Month: March 2021
IU men’s basketball guard Armaan Franklin enters transfer portal, may return to Hoosiers
Franklin averaged 11.4 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game last season. He was the Hoosiers’ most-accurate 3-point shooter, at 42.4%.
Porter County overdoses, deaths rising; prevention lies with family, officials say
“We’re beyond an epidemic at this point.”
NIPSCO makes two more renewable-energy agreements in Indiana
The agreements are the third and fourth projects EDP Renewables North America and NIPSCO have entered. They previously executed BTAs for the 302 MW Indiana Crossroads I Wind Farm, currently under construction, and the 102 MW Rosewater Wind Farm, which…
International shipping season kicks off as St. Lawrence Seaway reopens
The St. Lawrence Seaway — a system of 15 locks between Montreal and Lake Erie that allows ocean-going vessels to make their way to the Great Lakes — has reopened for a new navigation season.
More contagious, potentially more deadly COVID variant discovered in Porter County
Experts in the UK believe this variant may be associated with an increased risk of death as compared to other variants, but more studies are needed to confirm this finding.
Indianapolis data firm taking over space at lakefront Hammond data center
Digital Crossroad, the new lakefront data center that replaced the State Line Generating Plant in Hammond, is now sharing space with an Indianapolis-based data firm.
Sheriff’s car John Dillinger stole recovered in Maine, to be displayed after parade through Crown Point
Lake County Sheriff Lillian Holley’s 1933 Ford V8 police car, which bank robber John Dillinger stole during his infamous escape from the Crown Point jail, is returning on April 3.
Scrub Hub: Do wind turbines and solar panels go to the landfill, or can they be recycled?
For this installment of the Scrub Hub, we are looking at if wind and solar power are truly clean energy sources, including in how their disposed.