What Hoosier hasn't looked to the sky during a summer pop-up storm or a spring tornado warning and wondered if it's time to take shelter? When those days happen, do you think about your pets? What if you had to evacuate your home? Are you ready to take your pet?

Hoosiers with property and crop damage from this week's severe weather can find recovery information online through the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated Jackson, Jennings, Lawrence and Shelby counties in Indiana as primary natural disaster areas due to losses caused by severe flooding that occurred from Aug. 8, 2009, and continuing.

Some INVOAD members and partners have asked how to help with the relief and recovery efforts related to the 1/12 earthquake in Haiti.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced today that eligible Haitian nationals in the United States may begin the application process for Temporary Protected Status.

The United Way of Bartholomew County was devastated by fire on Christmas. What was not burned was lost to smoke and water damage. This is a tremendous loss for a community recovering from the June 2008 flooding.

Cleanup still isn't over in Southern Indiana. For months, we've told you about the struggles local Hoosiers are facing from the August 4 flooding. It's costing families big bucks, some are turning to loans as a last resort.

Almost 20 counties in Indiana have decided to form a COAD or be part of a larger COAD.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) notified the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) that the appeal for federal disaster assistance has been denied. The decision affects individual and public assistance grants to Hoosiers in southern and central Indiana who experienced damage from severe weather Aug. 4-9.

Indiana residents and businesses affected by the severe storms and tornadoes in Porter County on August 19, can apply for low-interest disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills announced today.