An Open Letter to My Fellow Public Servants: Increase Transparency and Secure Freedom  To My Fellow Public Servants, Last week, March 13—19, was Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. During Sunshine Week, but especially in the weeks …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are asking for the public’s help to solve the murder of 59-year-old Eddie Lee Stringer.   Eddie Lee was found in a crashed car on March 14, 2016, on the west side of Indianapolis.  Initially, it appeared Eddie’s death was related …

Indianapolis – In accordance with a presidential proclamation issued this afternoon, Governor Mike Pence is directing flags at state facilities statewide be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the terrorist attack in Brussels, Belgium. This directive overlaps a previous directive asking residents to lower their flags to …

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined with a bipartisan group of senators to send a letter to U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker urging full implementation of the Leveling the Playing Field Act, legislation signed into law in June 2015. The letter presses the Commerce Department …

Greensburg – Governor Mike Pence joined executives from Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) today as the company announced plans to invest $52 million in its Greensburg facility in order to enhance job training and add production of the Honda CR-V. The company will create up to 100 new jobs …

Putnam County—This morning at 11:44, Indiana State Police Trooper Yan Dravigne stopped a 2015 Nissan for following too close on Interstate 70 eastbound near the 36 mile marker. During conversation with the driver, Trooper Dravigne noticed several indicators of possible criminal activity. Dravigne then summoned assistance from Putnam County Sheriff’s …

According to an article in the Indy Star, A Washington Township/Avon firefighter was arrested Friday night in Clay County after police said he robbed a Brazil bank. Brazil police officials said a man, later identified as 39 year old Bryan Anderson entered the First Financial Bank in Brazil Indiana and …

INDIANAPOLIS – Sergeant Judy Phillips has been selected to receive the Center Circle Official’s award from the Indiana Officials Association (IOA), at an upcoming banquet at the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame. The following is a profile of Sergeant Phillips put together by the IOA: Judy Phillips transferred an outstanding …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 22, 2016) – Indiana high school, trade school and college students have a choice: Use their smartphones behind the wheel and make a tragic mistake, or engage their social media followers to “Drive Now. TXT L8R.” and earn up to $5,000 in scholarships. The Indiana Bureau of Motor …

PARIS – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today issued the following statement regarding the attacks in Brussels: “Sadly, another of the world’s great cities has been victimized by cowardly acts of violence. I offer my deepest condolences to the families affected by …