Brian Scott

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State Police Investigating a Possible Police Impersonator

Indianapolis, IN – Troopers from the Indiana State Police Indianapolis District are investigating a citizen’s encounter with a possible police impersonator. An unidentified suspect pulled over a victim driving on I-74 westbound between the 99 and 103 mile markers, near the Shelby and Marion County line, on April 19, 2020. The suspect was …

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State Doubles PPE Orders, Donations with Totals Topping 6.3 Million

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb Friday announced that the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) has secured commitments for more than 6.3 million pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) – up from 2.6 million last reported on April 13 – for hospitals, first responders, long-term care facilities and health care …

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Gov. Holcomb Signs Executive Order Permitting Elective Medical Procedures

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today signed Executive Order 20-24 to allow health care providers and facilities to resume elective medical procedures provided they have sufficient quantities of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and consult the best practices and recommendations developed by their medical associations or industries. Providers include hospitals, …

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Conservation Stewardship Program Accepting Applications

The nation’s largest conservation program is now accepting applications from agriculture producers. Applications for the Conservation Stewardship Program received by June 1 will be considered for the next round of funding. CSP is a Farm Bill program for producers who already are conservation stewards, and who want to add more …

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Ditch Road Bridge lanes to close for 3 days next week

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation will close all lanes of the Ditch Road bridge over I-465 for three days next week.  The bridge lanes will be closed during daytime hours, Wednesday, April 29 through Friday, May 1.  Lanes will be closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. each …

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IndyGo Postpones Implementation of New Route Network as part of COVID-19 Response

INDIANAPOLIS (April 24, 2020) — IndyGo today announced that the implementation of the new, grid-based bus network, previously planned for June 2020, will be postponed due to several factors related to the coronavirus outbreak.    COVID-19 has impacted IndyGo’s operations in many ways. At its March meeting, the IndyGo Board of Directors authorized staff to begin operating Saturday service on weekdays and temporarily suspend fare …

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