It is with very heavy heart that the DNR Law Enforcement Division Director, Lloyd Arnold, his staff, and all Indiana Conservation Officers, report the untimely passing of our brother, Major Michael Portteus. “Our agency is shocked from the loss of one of our leaders, today.   I thank all of …

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 16, 2018) – Now travelers looking to head to Seattle out of the Indianapolis International Airport (IND) will have a new nonstop flight option beginning in June 2018 — thanks to Delta Air Lines. This new flight opens up an additional connection into Seattle, giving Indy travelers two …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement on the federal government shutdown. On Friday, Donnelly spoke on the Senate floor urging Republicans and Democrats to work together to reach an agreement and he later voted to keep the government running.   Donnelly said, “The most basic …

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today joined a group of 65 members of Congress in sending a letter to Rep. Devin Nunes, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, urging for the immediate release of a four-page classified memo regarding FISA surveillance in 2016.    “After …

INDIANAPOLIS –Just after 6:00 a.m., on November 4, 2017, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were called to the 1600 block of Nelson Avenue reference a deceased person.  When officers arrived they located an adult male who was lying in the street who appeared to be deceased from …

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development, awarded two Distance Learning and Telemedicine program grants totaling nearly $1 million, to the Indiana Small and Rural Schools Association and the East Central Education Service Center, in support of their …

Vigo County—Friday afternoon at 12:56, Indiana State Police Master Trooper Hans Nowak stopped a  white 2010 Chevrolet Impala westbound on US 40 near Hunt Street for 63 miles-per-hour in a 45mph zone. A smell of possible burnt marijuana was emanating from the vehicle as Nowak approached the driver. During a …

Indiana State Troopers arrested two Indianapolis men Thursday afternoon after a traffic stop uncovered a loaded handgun and nearly 70 grams of marijuana.  The driver, who was found to be suspended, was stopped for a traffic violation near the intersection of Pendleton Pike and Kercheval Drive in Indianapolis around 12:30 …

INDIANAPOLIS – On Wednesday, January 24, 2018 the Indiana Balance of State Continuum of Care (BoSCoC) and the Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP) will conduct the 2018 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count in Indiana. Under the direction of these agencies, and local coordinators, hundreds of volunteers from around the state will conduct the count of sheltered and unsheltered homeless …

INDIANAPOLIS –Just after 9:00 p.m., on January 18, 2018, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were called to the 4000 block of Stratford Ct. reference a deceased person run.  When officers arrived they located an adult male deceased inside a vacant townhouse who had apparent trauma on his …