fatalKokomo – Yesterday at approximately 4:55 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and the Howard County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two vehicle crash on State Road 22 at Howard County Road 400 East, in which two Kokomo, IN, residents died. The preliminary crash investigation by Senior Trooper Josh …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers were on routine patrol in the area of 42nd and Kitley, when they heard shots fired. Just before 7p.m., on 04/28/2016, officers were on routine patrol when they heard shots fired and observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed, …

Cass County – Thursday morning at approximately 10:00 a.m., a criminal investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Josh Rozzi resulted in the arrest of former Galveston Town Marshal Michael Clark, 54, Cloverdale, IN.  Clark was arrested when he surrendered to deputies at the Cass County Sheriff’s Department. He was served …

Anderson-Wednesdayat approximately 12:30 p.m. troopers from the Indiana State Police located at the Lafayette and the Pendleton Posts, arrested an Anderson couple on numerous drug related charges. Senior Trooper Ryan Winters and Trooper Ben Rector started the investigation in the Lafayette area which in turn lead them to the residence …

Indianapolis – The Indiana Office of Defense Development (IODD) was recently honored at the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) Annual National Conference in Chicago with the State and Local Economic Development Award, which recognizes successful initiatives that involve partnerships between state or local economic development groups and federal laboratories for economic …

WASHINGTON, DC –Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined 13 Senate Finance Committee members in sending a letter calling on Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt to withdraw CMS’s “Part B Drug Payment Model” proposed rule, which would disrupt care for vulnerable patients and require providers across …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today announced his appointments to the ISTEP review panel created by House Enrolled Act 1395 during the 2016 legislative session. The bill, signed into law by Governor Pence early this year, established a 23-member panel of experts in education to study alternatives to ISTEP and …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about today’s announcement by the Bureau of Economic Analysis that the U.S. economy grew by only 0.5% in the first quarter of 2016. “Whether it is burdensome regulations, a broken tax …

The Ind. 39 corridor plan steering committee is wrapping up its part of the work and now the public is invited to learn about and comment about plans for the Ind. 39 corridor between U.S. 40 and I-70. The open house meeting is May 9, from 5:30-7:30 pm at Hazelwood …

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, and U.S. Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.), chairman of the United States Joint Economic Committee, today issued a joint statement in response to new numbers revealing yet another quarter of sluggish growth for the American economy. The U.S. …