WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Weapons Acquisition System, which is the process by which the DOD procures weapons systems or related items from various defense contractors. This process includes …

DANVILLE, IN (June 9, 2016) – Four Hendricks County bicentennial initiatives will receive $250 through the Visit Hendricks County Bicentennial Grant program bringing the yearly total to nine recipients who will have received a combined $2,250. In an effort to support and entice bicentennial projects and events in Hendricks County …

INDIANAPOLIS – On Tuesday, June 7, 2016, detectives arrested Deiontae Evans and Devaughn Farmer, both 19-years old, on arrest warrants for Murder, Attempted Murder, and Robbery. These suspects are accused of shooting and killing 19-year-old Dazjuan Lyle on March 5, 2016, in the 600 block of North Exeter Avenue. Detectives believe robbery …

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – On Wednesday, June 8, 2016, detectives from the IMPD Violent Crimes Unit and Gang Unit arrested 33-year-old Michael Edwards and 28-year-old Kenneth Jones on arrest warrants for Murder and Attempted Murder. These suspects are accused of shooting and killing 32-year-old Tamara Sword on August 22, 2015, in …

Indianapolis – Jimmy Lee Moore, 31 of Marion, Indiana was arrested late Wednesday morning after fleeing Trooper Corey Berfield in a 2006 GMC Sierra that had been reported stolen on May 8th of this year. Tpr. Berfield, a nine year veteran of the state police, assigned to the Indianapolis Post, …

The Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities (GCPD) has drafted its 2017-2021 State Plan and is accepting comments from people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, advocates, stakeholders, and the public on its five-year state plan goals and objectives. The Council is required to create a five-year strategic state plan …

HENDRICKS COUNTY – Public health officials remind parents to schedule appointments now for their children’s immunizations for the 2016-2017 school year. “Every year, the Indiana State Department of Health sets vaccine requirements that children need before returning to school in the fall,” says Tamera Brinkman, Director of Public Health Nursing …

INDIANAPOLIS (June 8, 2016) –  Elkhart resident John A. Moon, 37, recently pled guilty in Marion County Criminal Court Three to unemployment insurance fraud, a Class C felony. Moon knowingly defrauded the system by collecting unemployment insurance benefits while working full-time. Through the use of agency records, an Indiana Department of …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today joined a group of 46 senators to introduce a resolution under the Congressional Review Act that would block implementation of the administration’s “Time Card Rule,” also known as the Overtime Rule. This rule will force …

Morgan Co—Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an ATV crash that killed Paula Boyden, 44 of Camby.  Ms. Boyden was operating a Polaris Sportsman 450 ATV on a county road near her home in Camby.  As the road curved, Ms. Boyden left the roadway, causing the ATV to flip and roll …