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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the final allocation of $25 million in federal funds to the Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo) for the Red Line Rapid Transit Project. Funding will be provided through FTA’s Capital Investment Grants (CIG) Program. FTA announced the …

MARTINSVILLE (Sept. 4, 2018) – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today announced his infrastructure agenda plan for 2019, including a new $1 billion investment in infrastructure projects. The Next Level Connections program will expand broadband services in rural Indiana, grow the state’s systems of trails, create more nonstop international flights, and …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Robbery detectives identified and arrested Shane Baker (35), for his alleged involvement in the robbery of an elderly female. Just before 5:30 p.m. on 08/30/2018, IMPD officers were dispatched to the Kroger at 2600 E 65th St on reports of a robbery that …

INDIANAPOLIS (September 4, 2016) – Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson is reminding eligible voters that September 2018 is National Voter Registration Month. Hoosiers who need to register should do so today at www.Indianavoters.com or on a smart phone using the Indiana Voters app. “With only nine weeks to go …

More than 50 scholarships are offered by the Hendricks County Community Foundation to local high school seniors, and the application process to apply for these opened on the HCCF website on August 1, 2018. Applications must be submitted online by midnight September 12, 2018.  The Required Materials Form must be …

INDIANAPOLIS (August 31, 2018) –Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD) announced today that voting is now open for the 2018 Best of Indiana people’s choice campaign, where Hoosiers can now vote for Indiana’s Best State Parks and Recreation Areas, Best Museums and Best Burgers. …

Trial courts have sent more than 135,000 text messages over the past few months to remind defendants about their upcoming hearings. The new text service is available to Odyssey courts across the state through Indiana Supreme Court Trial Court Technology. The text messages are a courtesy to defendants to remind …

Give a tree to a friend or relative and show you care. Plant it and prove the fact. Show a child how to plant a tree and provide a lifetime lesson about building nature in an act that can last generations. The county Soil & Water Conservation District fall native …

“Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” Continues Through Labor Day The Indiana State Police (ISP) have a new tool to enforce alcohol-impaired driving this Labor Day weekend. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute  recently purchased 777 portable breath test devices for use by ISP troopers. …

HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces State Road 75 will close just south of U.S. 36 on or after Tuesday, September 4 to replace a small structure. The road is scheduled to reopen on October 15.  The structure is over Miller Creek and is located …