SOUTH SHORE ALERT-get 24/7 access to schedule at wimsradio.com under TRAFFIC TABOn Dec 7 extra eastbound train will depart Millennium Station @4:25 pm, serve Van Buren @4:28 pm, run non-stop to Hegewisch and make all local stops; terminating in Mich City. Extra will not serve Hudson Lake or South Bend
LaPorte County Emergency Management officials will be conducting a siren test TODAY Saturday December 7th at 11am to ensure the sirens in LaPorte County are functioning properly. During the test two one-minute signals will sound, with one minute of silence between signals. During actual emergencies a three-minute signal sounds, with a short period of silence between signals, repeated one or more times. Siren tests will not take place during severe thunderstorms to avoid public confusion with excessive warnings. In any emergency, first seek shelter, then listen to AM 1420 WIMS for instructions.
Indiana Governor Mike Pence outlined his agenda Thursday at a legislative conference on how he will seek to expand the nation’s broadest school voucher program to disadvantaged preschool-age children and increase access to charter schools. Pence plans to seek new money for roads and push for a series of economic measures, including eliminating the personal property tax for businesses and changing regulations to attract more companies in Indiana.
ndiana State Police and INDOT will have a press conference next Wednesday at 11am at the INDOT Gary Subdistrict Conference Room. Numerous incidents of metal scrapper thieves stealing wiring from highway light poles along the I-80/94 and I-65 corridors have occured, leaving darkened highways and lack of safety for drivers. Details to be addressed will include how the metal scrapping thieves are doing it and how the public can help catch them and how Indiana taxpayer money is being lost.
The 16th annual Pioneer Land Christmas Open House at LaPorte County Fairgrounds is taking place this weekend. This family-friendly event includes visits with St. Nicholas, dressed in an 1800′s costume, in the barn. Small gift items will be for sale at the general store, steel candy canes and icicle ornaments and tiny reindeer shoes will be for sale at the blacksmith shop. Other buildings participating in the open house include the school house, quilting cabin, log cabin, Farm Bureau building and the woodworkers and cabinetmakers shop. This event grows bigger every year, last year drawing a record breaking 5000 people. It is open both Saturday and Sunday from 3pm to 8pm both days.
- Winter Weather Arrives Early, At Least 10 Killed
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Freezing weather, ice and snow are causing dangerous travel, power outages and at least 10 deaths over the last two weeks. Some parts of the country are not used to this kind of wintry weather so early in December. Among other events impacted by the cold is the Dallas Marathon, which had been scheduled for Sunday. The race was cancelled on Friday. Among those killed by the Read more…
Apple Launches Feature to Track Your Location in its Stores
Photo by John Keeble/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Apple wants to know exactly where you are when you enter an Apple Store. On Friday, Apple launched a new feature in its Apple Store app, which allows Apple to see specifically where you are in its own stores. Those who have the latest version of the app and have enabled the new location features will be sent alerts based on where they Read more…
North Korea Deports Captive American War Vet Merrill Newman
ABC News(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old Korean War veteran, has been deported from North Korea after being held more than a month, the U.S. State Department confirmed. Newman, of Palo Alto, Calif., was pulled from a plane Oct. 26 while preparing to leave the communist nation after a 10-day tour. Newman, a former finance executive, has a heart condition and his family had been worried about his Read more…
GOP Weekly Address: Constituents Struggle With Obamacare
United States Congress(WASHINGTON) — In this week’s Republican address, Congresswoman Renee Ellmers, representing North Carolina’s second district, discussed the House’s focus on jobs and constituents’ stories with President Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Ellmers expressed frustration with the health care law, saying it was an example of the “war on women.” Citing examples from voters’ experiences with the Affordable Care Act, the congresswoman said the people would have to “spend the Read more…
Grammy Nominees in Top Categories Announced, Jay Z Leads All Nominations with Nine
Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Rap music dominated the nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, announced Friday night live in Los Angeles and telecast on CBS. Only six categories were announced during the hour-long nominations special, but overall, Jay Z tops this year’s nominations with nine. Rappers Kendrick Lamar and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have seven each. Justin Timberlake also scored seven nominations each, as did Pharrell [fuh-RELL] Williams, Read more…
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