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IU’s earthquake simlutor offers glimpse at major tremor
By Lauren Casey The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Geological Survey is partnering with the Indiana Department of Homeland Security to provide a “ground shaking” experience not like any other on this side of the country. A new earthquake simulator nicknamed the “Quake Cottage” has the capabilities of producing a quake-like motion that mimics a tremor [...]
Barack Obama \ severe storms \ tornadoes
President Obama declares disaster area for Southern Indiana counties
By Timothy Cox The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS — President Obama declared a federal disaster Friday for residents and businesses in six southern Indiana counties affected by tornadoes on March 2. The designation makes aid, grants and loans available to residents affected by the storms in Clark, Jefferson, Ripley, Scott, Warrick and Washington counties. According to [...]
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Daniels requests federal help for Southern Indiana storm victims
By Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Mitch Daniels requested federal assistance on Thursday for six Southern Indiana counties hit hard Friday by severe storms and tornadoes. Daniels asked President Barack Obama to declare a major disaster in Clark, Jefferson, Ripley, Scott, Warrick and Washington counties, where 13 people died and hundreds of [...]
Lawmakers say federal help will be needed for storm-ravaged Southern Indiana
By Lesley Weidenbener The Statehouse File INDIANAPOLIS – Southern Indiana lawmakers say they are pleased so far with the state’s response to severe storms and tornadoes that tore through the region, killing 13 Hoosiers and destroying dozens of homes and businesses. Sen. Ron Grooms, R-Jeffersonville, toured the damage Sunday at Henryville in Clark County and [...]
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Volunteers help Henryville try to rebuild after powerful tornado
By Sarah Seward The Statehouse File HENRYVILLE — The tornado that ripped through northern Clark County on Friday may have destroyed a high school and damaged more than 100 homes and businesses but the community’s spirit is thriving. Volunteers from across the town and the state worked around the clock to sort donations, distribute food [...]
State death toll now 13, investigators find EF-4 damage
Staff report The Statehouse File 13 deaths due to Friday’s storms: Clark County: 1 fatality in Henryville Jefferson county: 4 fatalities in Saluda Township near Chelsea Ripley County: 2 fatalities from the Holton area Scott County: 1 fatality in Lexington Township (southeast Scott County) Washington, 5 fatalities in New Pekin INDIANAPOLIS – A 15-month-old child [...]
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Tornado damage photos from New Pekin
Reporter Sandie Love took the following photos during a trip Saturday to New Pekin, Ind. Tornado damage in New Pekin, Indiana from The Statehouse File on Vimeo.
Homeowners in Southern Indiana try to pick up the pieces
Update: State officials reduced death totals to 12 on March 4, after this story was written. The story reflects the total when it was written. By Sandie Love The Statehouse File See a slide show of storm damage photos from New Pekin. Click here. NEW PEKIN — Sherry Clem’s house was nearly torn apart by [...]
damage \ Mitch Daniels \ southern Indiana \ tornadoes
Daniels visits storm ravaged areas of Southern Indiana where 14 died
Update: State officials reduced death totals to 12 on March 4, after this story was written. The story reflects the total when it was written. Staff report The Statehouse File Personal impacts See our story about the impact of the tornado in New Pekin. Gov. Mitch Daniels traveled on Saturday across areas of Southern Indiana [...]
DNR \ Goose Pond \ hooded crane \ Tim Grimes \ video
Video: See one reporter’s search for the elusive hooded crane
More than 1,000 people from across the country headed to the Goose Pond Fish & Wildlife Area this month after a rare hooded crane from Asia showed up with a flock of sandhill cranes, who were making the wetlands area a migratory stopover. Tim Grimes, a reporter for TheStatehouseFile.com, made the trek too. See his [...]
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