Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today joined teachers and students at Eagle Elementary School in Zionsville to sign House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1395, which eliminates the ISTEP test, effective July 1, 2017. The bill, which was authored by Rep. Bob Behning (R – Indianapolis), also establishes a 23-member panel to …

Indianapolis, Ind. — Today, U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Jeff Sessions (R-AL), the Ranking Member and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, sent a letter to President Obama highlighting the importance of investments in U.S. missile defense capabilities and the need to strengthen our partnerships …

Kokomo Indiana – Arrangements to honor Howard County Deputy Koontz have been finalized. Deputy Koontz was killed in the line of duty March 20th, 2016 in Russiaville Indiana. Koontz and other officers were attempting to serve a warrant when he was shot in the pelvic area. He was rushed to the …

Indianapolis, IN- Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas G. Carter announced the promotion of Trooper Brock McCooe to the rank of Corporal to serve as the District Duty Officer at the Indianapolis Post. Corporal McCooe comes to us from Jacksonville Florida and is a 1996 graduate of New Albany High School. He …

On Monday, March 21, 2016, Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas G. Carter announced the promotions of Putnamville Troopers Brandon G. Mullen and Michael J. Wood to the rank of Sergeant. Sergeant Mullen will serve as a Crime Scene Investigator and Sergeant Wood will serve as the Assistant Commander of the …

INDIANAPOLIS– Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s (IMPD) Hit and Run investigators are seeking vehicles involved in a fatal hit and run accident on the north side of Indianapolis. Officers were dispatched to the intersection of West 86th Street and Township Line Road on the report of a person struck. The victim, …

INDIANAPOLIS– Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s (IMPD) Hit and Run investigators are seeking a dark blue 2000-2007 Mitsubishi Lantzer believed to have struck a motorcyclist on March 21, 2016. The victim, 32-year-old Maurice Hamler, was driving his motorcycle in the 9400 block of East 38th Street. The victim was struck by …

Indianapolis, IN- Indiana State Police Superintendent Douglas G. Carter has announced the promotion of Master Trooper Michael J. Meinczinger to the rank of Sergeant to serve as the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Grant and Training Administrator. Meinczinger is a native of Greenwood, Indiana and a 1991 graduate of Center …

INDIANAPOLIS – A 20-year-old suspect is arrested minutes after he allegedly robs a Family Dollar armed with a handgun. At around 10:00 AM, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were sent to the 3700 blk. of E. 25th St. reference an armed robbery that had just occurred. When …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Unit are investigating the death of a woman found on the city’s east side Monday. Just before 10:00 AM, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were sent to the 1400 blk. of Campbell Avenue on the report of …