A team of volunteers led by a survivor of a tornado that swept through southern Indiana last year is headed to Oklahoma to help victims of last week's deadly storm.More>>
Several Indiana teachers put their lives on the line just a year ago when two F-4 tornadoes hit Henryville and destroyed the elementary and high school.More>>
Families in southern Indiana who lived through last year's deadly tornadoes are being invited to share their memories about how the tornado changed their lives.More>>
This weekend's one-year anniversary will be a time to pause and remember those 14 people who lost their lives, but also to celebrate all the work that's been done towards recovery.More>>
It's been one year since tornadoes devastated southern Indiana. Henryville received a lot of the attention, but small communities like Marysville and New Pekin were also hit hard.More>>
When the town of Henryville was ravaged by a tornado, emergency responders from all across Indiana arrived to help, knowing there would be a price to be paid back at home.More>>
Nine months after a tornado hit the small southern Indiana town of Henryville, there are signs of progress and, believe it or not, opportunities to be thankful.More>>
Police in Henryville are looking for a man accused of taking money from tornado victims to fix their homes, then running off with the cash without doing the work.More>>
Friday, October 12 2012 4:50 PM EDT2012-10-12 20:50:51 GMT
Life is about to get a little easier for ten Henryville families affected by tornadoes last March. Habitat for Humanity is on a building blitz like never before in Henryville. The non-profit group isMore >>
Life is about to get a little easier for ten Henryville families affected by tornadoes last March.More >>
Monday, October 8 2012 4:13 PM EDT2012-10-08 20:13:50 GMT
Hundreds of volunteers have converged on a southern Indiana town devastated by a deadly March tornado outbreak for a weeklong effort to rebuild 10 homes. The Habitat for Humanity building blitz beganMore >>
Hundreds of volunteers have converged on a southern Indiana town devastated by a deadly March tornado outbreak for a weeklong effort to rebuild 10 homes.More >>
Wednesday, September 12 2012 12:34 PM EDT2012-09-12 16:34:21 GMT
A southern Indiana county's cleanup costs from the deadly tornado outbreak in March have turned out to be much less than expected. The Clark County Council voted this week to approve using $1.9 millionMore >>
A southern Indiana county's cleanup costs from the deadly tornado outbreak in March have turned out to be much less than expected.More >>
Tuesday, August 7 2012 3:12 PM EDT2012-08-07 19:12:50 GMT
Many victims of a massive tornado that tore through southern Indiana have watched area students start a new academic year in a Henryville school largely rebuilt in five months - but they await their ownMore >>
Many victims of a massive tornado that tore through southern Indiana have watched area students start a new academic year in a Henryville school largely rebuilt in five months - but they await their own fresh starts in the tiny villages and isolated homes of the nearby hills.More >>
Wednesday, July 11 2012 5:17 PM EDT2012-07-11 21:17:09 GMT
The church that served as a hub to help southern Indiana tornado victims is finally getting its own much-needed repairs. St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church is also expanding to help people still recoveringMore >>
The church that served as a hub to help southern Indiana tornado victims is finally getting its own much-needed repairs.More >>
Tuesday, July 10 2012 11:05 AM EDT2012-07-10 15:05:29 GMT
Crews have started repairs on a church that was heavily damaged by tornadoes that hit southern Indiana this spring. It is costing $250,000 to replace the roof and do other work at St. Francis Xavier CatholicMore >>
Crews have started repairs on a church that was heavily damaged by tornadoes that hit southern Indiana this spring.More >>
Thursday, June 28 2012 9:51 AM EDT2012-06-28 13:51:57 GMT
Habitat for Humanity is planning a construction blitz to build 19 new houses for families who lost their homes in the tornadoes that struck southern Indiana in March. Organizers are trying to recruitMore >>
