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Main Street organizations are revitalizing the heart of Northeast Indiana communities
If small towns are the heartbeat of America, then their downtown Main Street organizations are the lifeblood running through their veins. Working feverishly behind the scenes to bring in new art sculptures, create nightlife and culture, attract new businesses and lift up existing ones, Main Street organizations are crucial to the communities they serve.
Two tornados imbedded in straight line winds
Officially we had 2 tornados imbedded in the straight-line winds from the Monday night storms. The Elkhart tornado started near Hawthorne Elementary and lifted just east of Monger Elementary. Peak winds were 90mph with the most extreme damage on Mather Ave. between Carlton and Naomi St. The Tippecanoe tornado was...
Local non-profit animal shelter looking for volunteers
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The non-profit limited admission cat and dog shelter, Pet Refuge, is currently looking for volunteers with a passion for helping animals. Do you like talking about, thinking about, and watching cats and dogs?. If you're interested in volunteering, there are multiple opportunities to come in and...
Elkhart due for successful season under new Head Coach
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Hometown Coach Travon Curry looks to bring Michiana a new era of Elkhart Lions football. It doesn't take much to motivate team that didn't reach their full potential a year ago. "I feel that everybody on the team has bought in we weren't all bought in...
Indy suburbs again top state ILEARN tests; Brownsburg tops charts for English and math
Indianapolis’s suburbs are once again among Indiana's highest test performers, ILEARN results released Wednesday show. Four of the nine suburban Indianapolis counties were in the top 15 school districts for both English and math proficiency: Brownsburg Community School Corporation, Carmel-Clay Schools, Zionsville Community Schools and Westfield-Washington Schools. ILEARN tests are administered annually to students...
Tornadoes Rip Through Chicago, Fatal Twister and Dam Burst Ravage Midwest
A severe storm system that brought tornadoes and heavy rains to the Midwest has caused widespread damage, including the failure of a dam in southern Illinois and a confirmed fatality in Indiana. The cascading disasters of this system have left communities grappling with power outages, destruction, and the overwhelming task of rebuilding.
Indiana DNR Accepting Applications for Shooting Range Grants
The DNR Shooting Range Grant Program is accepting applications for the development of rifle, handgun, shotgun firing, and archery opportunities for public use. While growing up in southern Indiana, I always looked forward to trips to the shooting range. I started out at just seven years old with a simple single shot .22 rifle, before making my way up to a 12-gauge shotgun around the age of 11. Eventually, I was given the opportunity to fire a few different handguns. The hobby has stuck with me through the years, and I've since become fascinated with old military surplus rifles. I still make regular trips to the shooting range today.
Deadline approaching for Indiana safe room program
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- The deadline is approaching for the Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s safe room program. The initiative would reimburse up to 75% ($5,000 maximum) of safe room installations costs for 25 randomly picked applicants. The IDHS program was developed in 2015 to provide a rebate for the installation of safe rooms for Indiana […]
‘I’m not going without food’: Hoosiers burdened by medical debt call for change
(MIRROR INDY) — For the first time in months, Ronald Brady could buy toilet paper. In between his shifts as a warehouse worker at Walmart, the 60-year-old brought the rolls back to his home near Fountain Square. He walked past his used Hyundai Sonata, a car he spent years saving up for, only for it […]
Bashor's Children's Home raising money for human trafficking survivors
A local Rotary group is raising money for survivors of human trafficking. Rotary District 65-40, covering the northern counties of Indiana, has raised about 63 thousand dollars. The money will support the survivors' program at Bashor Children's Home in Goshen. That offers medical and dental needs to people in the...
US 30 Coalition hosts panel on future of highway
WARSAW, Ind. -- The main issues with US 30 discussed at the panel included safety and speed concerns, local access and mobility for long haul drivers. The PEL plan addressed major infrastructure changes and issues to address and considered alternatives in the first two stages of the study. A panel...
CBP OKs Ports of Indiana Plan for Ocean Container Terminal
New All-Water Route From Europe Means Higher Value Truck Cargo, First- and Last-Mile Deliveries. [Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.]. Creation of Lake Michigan’s first international container terminal serving the Chicago area is underway since U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials approved a Ports of Indiana-Burns Harbor plan to open a new all-water ocean vessel supply chain route.
Three Tornadoes Confirmed In Northern Indiana From Monday’s Storms
ELKHART, Ind. (WISH) — The National Weather Service has confirmed at least three tornadoes hit northern Indiana early Tuesday morning including one that traveled through residential areas in Elkhart. A weak tornado hit Crown Point. The weather service officer in Chicago had not provided details by late Tuesday afternoon. A weak tornado with peak gusts […] The post Three Tornadoes Confirmed In Northern Indiana From Monday’s Storms appeared first on WIBC 93.1 FM.
Serious effort begins to seek link between 2 major trails for a regional destination
If filled, a roughly 11-mile trail gap east of Mishawaka would create a full path running all the way from Shipshewana to Niles. And that doesn’t include current efforts to extend the trail to Berrien Springs, with hopes of one day also reaching Lake Michigan and Chicago. For now, MACOG recently secured an...
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