Fiscal year 2019 was a banner year for philanthropy at Butler University, with 15,823 generous graduates and friends contributing $41.4 million, representing the second highest fundraising total in the past 10 years. The gifts will bolster academic programs, enhance student life initiatives, and support Butler Athletics, cementing Butler’s status as …

MARTINSVILLE, Ind.— Intermittent closures are scheduled throughout the day Monday, July 22, on southbound S.R. 37 near Grand Valley Boulevard in Martinsville, weather permitting. Closures are expected to begin after 9 a.m. for Milestone Contractors to move equipment and materials across the roadway to continue overpass construction in the median. …

INCIDENT LOCATION: 4400 Crittenden Ave. INDIANAPOLIS –  Just before 6:30 p.m., on July 16, 2019, North District Officers were dispatched to the 4400 block of N. Crittenden Ave on a report of a burglary in progress.  Officers arrived and spoked to the homeowner who advised officers that he confronted the …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 19, 2019) – Indiana’s unemployment rate drops to 3.5 percent for June and remains lower than the national rate of 3.7 percent. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage of the …

Teachers from the Brownsburg Community School Corporation, Plainfield Community School Corporation, Danville Community School Corporation and Mill Creek Community School Corporation have been nominated to receive the 2020 Indiana Teacher of the Year Award. The nominees from Hendricks County are: Adam Ferguson, Plainfield Community School Corporation Adam Ferguson Mr. Ferguson …

INDIANAPOLIS – Contractors for the Indiana Department of Transportation will continue work this weekend on multiple projects to improve pavement conditions and repair winter damage on Indianapolis area interstates. Motorists should avoid work zones, if possible, by using alternate routes. Delays and slow-moving traffic should be expected in construction areas. Drivers …

Avon, IN – Hendricks Power Cooperative announced today the formation of a joint venture agreement with Endeavor Communications of Cloverdale, IN, supporting the expansion of internet and other telecommunications services throughout Hendricks, Putnam, and Montgomery counties. The collaboration enables future infrastructure development, bringing fiber optic internet technology to underserved rural areas. The …

Clay County – Indiana State Police initiated a criminal investigation in November 2018, after receiving information that a 13 year old female had been sexually abused. The investigation revealed that a Tony G. Brock, age 39 of Brazil, Indiana, allegedly had been engaging in sexual misconduct with a minor.   After …

INDIANAPOLIS—Health care professionals and advocates will meet in Valparaiso at the sixth annual Indiana Suicide Prevention conference, to discuss ways to reduce the suicide rate in Indiana. The theme is Increasing Connectedness and the Will to Live: Strengthening Ties Between Families, Organizations and Communities Since its inception in 2014, this …

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announce U.S. 136 and Nucor Road in Montgomery County will become a four-way stop condition temporarily beginning Monday, July 22.  This will be in effect for the official detour during the State Road 32 closure just east of Crawfordsville over Walnut …