Indianapolis, IN – Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas Carter has announced the promotion of Senior Trooper Corey Berfield to the position of Sergeant to serve as the Department’s Records Management System Coordinator. Sergeant Corey Berfield Corey was born in Williamsport Pennsylvania but moved to central Indiana in 1994. He is …
Read More »Indiana State Police Indianapolis District Accepting Applications for Civilian Dispatchers
Indianapolis, IN -The Indiana State Police is accepting applications for a Regional Dispatcher at the Indianapolis Post to staff the Regional Dispatch Center which operates out of that facility. Successful applicants must be able to receive, record, disseminate and accurately dispatch information to police personnel, other law enforcement agencies and …
Read More »Indianapolis-Chicago Amtrak Route Now Bike Friendly
CHICAGO and INDIANAPOLIS – Bicycles are now accepted between Indianapolis and Chicago both aboard the Amtrak Hoosier State (Trains 850 & 851), sponsored by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and the Amtrak Cardinal (Trains 50 & 51), which together provide daily service with intermediate Indiana stops in Crawfordsville, Lafayette, …
Read More »Governor Eric Holcomb Directs Flags To Be Flown at Half-Staff to Honor Senator McCain
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor U.S. Sen. John McCain. Flags should be flown at half-staff from now until sunset on the day of his burial, Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents …
Read More »Indiana Department of Education Releases Spring 2018 ISTEP+ Results
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education today released 2018 ISTEP+ results. Performance remained stable across content areas in grades 3-8, with slight increases in grade 8 English/Language Arts and grade 3 Mathematics. ISTEP+ assesses more rigorous Indiana Academic Standards adopted in 2014 for English/Language Arts and Mathematics. Altogether, …
Read More »Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-65 Near Whiteland Sends Four People to the Hospital
Whiteland, IN – Last night just before 11 o’clock emergency crews were called to I-65 southbound near Whiteland Road for reports of a multi-vehicle crash. The first responders on the scene reported a large crash scene involving approximately 11 vehicles and several injuries. As police and medical personnel sorted through …
Read More »Vigo County Traffic Stop with K-9 Alert Yields Drugs and Arrest
Vigo County—Last night at approximately 10:24, Indiana State Police Trooper James Crisp stopped a teal 2003 Hyundai passenger car for improper headlights on southbound US 41 (3rd St) near Cherry Street. Immediately noticing enhanced nervousness and other information associated with the occupants, Trooper Crisp requested K-9 assistance from ISP Trooper …
Read More »DOC inmates to help Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch with demolition of unsafe, dilapidated structures
BRAZIL, IND. (Aug. 23, 2018) – Indiana Department of Correction inmates will join ranks with sheriffs and deputies on Monday when they demolish three unsafe and unwanted buildings on the new Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch –making room for cabins, a peace chapel, amphitheater and recreation areas.“Bulldozers and jackhammers will next week …
Read More »Donnelly Calls for More Action to Address Opioid Epidemic as Overdose Deaths Rise in Indiana
Indianapolis, Ind. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly called for more action to address the opioid epidemic as overdose deaths rise in Indiana. The CDC found that 1,840 people died in Indiana as a result of an overdose in 2017, an 18 percent increase compared to 2016 and 37 percent …
Read More »Brownsburg Town Council Approves Change in Leadership
Brownsburg –At the Aug. 23 Town Council meeting, the Brownsburg Town Council approved a change in leadership in Town management. As part of this process, the Town Council appointed Brian Hartsell as the Interim Town Manager while the Town Council considers this position. The Town Council and Interim Town Manager Hartsell …
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