Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence delivered the below remarks at the funeral of fallen Kokomo Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Koontz today in Kokomo. Remarks as Delivered Tribute to Kokomo Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Koontz ———————– To Kassie and Noah, mom and dad, Alice, grandparents, Ann and Allen, Alice and Carl, Floyd family, …

Yesterday March 28th Doug Carter, Superintendent of the Indiana State Police, officially retired Master Trooper Detective Tom Minnicus from the Indiana State Police in a ceremony that was attended by Tom‘s son Blake and other family members. Detective Minnicus, who passed away on October 18, 2015 of a heart attack, …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 29, 2016) – The Indiana Department of Transportation today announced that the route following State Road 37 between Martinsville and Indianapolis best meets the I-69 performance measures while minimizing cost and impacts to the human and natural environment. INDOT Commissioner Brandye Hendrickson joined Indiana Economic Development Corporation president …

Detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for 55-year-old Jesus Cardenas. He has been formally charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident Causing Death as a Level 5 Felony. The suspect is alleged to have operated a motor vehicle, which struck and killed Maurice Hamler on March 21, 2016.  Detectives located a vehicle, …

Indiana’s state parks are looking for volunteers to serve as campground hosts in exchange for free camping during their service. Hosts work a minimum of 20 hours per week. The volunteer period varies at parks, based on the number of applicants and on the amount and type of work required. …

DANVILLE, IN (March 24, 2016) — The Porch is a tearoom located in the refurbished one-room schoolhouse formerly known as District #5 Jordan School.  This school was open to first through eighth grade students from 1856 through 1929. In an effort to help Hendricks County celebrate Indiana’s 200 years of …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 29, 2016) – It’s a big election year. Are you registered to vote? If you want to have your say, you must register. Register by April 4th to be able to vote in the May 3rd primary election. Hoosiers can register to vote online by using the Indiana …

HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announce a bridge rehabilitation project on U.S. 36 just over one half mile west of Old State Road 267 in Avon will restrict traffic to one 15’ lane in each direction on the bridge over Lingeman Creek beginning on or …

Long before Thelma & Louise rode off in their ’66 Thunderbird convertible, there were the Gypsy Coeds. In the mid 1930s and early 40s, this group of fiercely independent young ladies would pack themselves and a few belongings into Darlene Dorgan’s silver 1926 Model T Touring Car (dubbed the Silver …

The Town of Avon announced that construction on Avon Ave will begin April 4, 2016. Project limits will be from the north side of US 36 / Avon Ave to 530’ north of White Oak Dr (Oak Bend Subdivision). Project entails asphalt base repair, asphalt resurfacing, storm pipe installation, and …