Ribbon cutting at Culver’s in Brownsburg. Pictured: Rick White, Allan Bolante, Ann Doerflinger Hathaway, Rachel Goodnight, Jared Goodnight, Mike Arnould, Brian Hartsell, Greg Anderson. Watch a video of the ceremony here. Brownsburg – The last day of 2018 saw the opening of the first Culvers in Brownsburg. Several members from …
Read More »Indiana Department of Education Releases 2018 Graduation Rates
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education today released the 2018 state graduation rate. In 2018, Indiana’s waiver graduation rate was 88.1 percent, and the non-waiver rate was 80.78 percent. In 2017, the waiver graduation rate was 87.19 percent with a non-waiver graduation rate of 80.10 percent. “With the …
Read More »Plainfield Launches Community of Values Resident Award
The Town of Plainfield is known as “A Community of Values”. It is a 27-year long correlation. The Community of Values Program was organized in 1991 by Dr. Jerry Holifield, Superintendent of the Plainfield Community School Corporation. Plainfield Police Chief Jack Miller and several members of the community from different …
Read More »Trooper Escapes Serious Crash in Hendricks County with Minor Injuries
Hendricks County– Monday afternoon, at approximately 1:47 p.m., an Indiana State Police Trooper escaped a serious single-vehicle accident with minor injuries on Interstate-70 near the 60-mile marker. Preliminary investigation indicates that Master Trooper DuJuan Presley-McFadden, a 20-year veteran of the Indiana State Police, was responding to a crash at the …
Read More »IMPD Homicide detectives make an arrest in shooting involving stolen tow truck
INDIANAPOLIS – Just before 8:30 a.m. on 12/31/2018, officers with the IMPD were dispatched on reports of a person shot, near the intersection of Hiatt and Miller streets. Responding officers located an unresponsive male victim suffering from apparent gunshot wound(s) inside the cab of a stolen tow truck. EMS personnel …
Read More »Early Morning Fatal Crash on I-65 in Greenwood
Greenwood, IN – Wednesday morning at approximately 7:35 a.m. emergency crews were called to the scene of a serious crash on I-65 northbound at the 99 mile marker. First responders arrived on scene and despite life saving efforts the driver of the passenger car was pronounced deceased on scene. Investigators believe …
Read More »FSSA announces next round of early childhood education grants
INDIANAPOLIS—Indiana’s Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning recently awarded early education capacity-building grants to 12 applicants representing 29 pre-kindergarten programs in 12 Indiana counties. The grants total more than $1.4 million and were awarded to early learning providers and county coalitions to help them serve more pre-k children and …
Read More »IMPD Violent Crimes Unit takes wanted murder suspect into custody
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Homicide detectives announce the arrest of Thomas Teague (46) for his alleged role in the murder of James Foy (61) on 12/04/2018. Just after 4 a.m. on 12/04/2018, officers with the IMPD were dispatched to the 3300 block of Boulevard Place on a report …
Read More »Hendricks County legislators invite students to page at the Statehouse
STATEHOUSE (Dec. 19, 2018) – House lawmakers representing Hendricks County are encouraging students who want to learn more about state government to participate in the Indiana House Page Program during the 2019 legislative session. State Reps. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis), Greg Steuerwald (R-Avon) and Jeff Thompson (R-Lizton) host pages each year …
Read More »Detectives seek public’s help in locating suspects responsible for burning dog to death
INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Detectives are seeking the public’s help in locating those responsible for burning a dog to death and dumping it at vacant lot. The dog was found burned in an abandoned shed behind 2600 Lincoln Ave by an inspector from Business and Neighborhood Services …
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