INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb recently joined the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD) to unveil the statewide route the Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will travel this fall. The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will start in Corydon on September 9 and travel over 3,200 miles as nearly 2,000 torchbearers will carry the torch through each …
Read More »Armed Robbery Suspect apprehended after Officer-Involved Shooting
INDIANAPOLIS – Armed suspect shot by Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officer, after suspect had allegedly robbed a nearby gas station. At approximately 12:38 a.m., IMPD officers were dispatched to an Armed Robbery of the Thortons Gas Station located in the 6800 block of West Washington St. Officers were already …
Read More »Governor Pence Vetoes Bill That May Lessen Ability to Maintain Clean and Safe Drinking Water
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today vetoed House Enrolled Act 1082, known as the “no more stringent” bill, which would have prevented environmental standards or rules put forth by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management that impose a restriction or requirement more stringent than federal law from going into effect until after …
Read More »Funeral Procession Route for Howard County Deputy Carl Koontz
The Howard County Sheriff’s Department has finalized the funeral procession to honor the life of Deputy Carl Koontz, killed in the line of duty March 20th, 2016. Deputy Koontz was fatally wounded while attempting to serve a warrant in Russiaville Indiana. Sergeant Jordan Buckley was also wounded in the incident, …
Read More »I-70 Lane Restrictions Begin the first of April in Vigo County
VIGO COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announce I-70 will be restricted to 12 ft. in both the eastbound and westbound lanes beginning on or after Monday, April 4. The contractor will have the right lane closed in each direction between the six and nine mile marker …
Read More »Bridge Deck Overlay Project will Close Hazelwood Road over I-70 in Morgan County
MORGAN COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces a bridge deck overlay project will close Hazelwood Road (C.R. 0), over I-70 on or after Monday, April 4. The contractor will be overlaying the bridge deck on the bridge over I-70. The roadway is scheduled to reopen on …
Read More »Criminal Homicide being investigated by IMPD detectives on the city’s far East side
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of an unidentified male. IMPD officers were dispatched in reference to shots fired with a male lying in the street, shortly after midnight, in the 9800 block of Lake Terrace South Dr, …
Read More »Governor Pence Signs BMV Overhaul Bill
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today signed House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1087, which brings consistency and predictability to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ (BMV) procedures and transactions. The Governor signed the bill in a public ceremony at the Greenwood BMV. “I challenged the Bureau of Motor Vehicles to ensure the …
Read More »IMPD detectives investigating Criminal Homicide on city’s near West side
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) detectives are investigating the shooting death of an unidentified male. IMPD officers were dispatched at approximately 8:20a.m. to the 800 block of W 26th St on a call of a body located in the alley. Officers located a black male, in his late …
Read More »Internet Predator From Avon Sentenced in Federal Court
INDIANAPOLIS –United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today the sentencing of an Avon, Indiana, man who terrorized young girls on the internet. Spencer Wheeler, 27, was sentenced to 36 years in federal prison by Chief District Judge Richard L. Young. “Wheeler targeted girls as young as 11 years for …
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