The 200 Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship recipients have been selected following a competitive selection process based on academic achievement, teacher nomination and an in-person interview. The scholarship pays up to $7,500 annually (up to $30,000 total) for students who commit to teaching in Indiana for five years after college …
Read More »Multiple Fatalities in Three Vehicle Crash
Vigo County—Late this afternoon at 4:48, Indiana State Police and Vigo County emergency agencies responded to a three vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the four mile-marker. The crash involved two semis and one passenger car with three fatalities in the car and one fatality in …
Read More »Greenfield Officers identified – Indiana State Police asked to Investigate Police-Involved Death
Greenfield – The two Greenfield Police Department officers that were involved in the incident Friday evening in which 48-year old Douglas A. Wiggington died are Sergeant Rodney Vawter a 13-year veteran and 4-year veteran Patrolman Dillon Silver. Greenfield Police Department Sgt. Rodney Vawter, 13-year veteran Ptlm. Dillon Silver, 4-year veteran Please do …
Read More »IDEM issues Air Quality Action Day today and tomorrow for three Indiana regions
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day and is forecasting high ozone levels for Monday, May 15, and Tuesday, May 16, 2017 in the following areas: Southeast Indiana – Clark, Floyd, Harrison, Jackson, Jefferson, Scott, and Washington Southwest Indiana – Daviess, Dubois, …
Read More »Governor Eric Holcomb Directs Flags to Be Flown at Half-Staff on Monday
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags at state facilities across Indiana to be flown at half-staff in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff sunrise to sunset on Monday, May 15, 2017. Governor Holcomb also asks businesses and residents statewide …
Read More »Commission calls on Indiana colleges to hold line on tuition increases
State would limit tuition increases between zero to 1.4 percent over next two years The Indiana Commission for Higher Education today adopted a recommendation calling on the state’s public colleges and universities to hold annual increases in undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees flat but no more than 1.4 percent in …
Read More »See what’s new at Indiana’s state parks this year
The summer recreational season is approaching, and Indiana State Parks is working hard to make sure visitors have a good experience. The system of 24 parks and eight reservoir properties has finished, or will complete this year, hundreds of improvements to enhance campgrounds, restrooms and trails. Partners and …
Read More »Crash on I-70 in Indianapolis Claims the Life of a Martinsville Man
Indianapolis, IN – The victim from the earlier fatal crash on I-70 has been identified as 30 year old Marc Cook of Martinsville Indiana. Mr. Cook’s repair van was parked, with a yellow flashing light on top, just behind the disabled pick-up truck on the right shoulder when a Ford Expedition …
Read More »Washington County Juvenile in Serious Condition after being Shot
Washington County- Today in the early afternoon hours, John Levi Bird, 16, from Pekin, IN, was shot by another juvenile. The shooting took place in a barn located near 10825 Honey Run Road in Washington County near Pekin. The preliminary investigation has revealed the two juveniles were in a barn …
Read More »Lt. Governor Crouch and FSSA now accepting 2017 “Golden Hoosier Award” Nominations
Golden Hoosier Awards are one of the highest honors given by the State of Indiana to senior citizens INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, in collaboration with the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Aging, has announced that nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 Golden Hoosier …
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