Habitat for Humanity is planning a construction blitz to build 19 new houses for families who lost their homes in the tornadoes that struck southern Indiana in March.More >>
Wednesday, June 27 2012 5:07 PM EDT2012-06-27 21:07:26 GMT
Nearly four months after tornadoes destroyed much of Henryville, one survivor just broke ground on a new home. Lenora Hunter lost her husband of 41 years to the storm. Now, she is starting to rebuildMore >>
Lenora Hunter lost her husband of 41 years to the storm. Now, she is starting to rebuild her life, on the same spot where she started. More >>
Thursday, June 7 2012 11:13 AM EDT2012-06-07 15:13:35 GMT
Habitat for Humanity is planning to build nine houses in Madison for southern Indiana residents displaced by tornadoes. Madison's local planning commission recommended Monday that the city council rezoneMore >>
Habitat for Humanity is planning to build nine houses in Madison for southern Indiana residents displaced by tornadoes.More >>
Tuesday, May 22 2012 11:02 PM EDT2012-05-23 03:02:25 GMT
An Indiana mother who had her young son ripped from her arms during this spring's deadly tornadoes has an emotional message for every parent. "I could see it knocking down trees, but the big one, it'sMore >>
An Indiana mother who had her young son ripped from her arms during this spring's deadly tornadoes has an emotional message for every parent.More >>
Wednesday, May 16 2012 5:15 PM EDT2012-05-16 21:15:56 GMT
Country band Lady Antebellum will do its part Wednesday night to help a southern Indiana town ravaged by tornadoes. The free concert in Louisville will raise money for the tornado relief effort. StudentsMore >>
Students at Henryville High School won the concert because of what they lost. But Eyewitness News traveled to Henryville to see what they've gained since the deadly March 2nd twisters devastated their community.More >>
Wednesday, May 2 2012 5:50 PM EDT2012-05-02 21:50:11 GMT
Henryville's junior and senior high school students are going to school in temporary classrooms in Scottsburg after a tornado heavily damaged their schools in March. Students sit in chairs with clipboardsMore >>
Henryville's classroom equipment is going high tech after Lilly invited their teachers to cash in on corporate surplus.More >>
Wednesday, May 2 2012 5:10 PM EDT2012-05-02 21:10:32 GMT
A southern Indiana woman who lost parts of both legs while protecting her two children from a tornado has received the first of two prosthetic legs and taken her first steps on it. Stephanie Decker ofMore >>
A southern Indiana woman who lost parts of both legs while protecting her two children from a tornado has received the first of two prosthetic legs and taken her first steps on it.More >>
Sunday, April 29 2012 1:41 PM EDT2012-04-29 17:41:43 GMT
A southern Indiana town has donated one of its police cars to a county that lost some of its patrol cars in March's deadly tornado outbreak. The Spencer Police Department recently donated a 2007 DodgeMore >>
A southern Indiana town has donated one of its police cars to a county that lost some of its patrol cars in March's deadly tornado outbreak.More >>
Wednesday, April 25 2012 5:15 PM EDT2012-04-25 21:15:31 GMT
On Tuesday, I spent the day in Henryville and it is a far different place since the last time I was there almost two months ago. Everyone knows about the tornado outbreak of March 2nd. It killed 13 Hoosiers,More >>
As the interest of outsiders wanes, a local church is making a commitment for the long term.More >>
Tuesday, April 24 2012 4:52 PM EDT2012-04-24 20:52:30 GMT
The Henryville mother who lost her own legs protecting her children in the deadly tornadoes in southern Indiana last month is getting stronger every day. Stephanie Decker is now being fitted for a newMore >>
The Henryville mother who lost her own legs protecting her children in the deadly tornadoes in southern Indiana last month is being fitted for a prosthetic leg.More >>
Tuesday, April 10 2012 6:37 PM EDT2012-04-10 22:37:50 GMT
Some Henryville residents displaced by the March 2 tornado are grateful they survived, but yearning for their lives to get back to normal. That's a challenge when you don't have a home to return to.More >>
