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Indiana Ranks Among the Cheapest States to Live in the Nation
Recently, Forbes took a deep dive into the cost of living in each state to determine which ones in the nation are the cheapest to live in. Just How Much Does the Average American Spend a Month to Live?. In the study, Forbes reveals data from the U.S. Bureau of...
Northwest Indiana, Southwest Michigan Under Tornado Watch Until Early Tuesday
South Bend, IN – The National Weather Service has issued Tornado Watch, effective until 2 a.m. EDT / 1 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, covering parts of northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan. The alert spans eight counties in Indiana and two in Michigan, including St. Joseph, La Porte, and Berrien.
Help United Way Collect School Supplies
United Way of Whitley & Kosciusko Counties and Bowen Health Clinic are leading the 2024 BIG GIVE, a donation drive raising 2,000 bags of school supplies for elementary school students by Aug. 1. The goal is to make sure no child starts school without the tools they need to be...
EDM artist cancels Wednesday TRF performance
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) — A Three Rivers Festival (TRF) EDM musician for Wednesday evening has canceled his performance. In an announcement on the TRF Facebook page, artist SLUSHII will not be at the EDM Night of the festival due to illness. To the fans who have bought tickets,...
NCAA Rewind: Yet Another Consistently Strong Season by Syracuse
Before USA Lacrosse Magazine looks ahead to what’s to come in 2025 — look out for our NCAA Way-Too-Early Top 25 rankings later this summer — our team of staff and contributors decided it was worth taking a last look at the 2024 college lacrosse season. To...
Theft of equipment reported at New Paris Speedway
The New Paris Speedway is reporting the theft of some of their track equipment. Officials with the racetrack say someone broke-in to their tower and stole some expensive equipment that is directly related to their ability to run a race. They believe the break-in occurred sometime between 4:30 and 4:50...
Columbia City Council approves updated ordinance for short-term rentals
COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) The Columbia City Council approved an ordinance on Monday that updated its short-term rental regulations, but voted on some additional amendments before doing so. The amendments updated Chapter 13 of the City Code, which governs miscellaneous business regulations. According to the council memo, the amendments include defining "short-term rental" and "transient guest.” The post Columbia City Council approves updated ordinance for short-term rentals appeared first on ABC17NEWS.
Storms spawning a EF1 tornado in Iowa on Monday were part of a derecho. What to know:
The storm that Iowans experienced Monday was part of a derecho. “The derecho began in Iowa and went through portions of Illinois and southern Wisconsin into Indiana and southern Michigan,” Matthew Elliott, a warning coordination meteorologist with the Storm Prediction Center and National Weather Service, said in an email to the Des Moines...
I&M: Less than 3,000 customers remain without power following storms
(WPTA) - Indiana Michigan Power shares that as of 9 p.m. Tuesday, only about 2,900 customers are still without power. Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) has provided another update after 16,000 customers were without power Tuesday morning after a line of thunderstorms moved through the area. I&M says more than 70% of those affected have had their power restored noting that less than 8,000 customers are without power as of 1 p.m.
Anheuser-Busch Donates Drinking Water to Indiana Fire Department
An effort to get more cans of emergency drinking water to local fire departments is underway, thanks to Anheuser-Busch and the National Volunteer Fire Council. Emergency preparedness is something we hear a lot about, particularly around September during National Preparedness Month. The public service announcements and alerts used to roll right over my head, but now, as a married man with a house and several animals, it's something I keep in mind a little more these days. Disasters can happen at any time, as was clearly seen earlier this week when multiple weather hazards hit the area. If you ask me, preparing for disaster is not only an individual responsibility but also a community responsibility.
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