Vigo County—On Wednesday evening, January 17th at 10:23, Trooper Brad Fyfe witnessed a moped with no headlights or taillights traveling southbound on 15th Street at Maple Avenue in Terre Haute. Trooper Fyfe activated his emergency lighting and siren to stop the vehicle, but the driver looked over his shoulder and …

(INDIANAPOLIS) – This morning, the Indy Chamber received word from global technology firm Amazon that Indianapolis was named as one of 20 finalist cities in their search for the location of their second headquarters.  The Indy Chamber convened regional and state leaders to submit a proposal for Amazon HQ2 in …

(INDIANAPOLIS) – Today, the Fifth Third Bank President of the Greater Indiana Region Kevin Hipskind announced a $100,000 grant from the Fifth Third Foundation to the Indy Chamber’s Accelerate Indy regional economic development strategy, directed to its Entrepreneur Services division. The announcement was made at the John H. Boner Community …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN) recently joined Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and a group of bipartisan Senators to introduce the Protecting Veterans from Predatory Lending Act of 2018, bipartisan legislation that would protect veterans from targeted predatory home loan practices. The legislation would require lenders to …

Avon – The Avon Chamber of Commerce website will go live today between 9:00-10:00 am.  Because of this, our website will be unavailable for a period of time.  The Chamber says the conversion will only last a short period of time.  This new website will move the Chamber and its …

Indiana- On January 4, 2010 President Obama issued a proclamation naming January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. This followed a 2007 Senate resolution naming January 11th as Human Trafficking Awareness Day. Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers (CVEOs) and Motor Carrier Inspectors (MCIs) are teaming up …

Hendricks County Parks & Recreation recently asked members of the public to answer a short survey about where they get their information and how they utilize parks. More than 650 people responded, and the results are enlightening.  The five-question multiple-choice survey was sent out via email to the subscribers of …

BRAZIL, IND. (Dec. 17, 2018) – Zero degrees. Winter weather advisories. School closings. Jack-knifed semis.  Believe it or not, spring is just weeks away.  “Volunteers for the Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch are already facing an ordering deadline for tree saplings to reforest aging wooded areas surrounding the property’s three lakes,” said …

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) spoke on the House floor today to honor Kate’s Kart, an organization that provides free books to thousands of hospitalized children throughout northeast Indiana. Click here to view Congressman Banks’ speech.  Text of the speech follows: “Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Kate’s …

Tuesday, January 16th 2018 – The Indiana State Police Bloomington District A.C.E.S. (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Section) conducted a criminal saturation patrol in Monroe and Greene Counties. As a result of this patrol, three local residents were arrested on drug charges. Just after 6 pm, Trooper Riley Nungester and Sergeant Greg …