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An electrical worker repairs power lines along a street in Gary, Ind, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, more than a week after a deadly storm passes through the area. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Some homes and businesses in Gary, Indiana, still without power 13 days after storms

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Indiana state Sen. Eddie Melton, D-Gary, speaks during a March 5, 2020, news conference at the Statehouse in Indianapolis. An Indiana State Police spokesman said Tuesday, July 14, 2020, that the agency was reviewing allegations that a white Capitol Police officer reached for his handgun while confronting Melton inside the Statehouse on Saturday, July 11. (AP Photo/Tom Davies)

Officer’s actions toward Black Indiana senator under review

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Democratic state senator ends campaign for Indiana governor

By TOM DAVIES - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, July 30, 2019 photo, Democratic State Sen. Eddie Melton, right, and state superintendent of public instruction Jennifer McCormick speak at a town hall in Hammond, Ill. Melton is formally entering the Indiana governor’s race on Tuesday, Oct. 8 with McCormick, the state’s Republican schools chief, expected by his side. The first-term senator, of Gary, told The (Northwest Indiana) Times that he’s joining the 2020 race because most people feel that the Republican-led state government isn’t focused on issues like increased education funding and health care access that matter the most. (Michael Gard/Post-Tribune)/Chicago Tribune via AP)

3rd Democrat joins Indiana governor’s race with GOP backer

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Northwestern Indiana state senator eyes governor’s race

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