INDIANAPOLIS – Just after 6:00 a.m., on February 23, 2018, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were called to the 4400 block of E. Washington St. to assist the Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (IEMS) on an overdose. When officers and medics arrived they located an unconscious adult male. …
Read More »23 Hendricks County Schools Labeled as Four Star Schools
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education announced last week their 2016-2017 Four Star Schools. The Four Star Schools designation is designed by the Department to recognize great schools in Indiana. “Receiving designation as a Four Star School signifies a pursuit of academic excellence among students, educators, and the administration,” …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb Declares Disaster Emergency for 11 Counties Due to Heavy Rainfall
INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb has issued a disaster emergency for 11 Indiana counties in response to widespread flooding and infrastructure damage caused by sustained heavy rainfall. The governor signed an executive order to include Carroll, Dearborn, Elkhart, Fulton, Lake, Marshall, Perry, St. Joseph, Starke, Switzerland and White …
Read More »Indiana Students Are Better Prepared for College as the Number of AP Exams Offered, Taken, and Passed Increases Again
INDIANAPOLIS – In partnership with the College Board and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE), the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced today another year of increases in the number of Advanced Placement (AP) exams offered, as well as the number of students taking and passing AP exams. “Preparing …
Read More »North Green Street Detour Begins February 26th
BROWNSBURG – The Town of Brownsburg will restrict N. Green Street traffic between Main Street and 56th Street to one-way northbound only while utility relocation is underway ahead of the street redesign project. Signs are in place to alert motorists that the road will be closed to southbound traffic on …
Read More »Traffic Patterns Changing On SR 37 To Allow Reconstruction Of Northbound Lanes
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– Beginning this week crews will prepare the northern segment of the I-69 construction zone for closures and restrictions that will begin as early as February 26 and remain in place until July. All work is dependent on both the weather and availability of asphalt paving material. Crews will …
Read More »Indiana State Police Increases Impaired, Dangerous Driving Patrols for March Madness and St. Patrick’s Day
Your Indiana State Police is joining law-enforcement agencies across Indiana this March to increase dangerous and impaired driving patrols for the NCAA Tournament and St. Patrick’s Day. Last year, the weekend beginning St. Patrick’s Day had the highest number crashes involving impaired drivers. With March 17, 2018 falling on a …
Read More »Donnelly Donates Shutdown Pay to Ten Hoosier Food Banks
Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced today that, as promised, he has donated his pay for the three days that the federal government was shut down last month. The pay, worth $940, was donated to ten food banks across Indiana. Donnelly helped craft a deal last month to …
Read More »Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson and the Indiana Department of Revenue to host Auto Dealer Training Sessions
INDIANAPOLIS (February 22, 2018) — Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson and the Indiana Department of Revenue have joined together to create a seminar which provides information that is beneficial and valuable to the success of Indiana Auto Dealers. The intent of this training seminar is to alleviate confusion …
Read More »Superintendent McCormick Urges State and U.S. Lawmakers to Address School Safety
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, today issued a letter to the Indiana General Assembly and the State’s U.S. Senators and Representatives urging them to act on addressing school safety in Indiana. “As I previously stated, we are heartbroken over yet another mass shooting which took …
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