Vigo and Putnam Counties—Wednesday morning at 10:58, Indiana State Police Master Trooper Polly Blackburn was patrolling US 41 in southern Vigo County, when she came upon a two-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of US 41 at State Road 246.  Preliminary investigation reveals 21-year-old Carl Melchert of Fairbanks, IN., was …

Sharing the road safely with school buses School buses are one of the safest forms of transportation on the road today. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, riding a bus to school is 13 times safer than riding in a passenger vehicle and 10 times safer …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), and David Perdue (R-Ga.), today introduced the bipartisan STOP Using Human Shields Act. The bill would impose sanctions on those who use or facilitate …

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today released the following statement after voting for the Protect Medical Innovation Act, which would permanently repeal the medical device tax: “With this vote, we are one step closer to repealing this tax once and for all. Arguably, no one has been hurt …

Danville – Hendricks Regional Health announced it has opened a new endoscopy suite in its Danville hospital. The new expanded space includes new equipment, new patient beds, upgraded state of the art cardiac monitoring equipment and a tube system for quicker test results. The new suite which opened for patients, Monday, …

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced his support today for the bipartisan Improving Access to Maternity Care Act. The legislation seeks to help reduce the shortage of obstetrical services in underserved and rural areas. Currently, 32 Indiana counties lack hospital-based obstetrical services, which can result in Hoosiers being …

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (July 24, 2018) — Next week, Treasurer Kelly Mitchell will begin a month long tour of PSAPs (Public Safety Answering Points) around the Hoosier state. As the Indiana Treasurer of State, Mitchell is the only treasurer in the country to chair a 911 board.  “My role on the Statewide 911 …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 23, 2018) – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today reported that 3,228 total handheld metal detectors have been requested by 369 school entities—including 94 percent of all traditional public school corporations. On July 9, the governor announced that the state would make the metal detectors available at no cost …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 24, 2018) – Niagara Bottling LLC, a U.S. private-label bottled water manufacturer, announced plans today to expand its operations in Indiana, establishing a new facility in Jeffersonville and growing its current facility in Plainfield, creating up to 57 new jobs by the end of 2019. “Global companies like …

On Thursday, July 19, 2018 at approximately 9:40 PM, Plainfield Officers were dispatched to the Mill Run Apartments on a report of a welfare check on possible mental/emotional 34 year old female. Upon arrival, the female exited onto the third floor balcony of her apartment and kicked the metal railing …