Indiana
Indiana town to lower speed limit for semi trucks only
Metropolis officers in Chesterton, Indiana, say that they’ve partnered with the Indiana Division of Transportation (INDOT) to scale back the pace restrict for vans with the intention to defend the “coronary heart of the city” from “semi-tractor trailers barreling by at 60 miles per hour or higher.”
In a Tuesday information launch, the City of Chesterton introduced that INDOT has agreed to “decrease the pace restrict for vans—and for vans solely—from 50 miles per hour to 40 mph alongside Ind. 49 within the City of Chesterton.“
Metropolis officers say that INDOT will decrease the pace restrict “as quickly as potential. As quickly as their schedule permits.”
Chesterton Police Chief Tim Richardson defined the reasoning for reducing the pace restrict for vans solely: “The sheer dynamics of Ind. 49 in Chesterton and the way in which you’re coming over hills and round curves, reducing the pace restrict to 40 isn’t meant to punish the truckers, as a result of they’re essential and important to our society at present. However by the sheer dynamics, it offers them extra stopping distance at site visitors lights and we hope that vastly improves security. We didn’t need to punish motorists, Chesterton residents and folks passing by, by making them do 40. The dynamic actually impacts the truckers due to their weight and their stopping distances.”
“If the pace for vans is 50, they’re doing 58, and that’s method too quick to to cease in time after they’re coming over the overpass or round these curves,” Richardson added. “If it says 40, we hope they keep between 40 and 46 or 47 after which they’ll have the best stopping distance.”
Officers say that the push for the truck pace restrict change was caused by a current accident involving a truck.
“Till it may nearly be stated, now, that Ind. 49 actually IS the guts of the city, pierced although it’s—a whole lot and a whole lot of instances a day—by semi-tractor trailers barreling by at 60 miles per hour or higher. Not simply by semis, in fact, however by vehicles, SUVs, minivans, and pickups. It’s the semis, nevertheless, which trigger probably the most harm—each to different passenger autos and to life and limb—when a trucker makes a mistake: rear-ends somebody, sideswipes somebody, or T-bones somebody in an intersection. We all know that. Everyone knows that. And on occasion a trucker reminds us anyway by enjoying red-light roulette. Visitors security has been foremost on Dunelanders’ minds since retired CHS swim coach Kevin Kinel was grievously injured by a semi operating a purple gentle on Might 8,” the Metropolis of Chesterton stated.
City officers additionally plan to assemble three turnaround cross-over culverts within the median between East Porter Ave. and the Indiana Toll Highway to offer native police a handy place to stage and conduct stationary patrol to “monitor site visitors lights and the pace and the truck lane.
Indiana
Indiana State Police on scene after Valparaiso police shooting: officials | LIVE
VALPARAISO, Ind. (WLS) — Indiana State Police are on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in northwest Indiana Thursday afternoon, the Valparaiso Police Department said in a post on Facebook.
Valparaiso police said at 3:40 p.m. that the investigation is ongoing.
They said there is no threat to the public, and the scene is secure.
There was a Valparaiso police shooting, officials said Thursday afternoon. Indiana State Police are on the scene investigating.
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Police did not provide any additional information about where or when the incident occurred or if anyone was injured.
Chopper 7 was over the scene about 4:30 p.m. A large area was blocked off by police tape and officers.
Fairgrounds Park will be closed until further notice, as the police continue their investigation, Valpo Parks said in a Facebook post just before 4:20 p.m.
This is a developing story; check back with ABC7 Chicago for updates.
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Indiana
Dry Thursday, rain returns Friday
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Frosty start in many locations this morning. We will see a dry day today with rain returning Friday and into the weekend.
TODAY: Temperatures this morning in northern Indiana dropped into the 20s. Highs stay below normal for this time of the year but we will be warmer than what we’ve been the last couple of days. Highs today climb close to 60. Clouds are around for the first part of the day. We will see some sunshine later this morning and this afternoon.
TONIGHT: A few clouds expected tonight. Temperatures will not be as cold tonight. Lows fall into the low and middle 40s.
RAIN RETURNS
FRIDAY: Friday morning will start off dry and even mostly sunny. Temperatures will be in the 40s to start the day. Highs climb close to normal for the afternoon into the middle and upper 60s. Rain returns later in the afternoon and early evening. It will be breezy on Friday with winds gusting out of the south and southeast at 15 to 20 miles per hour.
If you are heading to the Pacers game tomorrow evening there is a chance for a few showers or storms. Temperatures stay into the middle 60s.
WEEKEND FORECAST
Rain chances continue into the weekend however we will see lots of dry time. Showers and even a few thunderstorms are possible heading into the first part of Saturday. We will see some dry time in the afternoon Saturday. Highs climb near 80.
A few spotty showers or storms are possible on Sunday. Highs climb into the lower 80s for the end of the weekend.
Rain returns Monday with a good chance for showers and storms. Highs Monday will be in the middle 70s. We stay in the 70s for the rest of the week. A few spotty showers are on possible on Tuesday but dry for the middle and end of the week.
Indiana
Frost advisory affecting Higher Elevations of Indiana and Beaver County Thursday
The National Weather Service issued a frost advisory at 9:02 p.m. on Wednesday valid for Thursday between midnight and 10 a.m. for Higher Elevations of Indiana and Beaver County.
The weather service says, “Temperatures in the low to middle 30s will result in frost formation.”
“Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered,” comments the weather service. “Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.”
Frost advisory – this is what it means
Frost advisories are issued from May to October (but can be extended if necessary) when temperatures, winds, and sky cover are favorable for frost development. This is most likely to happen when the temperature is 36 degrees or less. In some cases, the frost is severe enough to end the growing season and is then referred to as a ‘killing frost’.
According to the weather service, if a frost advisory is issued for your area, cover up sensitive plants before the sun sets so that it can help retain heat near the plants, or move the plants indoors for the night, if possible.
Advance Local Weather Alerts is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to compile the latest data from the National Weather Service.
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