INDIANAPOLIS (June 23, 2020) – This is the final week to respond to a questionnaire to gather input for the Modern Rockville Road project. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is asking the public to share ideas and help prioritize improvements for Rockville Road (U.S. 36) between Raceway Road and …
Read More »IMPD Homicide Detectives Arrest Woman in Connection With Recent Homicide
INDIANAPOLIS – On Saturday, June 20, 2020, just after 7:20 a.m., North District officers were dispatched to the 5200 block of E. 36th Street on a report of a person down. When officers arrived, they located an adult victim who had sustained apparent trauma. Indianapolis EMS arrived and transported the …
Read More »Changes coming to the I-74 westbound exit ramp to Ronald Reagan Parkway
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces the I-74 westbound exit ramp to Ronald Reagan Parkway (Exit 68) will be re-striped to add dual left turn lanes. This work should take place on or after tomorrow Wednesday, June 24. When completed the lane use will be a left turn …
Read More »IMPD Arrests Two Men for Illegal Firearms Possession and Narcotics Dealing
On June 18th, 2020, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Criminal Investigations Division and East District Officers assisted the Indiana Department of Correction (IDOC) Parole Division with serving a violation of parole warrant in the 1200 block of N Downey Ave. The residence was the registered address of IDOC parolee …
Read More »Indiana’s Reserves are Protecting K-12 Education from Budget Cuts
From State Sen. John B. Crane senator.crane@iga.delsend.com The COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on our state in many ways. Like the rest of the nation, Indiana’s economy is taking a big hit, and the governor has ordered most state agencies to hold back 15% of their funding for …
Read More »Weekly Construction Update for Marion County and I-70 Projects
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation will close lanes throughout the week as work continues in Marion County and along the I-70 corridor. This weekly release will detail full closures, lane closures and ramp closures throughout the construction zones in Marion County and along the I-70 corridor from I-465 …
Read More »May Indiana Employment Report
INDIANAPOLIS (June 19, 2020) – Indiana’s unemployment rate drops to 12.3 percent for May and is lower than the national rate of 13.3 percent. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a …
Read More »I-70 project in Hendricks County will shift traffic July 6
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind.- The Indiana Department of Transportation announce the I-70 project will move into a new maintenance of traffic phase on Monday, July 6 from just west of State Road 267 near Clarks Creek to the Ronald Reagan Parkway. Motorists will be shifted into the eastbound side of the …
Read More »Chip Seal Preservation begins on State Road 42 and State Road 39 next Week
HENDRICKS AND MORGAN COUNTIES – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a chip seal preservation project is scheduled to begin on State Road 42 Monday, June 22, weather permitting. Work is scheduled to begin on S.R. 42 from Monrovia to S.R. 67. Then crews will move to S.R. 39 from …
Read More »Hendricks County Schools Set Reopening and Operating Policies
In a joint message from the Hendricks County Department of Health and the Superintendents of the Hendricks County Public Schools, all Hendricks County schools will be starting on their scheduled date. The department and the schools have been meeting to develop a coordinated reopening and operating policy as students once …
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