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Gary Indiana power outage August 2026
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 25
AUG 25 · Day 1
Gary, Indiana power outage stretches into third week
Nearly 5,000 Northwest Indiana residences were preparing to enter their third week without electricity following severe storms on Aug. 11.
Governor Mike Braun asked Indiana's utility watchdog to seek an investigation into NIPSCO.
Gary Mayor Eddie Melton spoke to President Donald Trump about the needs of the city.
“We’re telling the governor to increase SNAP benefits, before folks starve. They cut SNAP benefits a few months ago. This is a day by day decision making process. So when [we] talk about voting, it’s a serious matter.”
EDDIE MELTON
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