Indiana Sen. Joe Donnelly, D, will host the U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter at the Naval Support Activity Crane this afternoon. NSA Crane is the state's largest military facility, and this will be the first visit to Crane by a Secretary of Defense. Follow Harrison Wagner (@The_Wagoneer) for updates from the event.
From the Associated Press: Authorities say two escapees from an Indiana jail have been found in Ohio four days after they were discovered missing and have been taken into custody without incident. Indiana authorities said Tuesday that Dayton police in Ohio apprehended 39-year-old Chadwick Heath and 27-year-old Michael Roberts at a city address after receiving an anonymous tip. They didn't specify the location. The inmates were taken to a county jail in Dayton, where Roberts was being held on Ohio charges and Heath was awaiting extradition to Indiana. Before their escape Friday from the jail in Connersville, Indiana, Roberts was being held on burglary and theft charges and Heath on drug-dealing charges. WLWT reported that officials suspect the two men spent weeks carving through stone wall to break out, then stole a truck.
From the Associated Press: Power companies are bracing for severe weather over northern Indiana. The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, says widespread damaging winds, a few tornadoes and large hail are expected across the region during the late afternoon and evening on Wednesday. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. says it's increasing staffing at its customer call center, scheduling extra work crews, postponing scheduled work that would require equipment to be out of service, and putting work crews in the field to respond more quickly to problems. Indiana Michigan Power Co. already has called in extra crews to help get customers back online from storms Monday. About 10,000 of its customers in St. Joseph and LaPorte counties remained without power late Tuesday.
