The Gary Redevelopment Commission is suing to regain the city's Genesis Center and former Ivanhoe Gardens housing site from Akyumen Industries after the California-based tech company reneged on two contracts, the mayor said.

The Gary/Chicago International Airport is receiving a $3.5 million federal grant to finish improvements to a key approach to its main runway, officials say.

A cybersecurity company is helping the city of Gary rebuild its servers after hackers recently targeted several of them in a ransomware attack, a city spokesman said.

The state is partnering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to set up a mass vaccination site in Gary that will run from April 7 through June 2, delivering 2,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine per day.

A longtime heavyweight in Indiana's gambling industry is selling his stake in a Gary casino project and permanently giving up his state casino license after allegations of financial wrongdoings by him and a business partner.

The city of Gary has replaced Columbus Day with a holiday honoring its late Mayor Richard Hatcher, who became one of the first Black mayors of a big U.S. city when he was elected in 1967.

The legal fight over ownership of a new $300 million casino in Gary could leave it sitting unused for possibly months after construction work is completed.

The Indiana Gaming Commission has more than 10 people under investigation for possible financial misconduct that would violate state casino laws or regulations.

The ordinance barred city employees from asking about someone's immigration status or denying them services or benefits without being forced to by a court order.

The city of Gary is selling a former public housing site to a California-based tech company that plans to move its corporate headquarters to the northwestern Indiana city and build a plant there.