Howard County

The EPA's proposal chiefly aims to clean up high levels of trichloroethene, or TCE, a chemical the federal agency has classified as a carcinogen

A preliminary investigation shows the Piper PA-32 craft was approaching the Glenndale Airport airstrip southwest of Kokomo when it struck a utility pole.

This past weekend residents were out of luck if they wanted to purchase games, books, music and other non-essential items locally.

Two temporary layoffs at a local Chrysler transmission plant occurred during the time period the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses to calculate unemployment for the month.

Indiana has a nearly 19-percent "food hardship" rate for households with children.

Eastern Howard School Corp. Superintendent Keith Richie says the district decided to go ahead with the $3 million project as a hedge against future increases in electricity costs.

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.

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

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