Tippecanoe County-Today at approximately 6:24 a.m. on I-65 southbound near the 168 mile marker (that is the SR 38 exit), a trooper stops a vehicle for speeding and discovers two handguns and the driver wanted on a warrant. Trooper Tyler Stinson was in full uniform driving his unmarked white Ford …
Read More »Interstate 70 Shooting Injures One in Clay County
Clay County—Indiana State Police Detectives from the Putnamville Post are currently investigating an Interstate 70 shooting incident that resulted in a gunshot wound to a rear seat passenger of a four-door sedan. The three other vehicle occupants were not injured. Sunday night at 10:30, Clay County Sheriff’s Dispatch Center received …
Read More »Animals Found in Squalid Conditions in Sullivan County
Sullivan County – Acting on community tips and information from the Sullivan County Humane Society, Indiana State Police Detective Angie Hahn was able to secure a Sullivan County Superior Court search warrant today for the two-story condemned house at 311 East Washington Street in Sullivan. At approximately 1:12 this afternoon, …
Read More »Governor Mike Pence Declares September 11-17, 2016 Rail Safety Week
(Indianapolis, IN) – Governor Mike Pence has declared September 11-17, 2016 as Indiana Rail Safety Week. Indiana Operation Lifesaver along with Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin Operation Lifesaver Programs are partnering together for the first Midwest Rail Safety Week. Our hope is to increase public awareness by working together on a …
Read More »Narcotics Investigation and SWAT search warrant nets suspected narcotics and 2 arrests
INDIANAPOLIS– Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Northwest District Narcotics Detectives secured a search warrant which resulted in the confiscation of marijuana, spice, and 2 arrests. On September 8, 2016 shortly after12:00p.m. Northwest District Narcotics detectives along with IMPD SWAT served a search warrant in the 600 block of Udell St. …
Read More »Coats Column: A New Proposal to Address Our Looming Debt Crisis
Coats Column: A New Proposal to Address Our Looming Debt Crisis Senator Dan Coats The warning signs are right before our eyes. Out-of-control federal spending is threatening to bankrupt the health and retirement security programs depended on by seniors in Indiana and millions of Americans across the country. The non-partisan …
Read More »Coats Supports Bill to Ban Ransom Payments for Hostages
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, co-sponsored legislation that would prohibit the Obama Administration from making future ransom payments to Iran and would ensure that any funds provided to Iran are not used for terrorism. In January, the Obama Administration …
Read More »JPMorgan Chase Foundation awards $100K to Indy Chamber’s Business Ownership Initiative to support entrepreneurship on Near West Side
Indianapolis, IN (September 12, 2016) – The JPMorgan Chase Foundation has awarded the Indy Chamber’s Business Ownership Initiative (BOI) a $100,000 grant to bring business coaching, microlending and small business training programs to the new Source River West Entrepreneurship Center on West Michigan Street. By supporting new business growth, the …
Read More »Governor, First Lady Honor 2016 Indiana Olympians at Lucas Oil Stadium
Indianapolis – Sunday at the Indianapolis Colts season opener, Governor Mike Pence and First Lady Karen Pence honored Indiana Olympians who competed in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. “We are so proud to have watched our Indiana Olympians compete on the world stage at the 2016 …
Read More »Governor Pence, Lt. Governor Holcomb Ask VA Secretary to Reinstate GI Bill Benefits for ITT Technical Institute Student Veterans
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert McDonald to request that the VA fully reinstate the GI Bill benefits of any veteran who has used their benefits at ITT Technical Institute during the current calendar year, and has not …
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