INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (July 27, 2018) — One year ago today, Indiana State Treasurer Kelly Mitchell announced the launch of the INvestABLE Indiana savings plan. The plan was made possible by the passing of the ABLE Act of 2014. It allows for the creation of tax-advantaged savings accounts for individuals with disabilities to …
Read More »Franklin Man Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography
Franklin, IN – A 41 year old man was arrested for possession of child pornography yesterday. The arrest stemmed from a three month investigation by the Indiana Crimes Against Children Task Force, with the assistance of the Noblesville Police Department and the Franklin Police Department. The findings of the investigation …
Read More »Trooper Escapes Serious Injuries After Being Struck by an Alleged Drunk Driver on I-65
Indianapolis, IN – Trooper Drew Atwell is recovering from injuries sustained when his car was struck by an alleged drunk driver early this morning on I-65 near Southport Road. Just after 3:00 a.m., Trooper Atwell was investigating a crash with injuries on I-65 southbound at the 103.8 mile marker when …
Read More »Driver Fails to Stop When Clocked at over 100 MPH in Tippecanoe County
Tippecanoe County-Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at approximately 11:19 p.m. on I-65 NB near the 171 mile marker (this is approximately one mile south of the SR 26/172 exit), a trooper monitoring traffic gets a RADAR reading of over 100 MPH and attempts to stop the vehicle. The driver of the …
Read More »Crowdfunding campaign launched for “Brown County Skate Park” Project
INDIANAPOLIS – Nashville teens will soon be able to enjoy a new skate park, thanks to a recently launched crowdfunding campaign. The campaign is sponsored by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) and offered through the crowdfunding platform developed by Patronicity. The campaign is led by a local …
Read More »Unemployment Insurance Fraud Investigation Yields Three Convictions
INDIANAPOLIS (July 26, 2018) – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) receives wage reports and new hire data from Hoosier employers documenting who is employed and receiving compensation. The agency’s unemployment insurance fraud investigation taskforce examines claims of individuals who intentionally provide false, misreported or unreported information in order …
Read More »Marion County to conduct DUI checkpoints on July 29th
(Indianapolis, Ind.) — Local law enforcement agencies, in cooperation with the Marion County Traffic Safety Partnership, will conduct DUI checkpoints during July 2018. The project Strategies for Impaired Driving is made possible through a grant received from the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation and is a project aimed at …
Read More »Banks Praises Passage of 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee and a core member of the Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference committee, today praised the bill’s passage by the House of Representatives. “Today, with strong bipartisan support, Congress continued to make …
Read More »The Hendricks County Community Foundation Scholarships Open August 1st
More than 50 scholarships are offered by the Hendricks County Community Foundation to local high school seniors, and the application to apply for these will go live on the HCCF website on August 1, 2018. The awards range from $500 to $10,000, with each scholarship having specific criteria. Students must …
Read More »New agreement expands educational ties between Indiana and Hungary
INDIANAPOLIS (July 25, 2018) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb welcomed Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó to his office today to sign a cooperative agreement in support of a partnership between the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana and Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest, Hungary. …
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