The extreme fluctuation of temperatures dipping above and below freezing the past few weeks has created prime conditions for potholes on Indiana interstates, U.S. routes and state highways. To deal with potholes in the most aggressive and efficient manner, the Indiana Department of Transportation will be allowing crews through the …
Read More »Indiana’s Unemployment Rate drops to 3.4 percent in December
INDIANAPOLIS (January 23, 2018) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.4 percent for December and remains lower than the national rate of 4.1 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below the U.S. rate for more than four years. The monthly unemployment …
Read More »Brownsburg Town Council appoints new members to boards and commissions
BROWNSBURG – Brownsburg Town Council has elected 2018 officers and announced several appointments to the municipality’s boards and commissions. The council named Ward 5 representative Sean Benham as president and Ward 3 representative Brian Jessen will serve as vice-president this year. Robert McLaughlin was reappointed to the Economic Development Commission. …
Read More »Brownsburg Teacher Receives $25,000 Milken Educator Award, 1 of 44 in Country, Only 1 in State
INDIANAPOLIS – In participation with the Milken Family Foundation and Brownsburg Community Schools, the Indiana Department of Education announced today that Kristen Lents of Harris Academy is a recipient of the Milken Educator Award. The award is provided through the Milken Family Foundation, and along with national recognition, includes a …
Read More »Indianapolis Airport Authority Board Reelects Officers
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 23, 2018) – The Indianapolis Airport Authority’s governing board reelected four officers last Friday during its regular monthly meeting at the Indianapolis International Airport. Barbara Glass was reelected president, with Steve Dillinger reelected vice president and Al Bennett reelected as secretary. IAA Senior Director of Finance Robert Thomson …
Read More »Teams announced for the 8th Annual Indiana Permanent Supportive Housing Institute
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) and Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) announced today that teams from six Indiana communities will be participating in the 2018 Indiana Supportive Housing Institute. Communities include: Bloomington, Johnson County, Kokomo, Lebanon, New Albany and two groups in Indianapolis. “The Institute continues to be an extraordinary opportunity for these …
Read More »Investigators with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrest a current IMPD recruit officer
INDIANAPOLIS – On December 31st, 2017 at 4:38 P.M., Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) arrived at 6700 Hollow Run Drive on a report of a subject pointing a firearm. During the field investigation, Officers learned a current IMPD Recruit Officer may have been involved in the incident. …
Read More »Hendricks County prosecutor’s office levies additional charges against teens charged in Brownsburg woman’s murder.
On January 17th 2018, Brownsburg Detectives submitted additional charges to the Hendricks County Prosecutor’s Office to be filed on Kiesha Summerhill and Arion Cruthird in connection with the homicide of 74 year old, Alice Wright, of Brownsburg. As a result, the following charges were filed on January 19th, 2018: Robbery …
Read More »Rokita Statement On End Of Schumer Shutdown
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Todd Rokita released the following statement after the House voted to re-open the government. “Despite House Republicans doing our job and voting to keep the government open, Senate Democrats voted to shut down the government,” said Congressman Todd Rokita. “They decided to put amnesty for illegal immigrants over …
Read More »Cold Case Investigators travel to Wisconsin to interview a possible suspect connected to a 1998 rape case
INDIANAPOLIS – On September 2, 1998, Deputy’s with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 8600 block of Rook Road on the report of a rape. The victim spoke to Deputy’s and evidence was collected from the scene. On December 2, 2015, Investigators in the IMPD Cold Case Unit, working …
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