Indianapolis, IN- The continuing investigation over the weekend of the two vehicle crash on I-465 NB at the 18.5 mm has resulted in additional criminal charges. This morning Trooper Corey Berfield met with the Marion County Prosecutors Office and an additional misdemeanor drug charge was filed against Andre Andrews and …
Read More »Holcomb withdraws from US Senate race
INDIANAPOLIS — Eric Holcomb today withdrew his candidacy for the United States Senate. Below is a statement: “Today I withdrew my name as a candidate for the United States Senate as Janet and I believe we have been called to serve our beloved state in a different capacity. It has …
Read More »Indiana Office of Energy Development, Indiana Corn Marketing Council award $268,000 in Hoosier Homegrown Fuels Program
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED) and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) today announced over $268,000 will be shared among three grantees for the first round of the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels (HHF) Blender Pump Program. The goal of this program is to expand the availability of higher ethanol …
Read More »INDOT’s Yellow Salt Trucks Deployed Ahead of Falling Temps
The Indiana Department of Transportation has 315 yellow salt trucks deployed as of this morning to patrol interstates, U.S. highways and state routes ahead of falling pavement temperatures and winter precipitation. A series of storms may drop up to 3 inches of snow across Indiana this week with additional lake-effect …
Read More »Officers Recover Heroin during Interdiction Investigation
Indianapolis, IN- Early this morning February 5, 2016 at approximately 4:30 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and Homeland Security Investigation Indianapolis Narcotics and Bulk Cash Smuggling Task Force were conducting interdiction operations at the Megabus drop off location at Market Street and Alabama Street. During the course of …
Read More »Coats Statement on January Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joint Economic Committee Chairman Dan Coats (R-Ind.) issued the following statement regarding today’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) that the U.S. economy added 151,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in January, the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.9 percent and labor force participation is 62.7 percent: …
Read More »Coats Highlights Millions Spent on Excess DHS Warehouses
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, delivered his weekly “Waste of the Week” speech and highlighted millions of taxpayer dollars spent by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on warehouse space. DHS owns or leases a number of warehouses across the country. …
Read More »Auditor Crouch’s Statement on the Passing of Former Governor Edgar Whitcomb
STATEHOUSE – Upon hearing of the passing of former governor Ed Whitcomb, Indiana Auditor of State Suzanne Crouch released the following statement: “An author, lawyer, pilot, world traveler, veteran and statesman, 43rd Governor Edgar Whitcomb was a true renaissance man and an Indiana treasure. “Though we are saddened to hear …
Read More »AT&T Boosts Network in Brownsburg and Franklin
Brownsburg, Ind., Feb. 5, 2016 — AT&T1 has added 2 new cell towers to its 4G LTE network to give customers faster, more reliable wireless service. They are located in Brownsburg and Franklin. The expansion brings to 18 the total number of new Indianapolis area AT&T cell sites announced since …
Read More »Brownsburg Assistant Town Manager Credentialed by International Local Government Management Organization
BROWNSBURG – Brian Hartsell, Assistant Town Manager of the Town of Brownsburg, recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association. Hartsell is one of more than 1,300 local government management professionals currently credentialed through the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program. Hartsell joins several other area local …
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