INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation is adding additional maintenance crews and bringing on contractor resources to address potholes forming on the Indianapolis metro area interstates resulting from the recent freeze-thaw conditions. INDOT has more than doubled the number of maintenance crews focused on patching potholes in the Indianapolis area …

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced the volunteer citizen members of the Next Level Teacher Compensation Commission as a part of his effort to make teacher pay competitive with surrounding states. The commission has been tasked with determining what constitutes competitive teacher compensation in Indiana and …

INDIANAPOLIS, February 11, 2019 – About 100 advocates from across the state will gather at the Statehouse in downtown Indianapolis Wednesday, February 13 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. for State Advocacy Day, hosted by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater Indiana Chapter. Attendees will include people living with Alzheimer’s disease, caregivers, …

INDIANAPOLIS – Criminals looking to steal identities and submit fraudulent tax returns better look elsewhere. The Indiana Department of Revenue’s (DOR) Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Program is a national leader, stopping over $110 million in attempted identity theft and tax refund fraud since 2014. “The amount of stolen …

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a boating accident that occurred in Jackson County Sunday evening.  Jerry Cash (59), of Seymour, was rescued from swift water after capsizing his canoe in the White River.  At 7:42 P.M. Anthony Davis of Seymour contacted the Jackson Co. Sheriff’s Department about a man yelling …

Cloverdale, IN – February 8, 2019, Indiana State Police Trooper Colton Maynor was patrolling in Cloverdale, IN, when he passed a vehicle, going the opposite direction, in which both the driver and a passenger were not wearing seatbelts.  Trooper Maynor watched the vehicle turn into a local business as he …

INDIANAPOLIS –  On February 8, 2019 an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Southwest District officer was involved in a crash at W. Washington St. and N. Raceway Rd.  Just before 11:00p.m. an IMPD officer was traveling north on Raceway road in his marked police vehicle.  The officer had been dispatched to …

PLAINFIELD, IN – Plainfield Police Department Chief of Police, Jared McKee, has appointed Detective Joe Aldridge as the new Deputy Chief to replace Jill Lees. The Town of Plainfield announced the resignation of Lees earlier today, she will be stepping into the role as Chief of Police at IU Bloomington …

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 7, 2019) — February is National Career and Technical Education Month. To raise awareness, the Indiana FFA Association and other Career and Technical Student Organizations assembled at the Statehouse today and met with lawmakers about the important role CTE plays in readying students for college and their careers. Career …

PLAINFIELD, IN – Plainfield Deputy Police Chief, Jill Lees, has accepted the Chief of Police position at Indiana University-Bloomington. Lees’ last day with the Plainfield Police Department will be March 1, 2019. Lees has been with the Plainfield Police Department for 23 years and has worked her way up the …