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"Coming off 2020, Im convinced 2021 can be the best ever," said Gov. Eric Holcomb in his annual State of the State address.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor on Wednesday proposed a modest increase in...

Debris cleared from I-69 northbound ramp at Benton, Ky. exit 43 All lanes of I-69 are open to traffic. (Source: Pexels/stock image) By Marsha Heller | January 12, 2021 at 8:08 AM CST - Updated January 12 at 8:08 AM MARSHALL COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) - Crews worked quickly to get traffic moving on Interstate 69 northbound at the KY 348 Benton exit 43 interchange in Marshall County on Tuesday morning. According to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, a load of construction debris came off of a tr...

Maybe in the houston area, maybe another inch or two but obviously the damage has been done. were concerned with the kings ford area on interstate 69 to the northeast of houston. thats where its still raining hard. thats tw where two rivers meet, spring creek, san jacinto. thats where theyre having the most concern with the high water in homes. the press conference earlier, thats where theyre trying to save lives. other areas the water is rising slowly. in beaumont, flashflood warning there, a l...

Heres why. watch, shepard. it was built mostly on flat land, so instead of the water running off, it has to drain. the draining system was only built to handle maybe two or 3 inches at a time. not the 2-3 inches they normally get. before hurricane harvey come at ground was already saturated. since then, 20 inches of rain. all 22 of the watersheds in and around harris county, the surrounding area of houston, are now overflowing their banks. the creeks and the bayous. all of that water has to come...

And sideswiped the taylor university van, ripping it open. the impact flung passengers and their belongings all over the interstate. five of the nine people on the van were killed instantly. they were transported to the county hospital. the four survivors all suffered injuries, some serious. one young woman had been thrown 50 feet from the wreckage. she was barely breathing and was quickly airlifted to the nearest trauma center, parkview hospital in ft. wayne. thats where laura van ryns family w...

she left me a message, i believe, on their trip up to fort wayne. i didnt call her back. >> at about 8:00 p.m., their work done, laura and whitney, along with seven other students and staff members were riding in a school van heading south on interstate 69 toward the main campus. whitneys sister carly, also a student at taylor, was the first to hear that something was wrong. >> my friend ben drove up and told me that there was an accident and he thought that whitney was in it. so i called her...