Granger, Ind. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement after two law enforcement officers were shot in Russiaville, Indiana, when the Howard County Sheriff’s Department and Russiaville Town Marshal were serving a warrant.  Donnelly said, “My heart goes out to these officers and their families, particularly the family …

(Wabash County, IN)-The Indiana State Police is investigating a two vehicle crash which occurred on State Road 15, one-half mile north of County Road 900 S late last night and claimed the lives of two women from Grant County. According to Trooper Michael Biggs, at approximately 10:00 p.m., a 2006 …

Indianapolis – Saturday March 19th at approximately 11:30 p.m. the Indiana State Police were dispatched to reports of a serious crash on I-465 southbound at the 12 mile marker. Within minutes Trooper Cameron Bottema arrived on scene, he located an unresponsive female inside a Grey 2013 Chrysler. Bottema immediately began life saving …

(Howard County, IN)-Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers announced that 27 year old Deputy Carl A. Koontz, an almost three year veteran of the Howard County Sheriff Department died as a result of the gunshot injuries he sustained during a warrant service early Sunday morning. At approximately 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Koontz, …

INDIANAPOLIS – On Saturday, March 19th, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called to the VA Hospital to help three juvenile males who were threatened by a man with a gun.  At nearly the same time, the IUPUI Police Department was dispatched to the nearby area to investigate a …

Putnam County- Friday evening around 5:45, Clay County Sheriff’s Office dispatched information to area officers to be on the lookout for a black Chevrolet pick-up with no registration plate, whose occupant had just committed an alleged act of robbery at the First Financial Bank in Brazil. At approximately 6:03, Indiana …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana State Board of Education approved the growth table to be used as part of the State’s new A-F grading formula during its monthly business meeting in Indianapolis. “Indiana’s new A-F accountability system will now recognize more than just the number of students who pass statewide exams,” …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined with a group of senators to introduce the Iran Terrorism and Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2016 (S. 2726), legislation that would impose sanctions on the country in response to recent missile tests, human rights abuses and terrorist activity. “We cannot stand …

INDIANAPOLIS – On Friday, March 18, the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) released results from its 2015-16 Disparity Study to the Governor’s Commission on Minority & Women’s Business Enterprises. The year-long study examined the utilization of minority- and women-owned businesses across the state. “We’re pleased to release the Disparity Study …

ELKHART – Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis Hill, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Attorney General in Indiana, issued this statement in response to the closure of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer’s abortion clinic after 38 years of operation in South Bend: “For years, those of us in Northern Indiana have watched …