McCullough Academy reopens in Gary, Indiana, after tornado damaged roof
An elementary school in Gary, Indiana, reopened on Tuesday, nearly three weeks after a tornado tore off part of the roof of the gym.
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An elementary school in Gary, Indiana, reopened on Tuesday, nearly three weeks after a tornado tore off part of the roof of the gym.
Indiana State Police said the truck overturned about two miles south of the Lowell exit, ending up in a field off the expressway.
Around 5:30 p.m. Friday, a Michigan City police officer performed a traffic stop on a red Dodge SUV for an equipment violation in the 5800 block of South Franklin Street.
At least two tornadoes touched down near Indianapolis on Wednesday, and they weren’t the only twisters produced by a massive storm system that stretched from Texas to Michigan. The National Weather Service is calling it a storm system of epic and historic proportions.
Indiana State Police believed the trucks toppled over due to a strong gust of wind as thunderstorms were moving through the area
Crews have been busy the past two days repairing damage, including downed wires and at least 130 broken utility poles.
Caprice Edward Cashaw, 31, of Merrillville, was charged with multiple felonies — including murder and attempted murder — in the shooting early Sunday morning at a local bar.
The tornado snapped more trees along its northeasterly path before dissipating in the area of Lake Village and Schneider.
The two people killed in a deadly mass shooting at a bar in Hammond, Indiana early Sunday morning have been identified, as charges against a person of interest are still pending.
Hammond police said a person of interest has been taken into custody in the shooting, and said his name will be released when charges are filed.
Police believe the truck was headed east through the Pratt Industries property in Valparaiso when the strong crosswinds blew it over.
Hammond police said at Portside Pub early Sunday morning, they found the door riddled with bullets — and inside, five people who had been shot. Shardaa Gray reports.
Spartz was repeatedly drowned out by jeers from some of the 500 people who packed a conference center outside of Indianapolis.
The cattle truck carrying 127 cows rolled over on northbound I-65 near the westbound I-80/94 interchange.
Students at McCullough Academy will have classes at the Gary Area Career Center next week while officials continue to assess damage and make plans for repairs at their damaged school.
Students at McCullough Academy will have classes at the Gary Area Career Center next week while officials continue to assess damage and make plans for repairs at their damaged school.
Noel Brennan talked with one woman whose tree was ripped out of the ground by a tornado last week.
The city says the hardest hit area was along 21st Avenue in Gary, where several homes were severely damaged. Noel Brennan talked with one woman who went through it.
People living near two of the town's six air-raid sirens did not hear them go off at all, and five nights later, those two sirens were still malfunctioning.
There are six air-raid sirens around town in Highland — and when they go off, they are very loud. But people living near two of the sirens did not hear them go off at all, and five nights later, those two sirens were still malfunctioning. Jermont Terry reports.
"It was also discovered there was an issue with the communication to the 911 Center," police said.
Officials in Highland, Indiana, said two tornado sirens were found to be malfunctioning after a tornado touched down in the town on Wednesday.
First responders later located the missing man, 73, in the water, and he was pronounced dead.
Part of the roof at Frankie Woods McCullough Academy, a public school located at 3757 W. 21st Ave., was torn off, damaging the gymnasium and several classrooms.
While property damage and power outages were widespread after three tornadoes touched down in Gary Wednesday night, there were no fatalities or major injuries reported. Andrew Ramos reports.
