Indiana
Cold front brings rain and snow showers to central Indiana | Mar. 5, 2025
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A powerful low-pressure system brings 40 mph gusts, showers, and a late switch to snow today in central Indiana. Plus, a big warmup next week.
Wednesday:
A massive wound-up system continues to march through the Midwest this morning. Much of central Indiana is entering what is called the dry slot, with a heavy shield of rain sliding north and east of our state. Partial clearing is taking place over parts of Illinois and Indiana this morning.
As we await the low to move over the Midwest, a trough digging through on the southern end of the surface low could bring a few scattered showers and even a rumble of thunder as we head into the morning and afternoon hours. Temperatures will slide gradually as we go throughout the day today in the wake of the cold front moving through. We have likely already reached our high for the day today, which occurred shortly after midnight. Numbers will likely slide into the lower 40s as we head into the afternoon hours.
As we move into the afternoon and temperatures continue to rapidly cool, any lingering moisture on the back end of this area of low pressure could either mix with or completely change over to light snow showers. Snow chances then continue until later this evening. Very little, if any, accumulation is expected.
Wednesday night:
Snow will wind down shortly after midnight, leaving us partly cloudy and colder overnight with lows near 30. Meanwhile, it should be noted that it will be another blustery day with gusts near 40 mph. This will be similar to Tuesday and just below wind advisory criteria.
Thursday:
Thursday should be a relatively quiet day, although breezy at times. High pressure will settle in, ushering in cold air advection along with lots of sunshine. High temperatures will top out in the upper 30s and lower 40s.
Friday:
An upper-level wave will quickly hit the state on Friday. It appears we could see some light snow showers for the northern third of the state on Friday morning. By Friday afternoon and evening, chilly rain showers will move through the state.
Meanwhile, temperatures will only top out in the mid-40s for Friday afternoon.
This weekend:
The weekend looks pretty quiet with warming temperatures. It will still be seasonably chilly for Saturday under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies and highs in the mid-40s. Numbers should jump to the lower 50s under partly cloudy skies for Sunday.
Warming up next week:
The next thing next week is where things really turn more spring-like. Pretty quiet conditions as we open up the week on Monday with partly cloudy skies and highs near 60. We could make a legit run to near 70° temperatures on Tuesday, which would rival the warmest of the year thus far. The long-range pattern keeps us above average for much of next week.
On this episode of “Week in Review,” we cover the Indiana gambling case, the Bears’ 2026 schedule release and the Bulls landing the No. 4 draft pick. We also look at Jim’s Original moving after 85 years and Chicago Fire FC’s new McDonald’s Park stadium name. Plus, Cole Kmet joins Cop on a Rooftop, a White Sox phenom goes one on one and more top stories from around Chicago.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — More than 50 Indiana law enforcement agencies are taking to the roof to help local athletes.
Police and safety officers will be stationed around various Dunkin’ Donuts, taking up donations for the Special Olympics. People who monetarily donate will receive a coupon for a free donut. Those who donate $10 or more will receive a coupon for a free medium hot coffee.
“Supporting the Special Olympics isn’t just an event for us — it’s a commitment to people who inspire us every day,” Sergeant Wes Rowlader said. “These athletes show what determination, courage, and community truly look like. Every dollar we raise helps transform that spirit into training, competition, and lifelong confidence.”
More than 20,000 Hoosier athletes train and compete for free within the Special Olympics. To date, Cop on a Rooftop has raised more than $125,000 for Special Olympics Indiana.
The Indiana State Police will be at the Dunkin’ Donuts at 9821 Lima Road in Fort Wayne from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday.
A man’s family is demanding answers after he was shot by a security guard inside a hospital emergency room waiting area on Tuesday night in Gary, Indiana.
Methodist Northlake Hospital officials said, around midnight Tuesday night, its security staff responded quickly after a patient took out a gun. The hospital said he’d threatened to shoot himself or others.
The hospital commended the security guard who shot the man for “neutralizing the threat and helping ensure the safety of our patients and employees.”
Family members identified the man who was shot as Otis Brown. They said he is a kind father to a 12-year-old boy.
“Just a great person, a happy-go-lucky, always out there trying to do the right thing,” said his fiancée, Stacey Taylor.
Taylor said she was on a business trip when she got a call that Brown had been shot multiple times.
“Scared, uncertainty; you know, what story is right? You know, what happened?” she said.
After he was shot, Brown was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment.
Taylor said she had no idea why Brown went to Methodist Northlake Hospital in the first place. His family said he was trying to leave the hospital when the shooting happened, claiming that the hospital gave him his gun back after he was cleared to leave.
“We just want to get answers, just want to know what happened, particularly when people are defaming his name,” Taylor said.
She and Brown’s family hope the hospital has surveillance video footage that can help provide answers.
Gary police have not provided any details on the shooting. The Lake County Sheriff’s Department said it is investigating the shooting at the request of Gary police, but did not provide any further information.
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