winter weather

“There are places on our rail line that it’s a mile and a half between the rail line and the nearest road, so if you have a situation and you have an emergency service situation, we didn’t want to risk that,” Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District President Mike Noland said Monday.

Winter storms have prompted a statewide disaster emergency declaration in Indiana. Governor Mike Braun declared the emergency in an executive order Friday.

Early signs of frostbite include tingling and a change of skin color in the affected area, according to Apeksha Shah, a family nurse practitioner with Saint Joseph Health System.

With highs staying below freezing, warming centers are open across Michiana. Libraries and community spaces are offering a safe place to get out of the cold.

With temperatures dropping into the single digits and wind chills below zero, warming centers across Michiana are opening their doors to help residents stay safe.

Heavy, wet snow from the weekend storm is raising health risks. Doctors are urging caution, citing dangers from heart strain, cold and falls.

The job, which lasts five months, involves repairing traffic signs, snow removal and other duties. It starts at $20 an hour. There are also a limited number of on-call snow plow driver positions, which make $24 per hour. Commercial Driver's Licenses are required for all these jobs.

In Columbia, Missouri, some community members are stepping up to help unhoused individuals find solutions. They say city leaders have not done enough.

The Indiana Department of Education launches a database to track schools’ spending of pandemic relief funding. The state health department shuts down vaccine and testing sites during the winter storm. And statewide COVID-19 cases are down.

While the winter weather advisory is no longer in effect, much of Michiana is still dealing with the impact of Wednesday’s storm.