Indiana

Body found of missing woman

A body found in a north-central Indiana creek has been identified as that of a missing Lafayette woman.

WLFI-TV reports the Tippecanoe County coroner’s office identified the body found Friday in Wildcat Creek as 43-year-old Kerry Dunsmore, who was reported missing Jan. 26.

Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Matt Tholen says a retired police officer was canoeing in the area Friday and called DNR after he located the body. Officers found her vehicle and belongings at a public access site for the river.

Investigators found no sign of foul play.

Ohio

Whiteout conditions lead to pileups

Snowstorms in Ohio on Saturday prompted multiple highway closures and driving advisories and led to dozens of crashes.

Westbound lanes of Interstate 76 in northeast Ohio were closed for hours after a series of crashes involving more than two dozen vehicles, but local police said there were no serious injuries, WEWS-TV in Cleveland reported.

The State Highway Patrol said whiteout conditions in parts of northern Ohio prompted officials to close part of the Ohio Turnpike in the Akron area, near its intersection with Interstate 77.

Staff Lt. Shawn Lee said about 30 crashes were reported along the toll road by midafternoon.

Winds nearing 40 mph had blown water from Lake Erie onto Interstate 90, icing the road and causing at least one accident, according to the Plain Dealer newspaper in Cleveland.