(Indianapolis, Indiana) The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today the awarding of 11 grants totaling $225,000 to Indiana nonprofit arts organizations and cultural programming providers during the first round of grants for fiscal year 2020. The NEA announced more than $27 million to be awarded in all 50 states, …
Read More »Indiana State Police Seeks Recruits for Capitol Police Section
The Indiana State Police Capitol Police Section is now accepting applications. Individuals who are interested in beginning a rewarding career as a Capitol Police Officer may apply online at http://www.in.gov/isp/2367.htm. This website will provide a detailed synopsis of the application process as well as information on additional career opportunities with the …
Read More »10,000 Hoosiers Have Completed High-Demand Workforce Certificates
(INDIANAPOLIS) – More than 10,000 Hoosiers have completed a high-demand certificate program through Indiana’s Next Level Jobs Workforce Ready Grant, which provides tuition-free certificates in five of the state’s most sought-after sectors, including health and life sciences; IT and business services; building and construction, transportation and logistics; and advanced manufacturing. …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb’s 4th State of the State features teacher pay, adoption support
INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb on Tuesday delivered his 2020 State of the State address to a joint convention of the Indiana General Assembly. The governor focused on his commitment to bold ideas that will improve the health, safety and well-being of Hoosiers. “Thanks to the energy, ingenuity and …
Read More »Hendricks County lawmakers invite students to page at the Statehouse
STATEHOUSE (Jan. 14, 2020) – Hendricks County lawmakers are encouraging Hoosier students interested in state government to participate in the Indiana House Page Program during the 2020 legislative session. According to State Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis), students ages 13 to 18 can spend a day at the Statehouse in Indianapolis …
Read More »Citizen's Tip Leads Plainfield Police to Catch Child Molester in the Act
Matthew Woolard PLAINFIELD- On Monday, January 6, 2020, at approximately 9:40 p.m., the Plainfield Police Department was tipped off by a citizen of a suspicious vehicle parked at a dead end of a parking lot in the Gladden Farms apartment complex. Upon arrival, the officer approached an SUV occupied by …
Read More »Putnam County Traffic Stop Nets DUI and a Wanted Subject
Putnam County – January 12, 2020, at 5:30 p.m., Trooper Colton Maynor was patrolling Interstate 70 near the forty-three mile marker, when he stopped a 2004 Chevrolet for following too closely. The driver was identified as Taylor M. Branson, age 27, of Greencastle, IN. Further investigation by Trooper Maynor revealed that …
Read More »The Traffic Signal at the I-74 eastbound exit ramp to Ronald Reagan Parkway will be activated Tuesday Morning
HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces the traffic signal at the I-74 eastbound exit ramp to Ronald Reagan Parkway (Exit 68) will be operational tomorrow, Tuesday, January 14. Crews will activate the signal around 9 a.m. INDOT urges motorists to be attentive to the new traffic …
Read More »Traffic Stop Led Troopers to OWI Arrest and a Subsequent Child Neglect Arrest
Indianapolis, IN – Two men are now under arrest after a traffic stop led troopers to find drugs in the car and a runaway juvenile, then led to the arrest of another man on child neglect charges. January 11th, 2019, around 12:15 a.m. Trooper Matthew Helbrecht stopped a vehicle near 82nd Street …
Read More »State Police Detectives Investigating Indianapolis Area Interstate Shooting
Indianapolis, IN – Indiana State Police detectives spent the day Saturday investigating an early morning interstate shooting along I-70. Troopers were called to the area of I-70 and Keystone Avenue yesterday morning just after 4:00 a.m. for reports of a person shot. The victim of the shooting, who was driving along …
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