Rain returns on Wednesday but it is not expected to be heavy.
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Published on April 9, 2025
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Indiana Youth Institute releases annual State of the Child report
The detailed report highlights not only the challenges our young people face, but the advancements made over the last two years.
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Published on April 9, 2025
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IPS hosts Hockey Talks mental health awareness initiative
The Hockey Talks program started in Vancouver in 2013, following the death of Vancouver Canucks forward Ryan Rypien.
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Published on April 8, 2025
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State Road 46 in Columbus reopens as flood waters recede
Many roads in Bartholomew County had been closed because of high water.
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Published on April 8, 2025
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Live Doppler 13 forecast April 8, 2025 4 p.m. update
Its been a lovely day in central Indiana, with mainly sunny skies and plenty of sunshine, but the temperatures have remained a bit on the chilly side. While it may have felt warm under the sun, afternoon highs only peaked in the 40s.
The reason? Were coming off the coldest morning weve had in over a month. While we didnt break any records, this morning marked the coldest weve seen this late in the season since April 16, 2020.
A Freeze Warning has been issued again for tonight, with temperatures expected to drop into the 20s to near 30. If youve planted any tender vegetation or have flowers that have bloomed early this year, youll want to take action to protect them from these freezing temperatures.
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Published on April 8, 2025
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How to report Indys most dangerous streets
A new online mapping tool offers a glimpse of some of the citys most dangerous roads.
The platform, developed by Indy nonprofit Health by Design, is collecting data on safety concerns as part of the citys Vision Zero plan, a policy initiative that involves redesigning infrastructure with the goal of reducing or eliminating trafficrelated deaths and serious injuries.
Residents can report everything from dangerous driver behavior and nearmiss incidents to crumbling sidewalks and dangerous intersections. The tool allows users to drop points on a map and document safety concerns they have experienced or observed.
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Published on April 8, 2025
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Research company brings dire wolf back to life after 12,000 years
A biology research company based in North Texas says its brought a legendary creature back from extinction after more than 12,000 years.
Dallasbased Colossal Biosciences, which describes itself as the worlds only deextinction company, has announced the rebirth of the onceextinct dire wolf. Dire wolves, made famous by Game of Thrones, were an American canid that were as much as 25% larger than gray wolves. They had previously been extinct for over 12,500 years.
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Published on April 8, 2025
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Drone finds missing Michigan woman stranded in woods for 3 days after car fire
Police are releasing new details about a missing Norton Shores woman who was found alive in the woods Sunday evening.
Nancy Bloomquist, 74, went missing after going to the Little River Casino on Thursday, April 3. She was last seen leaving the casino around 5:30 p.m. that same day. That was the last time she was seen until she was found lying under a tree in Mason County Sunday evening.
Bloomquist was found just north of the Manistee National Forest on private property of a seasonal homeowner.
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Published on April 8, 2025
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Dangerous flooding remains across Midwest, South after severe storms
Rivers rose and flooding worsened Sunday across the sodden U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already badly damaged by days of heavy rain and wind that killed at least 18 people.
Even as the rain moved out of some of the hardest hit areas in Arkansas, Tennessee and Kentucky, water levels crept up in some communities, swirling into homes and businesses and submerging roads.
In Frankfort, Kentucky, rescue crews checking up on residents in the state capital traversed inundated streets in inflatable boats. Workers erected sandbag ramparts to protect homes and businesses and turned off utilities as the swollen Kentucky River kept rising.
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Published on April 8, 2025
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What to know about the measles outbreak
Infectious disease expert Tom Duszynski, with IUs Richard Fairbanks School of Health, shares what to know about the measles outbreak.
Health officials have confirmed the first confirmed case of measles in Indiana this year.
The Indiana Department of Health said the measles contracted by a juvenile in Allen County was confirmed in a laboratory. The department said the child was not vaccinated against measles.
The childs condition is said to be stable and is recovering, but no other information will be released to protect their privacy.
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Published on April 8, 2025