Friday, April 6 2012 5:50 PM EDT2012-04-06 21:50:28 GMT
More than $2 million in federal aid has been approved for homeowners, businesses and others affected by southern Indiana tornadoes and other storms earlier this year.More >>
Thursday, April 5 2012 4:48 PM EDT2012-04-05 20:48:05 GMT
The Three Nails Project will focus on helping the uninsured and under-insured get back on their feet, powered by the sweat and tears of total strangers.More >>
Tuesday, April 3 2012 5:46 AM EDT2012-04-03 09:46:12 GMT
A southern Indiana county's commissioners want to donate $100,000 in casino tax revenue to five nearby counties hard-hit by March's deadly tornado outbreak. Harrison County's commissioners approved theMore >>
Sunday, April 1 2012 12:48 AM EDT2012-04-01 04:48:01 GMT
While many people in southern Indiana are not coming back to the area that was devastated by the March 2 tornadoes, one woman has vowed to rebuild.More >>
Saturday, March 31 2012 6:35 PM EDT2012-03-31 22:35:38 GMT
A group of volunteers has delivered the latest batch of school supplies to a former brake-parts factory where hundreds of southern Indiana teenagers will return to classes Monday.More >>
Monday, March 26 2012 3:34 PM EDT2012-03-26 19:34:07 GMT
Indiana State Police say officers have arrested four southern Indiana residents for looting scrap metal from tornado disaster areas in southern Indiana's Clark and Washington counties.More >>
Thursday, March 22 2012 5:14 PM EDT2012-03-22 21:14:06 GMT
Tornado victims in southern Indiana are investigating options from steel to concrete, above ground and below to protect them from future storms.More >>
Thursday, March 22 2012 3:38 PM EDT2012-03-22 19:38:51 GMT
The Lilly Endowment is giving a $3.15 million to the Indiana Association of United Ways to help southern Indiana recover from recent tornadoes and other storms.More >>
Thursday, March 22 2012 2:11 PM EDT2012-03-22 18:11:29 GMT
Donations to tornado survivors are still headed to Henryville, but volunteers collecting them say they have a bit of a problem. Some donations aren't usable and some of the survivors are reluctant to accept help.More >>
Tuesday, March 20 2012 11:41 PM EDT2012-03-21 03:41:19 GMT
An Indiana high school wrecked by tornadoes has won a free concert by country music trio Lady Antebellum after an online campaign that saw students in other states advocate on the school's behalf.More >>
Tuesday, March 20 2012 6:01 PM EDT2012-03-20 22:01:58 GMT
A little more than two weeks after a tornado destroyed their school, 700 Henryville Elementary School students are preparing to head back to class.More >>
Monday, March 19 2012 1:02 PM EDT2012-03-19 17:02:13 GMT
A southern Indiana school district is putting the finishing touches on plans to get about 700 elementary students whose school was damaged by a wave of tornadoes back in the classroom at a temporary site.More >>
Friday, March 16 2012 7:32 PM EDT2012-03-16 23:32:09 GMT
An Indiana woman who lost parts of both her legs while protecting her two children from a tornado has been released after two weeks in the hospital.More >>
Thursday, March 15 2012 1:34 PM EDT2012-03-15 17:34:36 GMT
More help is on the way to southern Indiana to help tornado victims. Thursday morning, Girl Scouts of Central Indiana loaded up a truck full of donated items.More >>
Wednesday, March 14 2012 4:15 PM EDT2012-03-14 20:15:16 GMT
Southern Indiana officials say many residents in the tornado-ravaged village of Marysville will face costly septic systems upgrades even before they begin rebuilding their homes.More >>
Wednesday, March 14 2012 11:02 AM EDT2012-03-14 15:02:10 GMT
Indiana state agencies will offer unemployment applications, food stamps, counseling and other services to southern Indiana storm victims at a "one-stop shop" in the tornado-ravaged Ripley County townMore >>
Tuesday, March 13 2012 11:03 PM EDT2012-03-14 03:03:59 GMT
Call it an overabundance of Hoosier Hospitality, volunteers have been arriving by the bus load to help tornado-ravaged southern Indiana clean up. More >>
