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Indiana residents frustrated amid 10-day power outage

Season 2026 Episode 171 | 2m 24s

More than 70,000 people in northwestern Indiana are without power more than a week after a series of storms downed trees, knocked out power lines and flooded neighborhoods. Local officials are scrambling to restore electricity as frustrated residents accuse them of not doing enough. Stephanie Sy reports.

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