INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, in partnership with the American Red Cross Indiana, announced today a series of trainings in Psychological First Aid for Hoosier health care and social services professionals. Psychological First Aid is an approach to helping people who have been exposed to a …

The Brownsburg Public Library announced that they are closing as of 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 16th and intend to reopen on Monday, April 6th in response to the Coranavirus. The following is an email that was released this morning: The Brownsburg Public Library Board of Trustees and leadership team …

INDIANAPOLIS — In a continuing effort to slow the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Governor Eric J. Holcomb has announced additional efforts. Here are additional directives from Governor Holcomb. Indiana will adhere to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for large events and mass gatherings. The guidance recommends no …

Indianapolis, IN – Last night, just after 9:00 emergency crews responded to I-70 eastbound near Shadeland Avenue for reports of a single vehicle crash. When paramedics arrived the male driver was unconscious and unresponsive. Despite life saving efforts from first responders, 45 year old Kevin Burdell of Springfield Illinois was pronounced …

INDIANAPOLIS- Just after 3:50 p.m. on February 27,2020, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were dispatched to 5027 Eagles Watch Drive in response to a 911 caller stating they heard what appeared to be shots fired in the area. When Officers arrived, they located an unresponsive male.  Pike EMS …

DANVILLE, IN – Amid public health concerns relating to COVID-19 (coronavirus), the American Basketball Association (ABA) announced that it has cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 season which includes the Final Eight, the ABA Championship Game, and the ABA All-Star Game. Hendricks County’s ABA team, the Indiana Lyons, finish their …

INDIANAPOLIS – In an effort to reduce the potential to acquire and/or spread COVID-19, the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, with support from Overdose Lifeline, will supply opioid treatment programs with lockboxes and naloxone kits. The lockboxes will enable Hoosiers, who are stable in their treatment of opioid …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 16, 2020) – Indiana’s unemployment rate drops to 3.1 percent for January and remains lower than the national rate of 3.6 percent. The last time Indiana’s unemployment rate was lower than 3.1 percent was November 2000. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number …

The Hendricks County Health Department has begun transmitting information about the current Coronavirus pandemic using a low power AM transmitter in Avon. The latest message can be heard on 1610 AM in the Hendricks County area as well as updated on the front page of WYRZ.org.

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced additional steps the state is taking to help Hoosiers who are impacted by the novel coronavirus COVID-19 to reduce the spread of the virus. As of noon today, the state has 12 Hoosiers who have tested presumptively positive for COVID-19. Under Gov. …