Indianapolis 500 veterans, including Al Unser Jr., Willy T. Ribbs and Lyn St. James, will provide media rides from 4-6 p.m. (ET) Tuesday, June 13 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in American muscle cars that will be among more than 500 vintage vehicles competing in the Brickyard Vintage Racing Invitational …

Clay County—The Indiana State Police and the Vigo County Coroner’s Office have officially identified the teenage victim from this afternoon’s van versus pedestrian crash on State Road 246, just west of SR 159. She has been identified as 15-year-old Layla Raines of Jasonville, IN. Her family has been aware from …

Vigo County—ISP Master Trooper Hans Nowak of the Putnamville Post, recently received news from his son that would make any father extremely proud. His son, US Naval Officer Lt. Hans A. Nowak II, was part of a contingent of officers invited to the White House by President Donald Trump and …

HPF Grant Presentation – On May 2, DHPA Archaeologist Rachel Sharkey (and Dr. Henry) visited the Benton County Government Center to see Ball State University’s presentation on their two Historic Preservation Fund grants for archaeological survey in Benton and Newton counties. Christine Thompson and Amanda Balough gave a detailed presentation that …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration today named Susana Suarez Director of Development for the Indiana Neuro-Diagnostic Institute and Advanced Treatment Center (NDI). The NDI is under construction on the campus of Community East Hospital in Indianapolis and is the marquee project for the State’s effort to …

For the third year in a row, more Indiana high school seniors met the state’s filing deadline for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the form that qualifies students for need- and merit-based financial aid for college. “We are encouraged to see more Hoosier students are taking advantage …

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Todd Rokita (R-IN) and Congressman Alcee Hastings (D-FL) are helping lift the burden of student loans by introducing a new bill that will help parents and students refinance loans at lower interest rates and alleviate their financial burden. “We are putting money back in students’ pockets,” said Congressman …

(INDIANAPOLIS) May 25, 2017 – Indiana has the sixth lowest public tax-supported debt in the nation, according to a national state-by-state analysis of public debt by Moody’s.   The latest Moody’s Investor Service State Debt Medians report shows Indiana public debt equates to $306 per taxpayer—less than 1 percent of …

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced the six communities who are the Division 1 and Division 2 finalists for the 2017 Stellar Communities Designation Program (SCDP). Established in 2011, the SCDP began as a collaboration between the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority, Office of Community and Rural …

DNR NEWS             Division of Law Enforcement Indiana Department of Natural Resources 402 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204-2748 For immediate release: May 25, 2017 Indiana Conservation Officers Investigating Chemical Spill (Shelby County) Flat Rock- Indiana Conservation Officers along with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) are investigating a chemical …