INDIANAPOLIS – April 25, 2016 – On Saturday, April 23, members of the Indiana State Teachers Association, re-elected Teresa Meredith as ISTA president and Keith Gambill as ISTA vice president. The election took place at ISTA’s annual Representative Assembly attended by member delegates from around the state. Meredith is a …
Read More »Indianapolis Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud
INDIANAPOLIS (April 25, 2016) – Indianapolis resident Amy L. Ortega, 27, pled guilty in Marion County Criminal Court One to unemployment insurance fraud, a Class D felony. Through the use of agency records, an Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) employee began an investigation and determined that Ortega was working …
Read More »Secretary Lawson reminds voters that Primary Election Day is approaching
INDIANAPOLIS (April 25, 2016) — Indiana’s Primary Election is right around the corner. Tuesday, May 3rd is Primary Election Day and the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time. If you can’t make it to the polls on Election Day, plan ahead and vote early. …
Read More »I-65 Northbound Lane Closure through tomorrow morning in Tippecanoe County
TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announce one lane on I-65 northbound in Tippecanoe County will be closed through the morning hours. INDOT’s contractor will be patching an area on the shoulder near the 169.5 mile marker, this is located one and one half miles north of …
Read More »Family Express to receive $789,000 from the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels grant program
INDIANAPOLIS (April 25, 2016) — The Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED) and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) today announced over $789,000 through the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels (HHF) Blender Pump Program will be provided to Family Express. This is the second round of grant announcements for the program. The goal of this program …
Read More »High Speed Crash on I-465 Claims the Life on One Person
Indianapolis – Early this morning around 3:30, the Indiana State Police, along with the Pike Township Fire Department, responded to a serious single vehicle crash on the ramp from I-465 northbound to 56th Street on the west side. Upon arrival, Trooper Jacob Wildauer located the vehicle in the ditch with one occupant …
Read More »Community Tips Lead to Three Arrests in Montezuma
Parke County—This afternoon at 12:30, numerous tips from the community led Indiana State Police troopers from the Putnamville District Drug Task Force, along with Parke County Sheriff’s deputies to a residence at 494 Madison Street in Montezuma. Officers initially observed items commonly associated with illegal drug use in plain view. …
Read More »IMPD Recovers Possible Human Arm from White River Near 10th Street Bridge
INDIANAPOLIS – Homicide detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department have recovered a possible human arm from the White River near the 10th Street bridge. The possible arm was discovered by people who were fishing in the area just after noon on Saturday. The recovered arm will be taken to the …
Read More »CMV Driver Struck and Killed along I-70 in Vigo County
Vigo County—This morning at 6:05, Indiana State Police and other emergency agencies responded to the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 13 mile marker for a report of a person lying in the road. Preliminary investigation revealed, 40-year-old Bilal M. Ali of Murphysboro, Illinois was parked on the emergency …
Read More »CLEAN Team Arrest Two in Narcotics Investigation
Miami/Fulton Counties – Two separate narcotics investigation by members of the CLEAN Team resulted in the arrests of Michele Mongosa, 48, Peru, IN and Neil Birner, 53, Rochester, IN. A month long narcotic investigation by officers from the CLEAN Team resulted in the arrest of Mongosa. During the course of …
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