Kokomo police says at least seven properties were targeted. They've been in touch with the FBI and are investigating.

Officials don't yet have an estimate of how much cleanup will cost, in part because some damage is still being discovered.

Crews are still surveying damage near Peru to determine if it was caused by a tornado.

Storms of the size that hit central part of the state Wednesday are fairly uncommon for Indiana, especially this time of year.

The American Red Cross setup a shelter at the Kokomo Event and Conference Center for those displaced.

While the number of injuries is minimal, the damage to homes and businesses in the Kokomo area is extensive.

Munster, Kokomo, Carmel and Columbus are among communities adopting similar protections since last year's uproar over Indiana's religious objections law.

Gary has seen economic investment from Donald Trump, and Kokomo benefited from President Obama's auto bailout. But those connections haven't necessarily led to political goodwill.

A nonprofit serving people with disabilities has opened a new classroom building that replaces one destroyed by a tornado that swept through Kokomo in 2013.

They stood in line for as long as two hours at Northwestern High School, where visitation was held Monday for Deputy Carl Koontz and his funeral is planned Tuesday.