More than 275,000 Remain without Power After NIPSCO Reports Largest Outage Event in Company History

NIPSCO parent company reports more than half billion in profits for first half of year

NIPSCO parent company NiSource reported more than half a billion in profits in the first half of 2026.

Increase in traffic in La Porte County for food, gas following record-breaking power outages in northwestern Indiana

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

NIPSCO outage leaves hundreds of thousands without power across northwest Indiana

A massive power outage is leaving hundreds of thousands of people across northwest Indiana without electricity — and residents say they're struggling to find generators, gasoline and other supplies as they wait for the power to come back on.

More than 275,000 remain without power after NIPSCO reports largest outage event in company history

More than half of NIPSCO's 500,000 electric customers are affected, and restoration is expected to take multiple days in some communities.

Scott County power outage impacts nearly 5,000 customers

The Scott County Emergency Management posted on its Facebook page, notifying the community that dispatch and the power company are aware of the county-wide outage.

NiSource stock (NI): 59% of NIPSCO customers out, highlighting storm recovery costs

MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, August 12, 2026, 10:18 EDT NIPSCO said approximately 273,900 customers lost power following severe storms in the Midwest.This represents approximately 59% of the utility’s stated electric customer base.On Wednesday, NiSource shares were trading approximately 15% under their record high set in June. NiSource Inc. (NYSE:NI) undertook a major restoration effort on Wednesday after…