Monday, March 12 2012 4:35 PM EDT2012-03-12 20:35:37 GMT
A little more than a week after their school was destroyed by a tornado, a group of high school students got together to lure popular country music group Lady Antebellum to play at their dance. More >>
Monday, March 12 2012 3:29 PM EDT2012-03-12 19:29:47 GMT
State and federal agencies will open a disaster recovery center in southern Indiana to get aid to people after damage from recent tornadoes and other storms.More >>
Sunday, March 11 2012 5:00 PM EDT2012-03-11 21:00:02 GMT
A family of five in New Pekin, two men in the Ripley County town of Holton and a Scott County man all were in mobile homes when they died or were fatally injured in southern Indiana tornadoes on March 2.More >>
Friday, March 9 2012 10:49 PM EST2012-03-10 03:49:19 GMT
The declaration orders federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts in Clark, Jefferson, Ripley, Scott, Warrick and Washington counties.More >>
Thursday, March 8 2012 6:55 PM EST2012-03-08 23:55:55 GMT
Nearly a week after deadly tornadoes struck southern Indiana, the recovery effort is in full swing. Eyewitness News visited Henryville to see how donations are being spent.More >>
Thursday, March 8 2012 11:48 AM EST2012-03-08 16:48:31 GMT
A southern Indiana school corporation is collecting new and gently used books to replenish the libraries of a neighboring school district devastated by last week's tornadoes.More >>
Wednesday, March 7 2012 6:36 PM EST2012-03-07 23:36:33 GMT
Friday's tornadoes in southern Indiana severely damaged Henryville High School, Middle School, and Elementary School. Now, a restoration company is working with the school district and its insurance company to get the facility classroom-ready once again.More >>
Wednesday, March 7 2012 6:20 PM EST2012-03-07 23:20:35 GMT
Eyewitness News wanted to share an update on a young woman we met Friday night in Henryville. She was searching for survivors that night, tearfully hopeful to find her family members who were there during the storm.More >>
Tuesday, March 6 2012 5:17 PM EST2012-03-06 22:17:47 GMT
A Henryville woman is talking about the storm that changed her life. Stephanie Decker lost part of both legs while shielding her children from the tornado last Friday.More >>
Monday, March 5 2012 5:00 PM EST2012-03-05 22:00:49 GMT
Bilbert Abney is one of hundreds of Red Cross volunteers criss-crossing county roads in southern Indiana, searching for people in need following Friday's tornadoes.More >>
Monday, March 5 2012 4:11 PM EST2012-03-05 21:11:07 GMT
The tiny Indiana farm town of Marysville has no mayor, no school and no shopping center. And after last week's deadly tornadoes, it has virtually nowhere left to live.More >>
Monday, March 5 2012 3:54 PM EST2012-03-05 20:54:03 GMT
A 15-month-old Indiana girl who clung to life for two days after being tossed by a tornado that killed her parents and two siblings has been buried with her family.More >>
Monday, March 5 2012 12:03 PM EST2012-03-05 17:03:28 GMT
The Indiana House held a moment of silence honoring the victims of Friday's tornadoes that devastated several small towns in southern Indiana and killed more than a dozen people.More >>
Monday, March 5 2012 11:55 AM EST2012-03-05 16:55:54 GMT
The Clark County Emergency Operations Center is advising storm-affected residents to attend one of a series of upcoming community meetings to learn more about management of debris.More >>
Monday, March 5 2012 10:45 AM EST2012-03-05 15:45:43 GMT
A southern Indiana man says his wife lost parts of both her legs when the family's home collapsed onto her Friday as she was shielding their two children from a devastating tornado.More >>
Sunday, March 4 2012 6:54 PM EST2012-03-04 23:54:36 GMT
Officials in Indiana have lowered the state's death toll from Friday's tornado outbreak to 12 people from the previous 14 and are now concentrating on cleanup work.More >>
Friday, March 2 2012 4:27 PM EST2012-03-02 21:27:32 GMT
No serious damage was reported in central Indiana, but a tornado is reported to have caused extensive damage in the town of Henryville in Clark County.More >>
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