Governor Mike Pence joined Knight Transportation (NYSE: KNX), a truckload transportation and logistics service company, today to announce the opening of the company’s new Regional Operations Service Center here, which will create up to 426 new jobs by 2021. “As the Crossroads of America, Indiana is the crucial link connecting …
Read More »Coats, Donnelly ask HUD to Adopt New Definition of RVs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) submitted a letter to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) asking the department to adopt a new definition of recreation vehicles (RVs) that is clear and easy to apply. HUD’s current definition for RVs …
Read More »Coats Amendment to Continue Transportation of Lithium Batteries for Use in Medical Devices Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today praised the passage of his amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act that would grant an exemption to the proposed ban on transporting lithium batteries via passenger aircraft. The amendment was offered by Coats and Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.). “Many Hoosiers …
Read More »Failure to Yield Results in Vigo County Crash
Vigo County—At 12:44 this afternoon, Indiana State Police, New Goshen Fire/Rescue, and Riley Fire EMS all responded to the northbound lanes of State Road 63 at Durkees Ferry Road for a two-vehicle crash. Preliminary investigation revealed a maroon 2003 Pontiac, driven by 19-year-old Jasmine Wesley of Paris, Illinois was eastbound …
Read More »IMPD arrests Park Ranger for Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated
INDIANAPOLIS – On Sunday, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) responded to several 911 calls about a reckless driver in the area of Rockville Road and Raceway Road on the west side of Indianapolis. When the first officer arrived, he encountered several people standing around a gray car stopped in …
Read More »Public Safety Telecommunications Week is April 10 – 16, 2016
Indianapolis, IN – Public Safety Telecommunications Week originated in California in 1981 and was nationally recognized by an act of the United States Congress in 1991. In Indiana, Public Safety Telecommunications Week has been recognized state wide since 1999, most commonly by a proclamation from Indiana’s Governor. Public Safety Telecommunications …
Read More »National Work Zone Awareness Week
Indianapolis, IN- In an effort to increase safety awareness in construction zones, this week, April 11th – 15th, 2016, has been declared National Work Zone Awareness Week. Each year police investigate dozens of work zone crashes in Indiana, several which result in injuries. Throughout the state you will see enhanced enforcement efforts …
Read More »IMPD Arrests Two Men for Alleged Involved in a Robbery of the Circle K Gas Station on East Washington Street
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Robbery detectives arrested two suspects after an alleged attempted robbery at an east side gas station. On Sunday, April 10, at approximately 10:01 a.m., IMPD officers were dispatched to the Circle K gas station in the 6700 block of East Washington Street on …
Read More »Work Zone Awareness Week Brings Attention to Safe Driving Near Construction
Work Zone Awareness Week in Indiana is April 11-15, 2016, which marks the ceremonial start to highway construction season and seeks to increase public awareness of motorist and worker safety. In order to take care of our existing highways and bridges and aggressively build for the future, the Indiana Department …
Read More »Indiana Food Scrap Initiative Launches to Reduce Food Waste
INDIANAPOLIS (April 11, 2016) -The Indiana Recycling Coalition (IRC) is pleased to announce the launch of a new multi-stakeholder initiative designed to reduce food waste in Indiana. The Indiana Food Scrap Initiative (IFSI) will explore the issues that cause food waste and will work to divert as much food from …
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