The President’s June 2014 call to action to create a strategy to promote the health of honey bees and other pollinators generated a great deal of “buzz” among state agencies, private sector businesses, nonprofit groups and communities across the country. The strategy called for a substantial increase in habitat acreage nationwide, …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 31, 2016) – The May Primary Election is only a month away. Do you know your rights as a voter? Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson is proud to offer Hoosiers the Indiana Voter’s Bill of Rights. This publication explains your rights regarding: –          the types of ballots …

Indianapolis – Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb, in collaboration with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s (FSSA) Division of Aging, has announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2016 Golden Hoosier Awards. The award, which began in 2008, annually honors Hoosier senior citizens for their lifetime of service …

INDIANAPOLIS – IMPD investigators are looking into the circumstances surrounding a crash that killed a driver and seriously injured her passenger. Around midnight Wednesday, officers were sent to the intersection of 26th St. and Sherman Drive on the report of a serious crash with entrapment. When officers arrived, they found …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) detectives are investigating the circumstances around a stabbing that occurred just inside the front door of O’Reilly’s Auto Parts located on N High School Rd. At approximately 6:30p.m., IMPD officers were dispatched in reference to a person stabbed at O’Reilly Auto Parts in the 3700 block …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) robbery detectives have arrested 38-year-old William Barnes of Indianapolis, for the home invasion that took place in the 3200 block of W Banta Rd on March 24. Just after 12p.m. on March 24th, 2016, IMPD officers were dispatched to the 3200 block of …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Homicide Branch are investigating the shooting death of a 60-year-old man inside his apartment. Just before 11:00 p.m., IMPD officers were sent to the 3500 blk. of Evergreen Ave. reference a person shot. When officers arrived they found a 60-year-old …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers responded to an accident with entrapment, where one of the drivers had been killed as a result. Just after 7a.m., IMPD officers were dispatched to the 8000 block of Madison Ave, located near Stop 11, in reference to a personal injury accident. …

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee, was in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) to review U.S. efforts to strengthen cooperation among Arab Gulf states on missile defense. Donnelly, who is leading a congressional delegation in the Middle East …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 31, 2016) –In a sustained effort to meet an estimated one million jobs to fill by 2025, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) opened the second grant cycle for Skill UP Indiana!  The grant program will provide up to $11 million in funding to develop Indiana’s workforce …