DANVILLE, IN (Jan. 6, 2015) – A handful of deserving honorees representing Hendricks County will carry the Indiana Bicentennial torch when it arrives here in the fall. Do you know a past or current Hendricks County resident who has poured their blood, sweat and tears into this county? Perhaps an …
Read More »Brownsburg Town Council Names Appointments
BROWNSBURG – Brownsburg Town Council elected officers and made several appointments to the municipality’s boards and commissions at its January 5 special meeting. The council re-elected Ashley Hobbs as council president and Dennis Dawes as vice-president for 2016. Dawes will be the council liaison on the Brownsburg Police Commission and …
Read More »United States Senate debate to be held in Kokomo on January 16
INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 4, 2016) – Howard County and Fourth Congressional District Republican Chairman Craig Dunn announced today that Howard County will conduct the first United States Senate debate between the Republican primary candidates on Saturday, January 16, 2016, at 9:00 a.m., at the Pastariffic Restaurant, 3001 S. Webster St., Kokomo. Republican …
Read More »ISP Investigating Serious Crash on I-65 in Johnson County
Johnson County – The Indiana State Police are investigating a four vehicle personal injury crash on I-65 southbound at the 84 mile marker. The right lane on the southbound side is currently closed for cleanup. After preliminary investigation, it appears traffic had come to a stop in the construction zone …
Read More »Governor Pence Announces Plans to Modernize State Road 37 in Hamilton County
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence joined state and local officials today to announce plans to invest $124 million in infrastructure improvements to State Road 37 in Hamilton County between 126th Street and 146th Street. The announcement, held at the Delaware Township Community Center, detailed the agreement between the state of …
Read More »Indiana One of Six States Awarded Funding and Related Technical Assistance by the National Governors Association (NGA) for Policy Academy on Work-Based Learning
INDIANAPOLIS (December 10, 2015) – Earlier today, the National Governors Association (NGA) announced Indiana as one of six states to receive $100,000 in funding and technical assistance to participate in the NGA’s Policy Academy on Work-Based Learning. Indiana will be able to leverage this grant funding to assist in determining …
Read More »Secretary of State cautions fraud victims about third-party asset recovery firms
INDIANAPOLIS (Dec. 10, 2015) — Today Secretary of State Connie Lawson issued an advisory recommending victims of investment fraud use caution when approached by companies promising to help them recover their money or bring the perpetrator to justice – for a fee. Many of these third-party asset recovery companies are …
Read More »IMPD investigating a person shot on the 900 block of North Denny Street
INDIANAPOLIS–On December 9, 2015 at approximately 10:48 p.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers were dispatched to the 900 block of North Denny Street on a report of a person shot. When officer arrived they discovered an unidentified male subject with an apparent gunshot wound to the chest. EMS officials …
Read More »Suspect shot in officer involved shooting
INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left one armed suspect injured. No officers were injured during the encounter. At approximately 1:43 a.m., officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department attempted to conduct a traffic stop near the intersection of South Belmont Avenue and Conrad Avenue for a …
Read More »Donnelly Helps Senate Pass Bipartisan Bill to End Flawed No Child Left Behind Law, Increase Local Control of Education
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly helped the Senate pass the Every Student Succeeds Act, legislation that would reform the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and end the flawed federal one-size-fits-all No Child Left Behind policies by allowing states to design systems to identify and support schools …
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