STATEHOUSE (Aug. 31, 2018) – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced that the Federal Communications Commission has awarded more than $29M in funding over the next 10 years to increase broadband speeds for 24,530 locations throughout the state. “Unserved and underserved rural areas in our state need high-speed, reliable Internet in …

Trial courts have sent more than 135,000 text messages over the past few months to remind defendants about their upcoming hearings. The new text service is available to Odyssey courts across the state through Indiana Supreme Court Trial Court Technology. The text messages are a courtesy to defendants to remind …

Give a tree to a friend or relative and show you care. Plant it and prove the fact. Show a child how to plant a tree and provide a lifetime lesson about building nature in an act that can last generations. The county Soil & Water Conservation District fall native …

“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Continues Through Labor Day The Indiana State Police (ISP) have a new tool to enforce alcohol-impaired driving this Labor Day weekend. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute  recently purchased 777 portable breath test devices for use by ISP troopers. …

HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces State Road 75 will close just south of U.S. 36 on or after Tuesday, September 4 to replace a small structure. The road is scheduled to reopen on October 15.  The structure is over Miller Creek and is located …

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 29, 2018) — Individuals incarcerated in Indiana prisons got the rare opportunity to search for employment before their release, by participating in an innovative virtual job fair with six Hoosier employers.  The Hoosier Initiative for Re-entry program, or HIRE, is a program administered by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development …

(Indiana)  –– Whitetails Unlimited has awarded Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry a grant totaling $2,000 to fund processing fees on donated large game and livestock.  “We are very excited about our “Meat” the Need program, “said Debra Treesh, Executive Director of Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, “and pleased that this Whitetails Unlimited …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly helped introduce legislation that would overturn the Administration’s recently finalized rule about short-term “junk” insurance plans. These plans continue the Administration’s efforts to undermine health insurance markets and are expected to raise health care costs for Hoosiers, while failing to offer essential coverage …

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Putnam County—Sunday evening at approximately 7:27, Indiana State Police Region V Dispatch Center alerted troopers to a possible road rage incident that was ongoing along westbound Interstate 70 from the 56 mile marker in Morgan County. Preliminary investigation revealed a young mother and her two children, ages six and eleven, …