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A pileup with more than 40 vehicles has closed Interstate 70 in both directions about 20 miles west of Indianapolis. Officials said all lanes of I-70 are expected to remain closed until Thursday night. Aerial footage is silent from source. Police and fire rescuers responded to Interstate 70 about one mile west of the Plainfield, [...]

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Whiting firefighters responded to an extra alarm fire in downtown Whiting, Indiana and fought a fully-involved apartment fire while temperatures were well below freezing. VIDEO: Fully-involved apartment fire and firefighting operations while the air temperature was about 23°F with a 14°F wind chill. Dozens of residents were displaced after a fire spread through a multi-residence [...]

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Melanie McDonald: A northern Indiana hospital has fired eight employees who refused to get flu shots under a new policy intended to protect patients from the potentially deadly illness. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, Indiana instituted the the mandatory flu policy in September, 2012. Some believe the vaccine is a toxin with some side effects, and [...]

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Kane County Sheriff Announced Suspect in Custody Michigan City police, Indiana State police and Illinois State police were involved in a high speed chase about 3:00 p.m. that began in Michigan City, Indiana. In Illinois the chase was northbound on I-294 and westbound on I-88. The pursuit continued northbound on Route 31 near North Aurora. [...]

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WARNING GRAPHIC LANGUAGE: Video of the EF-4 tornado that blasted through Henryville, Indiana on March 2, 2012. Videographer aimed the camera out the back door of his house — approximately one-quarter mile away from the passing tornado. The video illustrates well the dangers present while standing outside and capturing a tornado on video. 1. Debris [...]

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Storm chasers capture on video the destructive band of storms as it touched down in Indiana Friday near Henryville. There is extensive damage in the area with homes flattened and roofs ripped off. Indiana Homeland Security spokeswoman Emily Norcross confirmed that three deaths were reported in Jefferson County. Major Chuck Adams of the Clark County [...]

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Fully-involved house fire in the 2900 block of Colfax and 2800 Black Oak Road in Gary, Indiana. Gary, Indiana firefighter fought fires in a house, garage and storage unit on Wednesday night. On September 24, 2011 Gary Fire Department fought six fire overnight. Fires were reported in vacant buildings at the 2400 block of Nicholas [...]

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A minivan carrying seven people was rear-ended by a semi-trailer truck in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80/90 between Bristol and Middlebury (mile marker 103.5) just before 8:00 p.m. Thursday. The minivan was carrying ten people with the wreckage coming to a rest in the center median area. Seven people were killed in the minivan, [...]

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Amanda Bach. UPDATE: A male acquaintance of Amanda Bach arrested by Indiana University Bloomington police; Dustin McCowan, 18, of Union Township is being held in the Porter County Jail on suspicion of murder. The body of Amanda Bach, a 19-year-old from Portage, Indiana was found 3:45 p.m. Saturday near a field on a Canadian National [...]

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High Definition (HD) video from Suglarland fan showing August 13, 2011, Sugarland Concert stage collapse at Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, IN, USA. Fatality List … According the Marion County Coroner’s office, the following victims lost their lives when high winds hit the Indiana State Fairgrounds ahead of an approaching severe thunderstorm: Alina Bigjohny, 23, [...]

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High Definition (HD) video from Suglarland fan showing August 13, 2011, Sugarland Concert stage collapse at Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis, IN, USA. At least four people were reported killed and 43 injured when a metal and canvas stage collapsed during a severe thunderstorm with 60-70 mph winds. The storm approached as a Sugarland concert [...]

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Declan Sullivan, a 20-year-old student videographer at Notre Dame died from traumatic injuries October 27, 2010 after the elevated hydraulic lift he was using at almost full extension blew over in high winds. An Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) investigation shows that university officials and staff failed to recognize adverse weather conditions, denied the [...]

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