INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation is finishing up its construction season this week in Marion County and along the I-70 corridor. Contractors will be out performing punch list and guardrail work to complete projects. Most work will be done by the end of the December, but rolling closures …
Read More »Elanco Picks Indiana for Global Headquarters, Long-Term Growth and Innovation
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 4, 2020) – Elanco Animal Health Inc. (NYSE: ELAN), which is now the second-largest independent animal health company in the world, announced plans today to locate its global headquarters in Indiana following its 2018 IPO and recent acquisition of Bayer Animal Health. The company will invest in its …
Read More »IndyGo Announces Fare-Free Holiday Rides; Canned Food Drive
INDIANAPOLIS (December 3, 2020) - IndyGo today announced fare-free ride opportunities on Christmas and New Year’s Eve, as well as a canned good and non-perishable food drive onboard buses and at the Carson Transit Center. For the second consecutive year, all fixed route and Open Door service will be fare-free on Christmas …
Read More »Head-on Collision on U.S. 40 in Hancock County Claims One Life
Indianapolis, IN – This afternoon, at 1:25 p.m., Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter alerted dispatch of a serious crash he had come upon on U.S. 40 just east of Carroll Road in Hancock County. Emergency crews were called to the scene and Superintendent Carter rendered aid to the victims until …
Read More »IMPD Homicide Detectives Make Arrest in Homicide Investigation of Former Hoosier Football Player
On May 30, 2020 at approximately 11:48pm, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were dispatched to a person shot at North Talbott St. and East Vermont St. Upon arrival, officers located a male suffering from injuries consistent with gunshot wound(s). Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (IEMS) responded to the …
Read More »Danville rides physicality to state title game
Ryan Palencer – WYRZ This year has been challenging in so many ways to so many folks. However, the Danville Warriors football team provided a ray of hope and added a special run to an otherwise struggle-filled 2020. Though they fell 42-14 over the weekend to Bishop Chatard, the Warriors …
Read More »IMPD Homicide Detectives Make Arrest in Homicide Investigation
On November 29, 2020 at approximately 08:24pm, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were dispatched to the 8800 block of Westfield Blvd. on the report of a person shot. When officers arrived, they located a male suffering from injuries consistent with gunshot wound(s). Officers then located a female …
Read More »Six awardees receive specialty crop grant funding
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 3, 2020) — The Indiana State Department of Agriculture awarded more than $468,000 to six projects designed to grow the state’s specialty crop sector, funded by USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant program. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops. “Our Hoosier farmers …
Read More »Traffic Stop Leads to Drug Charges and DUI
Vigo County – December 2, 2020, at approximately 10:30 p.m., Trooper Andrew Mattern was patrolling in the area of 10th Street and Harrison, when he stopped a 2004 Chevrolet for failing to stop at the stop sign. The driver was identified as Thomas Hackl, age 41, of Terre Haute, Indiana. Suspicious …
Read More »IMPD Covert Robbery Detectives Arrest Man for a Series of Robberies
Chad Hubbard INDIANAPOLIS – During the months of October, November, and December, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s (IMPD) Covert Robbery Unit investigated a series of robberies on the southeast side of Indianapolis, in which a bi-racial male armed with a revolver was committing robberies of several people and gas stations. Using …
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