The Indiana Supreme Court is authorizing six judges to preside over pilot project commercial courts, which will begin hearing cases June 1, 2016. These specialized trial courts will benefit all court users by resolving complex business cases more efficiently, which will afford more court resources for other case types. The …

INDIANAPOLIS – The My Community, My Vision (MCMV) program recently received endorsement from the Indiana Bicentennial Commission (IBC) as a Bicentennial Legacy Project. It is the second program at the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) to be named a legacy project. The Moving Forward program received the designation …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today voted for legislation designed to improve America’s national security by tightening up the screening of refugees from Iraq and Syria. The bill would suspend the admission of Iraqi and Syrian refugees into the United States until the nation’s top security officials can …

At Tuesday night’s Danville Town Council meeting, the room was packed to the legal limit with attendees, according the town’s Fire Chief. A decision was made by the council to demote Police Chief William Wright to sergeant and Assistant Police Chief. It was a four to one vote as officials at …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly helped pass bipartisan legislation today in the Senate Agriculture Committee that would reauthorize programs to provide nutritious meals and snacks to food insecure children – children who sometimes do not know where their next meal will come from – and offer more flexibility …

STATEHOUSE (Jan. 20, 2016) —State Sen. R. Michael Young’s (R–Indianapolis) bill to combat meth use in Indiana recently passed the Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law.  Senate Bill 161 is aimed at preventing individuals convicted of meth and drug felonies from purchasing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine, two ingredients commonly used …

DANVILLE, IN (Jan. 20, 2016) – Only a few days remain to honor deserving Hendricks County residents as Indiana Bicentennial Torchbearers. Electronic nominations must be submitted by Jan. 31 or postmarked by that date if submitted by mail. A handful of deserving honorees representing Hendricks County will carry the Indiana …

INDIANAPOLIS – Nearly five years after Indiana’s Choice Scholarship Program, which assists low-and-middle income students and students with special needs with vouchers to attend the school of their choice, was enacted, an overwhelming majority of Hoosiers support the program, yet at the same time, Hoosiers are generally unhappy with the …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) are investigating a shooting that has killed one man and injured another. Just before 1:00 a.m., IMPD officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of Oxford Lane on the report a person had been shot.  When officers arrived, inside an …

Greenfield, IN –Investigators from the Indiana State Police, in conjunction with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Department and the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, arrested a Greenfield man on the preliminary charge of Child Solicitation. An investigation that began in Oregon in November, 2015 led police to 22 year old …