CARMEL, Ind. – Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb joined INDOT officials today to announce that 102 Central Indiana cities, towns, and counties are receiving a combined $47 million to improve local roads and bridges through the State’s Community Crossings matching grant fund. Lt. Governor Holcomb and INDOT officials made the announcement …

INDIANAPOLIS (August 19, 2016) – Indiana’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percent for a second-consecutive month and now stands at 4.6 percent for the month of July. A primary cause for this drop is a third-straight month of significant gains in Hoosiers finding employment (11,276 in July) coupled with a substantial …

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 19, 2016) – Today, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson awarded the first whistleblower award in the state of Indiana. The award of $95,000 was to an informant who provided the office with information on JP Morgan, which ultimately lead to a settlement of $950,000. The whistleblower received …

HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces a bridge deck overlay project on Hendricks County Road 525 E. over I-70 will close on or after Monday, August 29.  The contractor will be overlaying the bridge deck over the interstate.  The roadway is scheduled to reopen on …

Vigo County—Around noon today, troopers from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Meth Suppression Unit arrived at 1442 3rd Avenue in Terre Haute to investigate community tips on possible methamphetamine activity. During a search of the residence, troopers found a working meth lab in the home’s basement, trace amounts of methamphetamine, …

Indianapolis, IN (August 17, 2016) – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly was presented the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Spirit of Enterprise award for his work in Congress in support of pro-growth legislation today in a ceremony with the Indy Chamber. Donnelly has continued to support policies that help to make Indiana …

INDIANAPOLIS – United States Attorney Josh Minkler announced that Donnis Mizelle, 55, of Avon, Indiana, was charged today in federal court with defrauding Hendricks Power Cooperative, a local electric utility company, headquartered in Avon, where Mizelle had served as Chief Executive Officer. Mizelle allegedly used his position as CEO and …

Some residents of Hendricks County spent their Monday evening cleaning up storm damage in the wake of a tornado or several tornadoes that bore a path through much of Hendricks County before continuing through Boone, Tipton, Howard and Grant counties before finally weakening in Huntington County in northwest Indiana. Reports …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Robbery detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 23-year-old Neverean Jackson for his alleged involvement in a Strong Armed Robbery. On June 1st, 2016, just before 3:30 p.m., IMPD officers were dispatched to the Marathon Gas Station located in the 8000 blk of …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Homicide Unit have arrested two suspects for allegedly killing a man and critically injuring his female passenger on July 19, 2016, just after 12:00 a.m. in the 3300 block of Robson Street. Detectives investigated and determined a possible link to …