in the most ...

It’s no secret that the decline of the steel industry over the years has been a big factor in the decline of Gary and other ...

Police in Highland, Indiana, were investigating after one person was wounded in a shooting on Sunday morning, authorities said. At around 10:30 a.m., 911 dispatchers received several reports of ...

This is why U.S. Steel has been working to broaden its steel production techniques to include electric arc mini-mills. These steel mills are smaller and more flexible. They're easier to ramp up ...

LaPORTE COUNTY, Ind. (WLS) -- A major crash involving a semi and multiple cars shutdown I-94 in Northwest Indiana on Wednesday morning. The crash happened just after 8 a.m. in the eastbound lanes ...

Eli Fleace, avian health specialist for the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, said the parks department reported the birds to the agency. Dead ducks also have been discovered in the ...

Vallee, who is also the organizing director for Just Transition Northwest Indiana, lives in Hammond’s Robertsdale neighborhood, which is adjacent to — and shares a zip code with — Whiting.

LAKE STATION, Ind. — Authorities in northwest Indiana are offering new details after five people, including three children, were found dead inside a mobile home in Lake Station on Friday afternoon.