Articles tagged as: FEMA
February 22, 2022
IU Health working through backlog of procedures as COVID cases decline
Health systems are still struggling to keep up with demand despite declining COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Read MoreFebruary 1, 2022
Bill that would let some homes stay in the floodway passes Senate
A bill that could jeopardize flood insurance for Wayne County residents — and potentially other insured Hoosiers — passed the state Senate on Tuesday.
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2022
Bills on floodplains, dams limit the Indiana DNR's ability to protect Hoosiers from flooding
Two state Senate bills would limit the Department of Natural Resources’ authority to protect people from flooding.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2021
Navy team to aid Indiana's largest hospital amid COVID surge
Federal officials are sending a 23-person U.S. Navy team to Indiana’s largest hospital to help relieve staffers exhausted and overwhelmed by a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations.
Read MoreMay 6, 2021
Flood Insurance Premiums To Go Down For 46 Percent Of Hoosiers
FEMA changed how it calculates the premiums in the federal flood insurance program.
Read MoreSeptember 10, 2020
Extra $300 Unemployment Benefit Will Be Capped At Six Weeks
The extra $300 will go to anyone who lost their job due to COVID-19 and was eligible for $100 or more of unemployment benefits between June 26 and Sept. 5. The program, called Lost Wages Assistance, was created through an executive order from President Donald Trump.
Read MoreMarch 22, 2016
State Updating Hazard Plan To Include Extreme Weather
Indiana's new hazard mitigation plan describes the threat from natural disasters such as flooding, earthquakes, tornadoes, hail and snow storms.
Read MoreFebruary 23, 2016
Marion County Updating Flood Maps For First Time in Three Decades
The risk of floods along Marion County's 400 miles of streams and rivers has been reanalyzed for the first time in three decades, changing requirements for thousands of properties that have to pay for expensive flood insurance.
Read MoreJanuary 6, 2016
FEMA Denies Aid To Northern Indiana Lake After Summer Floods
Mississinewa Lake's request was part of a statewide filing for FEMA aid in which 19 counties reported $11 million in damage from the summer floods.
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