INDIANAPOLIS – More than 2,100 pounds of holiday ham, nearly 800 hams total, were donated by Indiana’s pork producers through Indiana Pork to Gleaners Food Bank of Indianapolis. “The entire year, but especially during the Christmas season, Hoosiers are compassionate to the hunger issue around the state,” said Joe Baldwin, …
Read More »Lt. Governor Crouch speaks to Brownsburg Rotary Club
Brownsburg – Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch was in Brownsburg last week to speak to the Brownsburg Rotary Club. It was one of many stops the Lt. Governor is making all over the state during the month of December. Among the many questions she answered that day, one was why …
Read More »Banks and Bipartisan Group Seek Funding for A-10 Wings
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, joined a bipartisan group of 20 House members to urge Senate appropriators to fund wing production for A-10C “Warthogs” in a letter sent today. The 122nd Fighter Wing located in Indiana’s Third District flies A-10s …
Read More »Medical Episode Causes Driver to Crash in Putnam County
Putnam County—Just before 10:00 this morning, Indiana State Police responded to a one-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 34 mile marker. Preliminary investigation revealed a westbound silver 2013 Chevrolet Impala, driven by 52-year-old Robin Blansett of Farmersburg, IN., left the roadway and struck the center …
Read More »Donnelly Pushes Again For Reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement in his continued push for the reauthorization of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Donnelly supports the Keep Kids’ Insurance Dependable and Secure (KIDS) Act of 2017, a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), …
Read More »Donnelly and Cruz Reintroduce Legislation to Help National Guard, Reserves Qualify for Tiered Preference in Hiring for Civil Service Jobs
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation that would give qualified members of the National Guard and Reserves a tiered preference in hiring for federal civil service jobs. The Military Reserve Jobs Act of 2017 would help promote the hiring of National Guard …
Read More »Traffic Changes on SR 37 in Bloomington Begin Friday
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Dec. 14, 2017) – Motorists traveling between Bloomington and Martinsville on SR 37 will notice changes to traffic patterns and access points beginning on Friday, Dec. 15. The lane shifts and new access will allow crews to get SR 37 ready for a winter configuration that will have …
Read More »Lessonly Plans More Growth in Indianapolis After East Coast Capital Infusion
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Dec. 14, 2017) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb joined executives of Lessonly, a leader in online training software, today as the company announced plans to expand its headquarters in Indianapolis, with plans to more-than-double its team and create up to 102 new, high-wage jobs by 2020. “Entrepreneurs are …
Read More »Alleged Impaired Driver Strikes Guardrail and Box Truck in Putnam County
Putnam County—This afternoon at approximately 12:30, Indiana State Police troopers and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to a one-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 40.5 mile marker. Preliminary investigation revealed, 23-year-old, Kayleb M.T. Brissey of Brownsburg, IN., was operating a 2006 Ford Crown Victoria eastbound …
Read More »Narcotics Search Warrant Leads to Officer Involved Shooting
Just before 2 p.m., On December 13, 2017, SWAT officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were in the process of serving a narcotics search warrant in the 2100 block of Spann Ave, when they were fired upon. The suspect, later identified as 39-year-old Christopher Johnson, was inside the target …
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