Greencastle, IN – Putnam County Department of Child Services, requested the assistance of Indiana State Police, Putnamville District, to conduct an investigation of an accidental shooting that sent two individuals to the hospital.   Preliminary information indicates that a juvenile was visiting with grandparents on April 19, 2019.  The juvenile …

INDIANAPOLIS (April 19, 2019) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.6 percent for March and remains lower than the national rate of 3.8 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below the U.S. rate for more than five years. The monthly unemployment rate is a …

Macy’s Parade officials lead by Wesley Whatley, creative director of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade® and head of the Parade’s Band selection committee made a special announcement Tuesday inviting The Sound of Brownsburg to the 2020 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Macy’s Parade staff, working secretly with school officials including band director …

BOONE COUNTY, Ind.-The Indiana Department of Transportation announce plans to modify the interchange at I-65 and S.R. 267 with proposed new interchange construction at I-65 and Boone County Road 550 South. The project also includes minor ramp widening for the existing northbound I-65 exit ramp to Whitestown Parkway and the …

INDIANAPOLIS (April 18, 2019) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb appointed Sue McCloskey to the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) Board of Directors today. “To continue taking Indiana’s economy to the next level, we need the experience and perspective of key industry experts like Sue McCloskey. She knows firsthand the challenges and …

BOONE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a bridge rehabilitation project on the U.S. 421 Bridge over Little Eagle Creek will restrict traffic to one 12’ lane, beginning on or after Monday, April 29.  Motorists will be controlled at the bridge with a traffic signal.  This work …

INDIANAPOLIS – Work is scheduled to begin next week on I-65 near downtown Indianapolis. This project is the first of many Marion County projects this summer as the Indiana Department of Transportation works to clean up the interstates after two years of harsh freeze/thaw cycles during the winter months. Crews will …

INDIANAPOLIS—Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions. Board of Directors of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute The Governor made one new appointment to the board with a term expiring Oct. 15, 2020: Troy Bacon (Frankfort), chief of the Frankfort Police …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers were on routine patrol when they conducted a traffic stop which yielded narcotics, a firearm, and the arrest of a Serious Violent Felon and one other suspect. James Saucerman Just after 3:30 p.m. on 04/11/2019, a Northwest District officer with the IMPD …

INDIANAPOLIS (April 16, 2019) – The Indiana University School of Medicine Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy will host its annual Indiana Health Workforce Summit on May 21 at the Indiana Government Center South at 10 N. Senate Ave. in downtown Indianapolis. The vision for the summit is to …