Vermillion County—On February 20, 2018 at 2:46pm, Indiana State Police Senior Trooper Ted Robertson stopped a white Lincoln Navigator on SR 163 just west of SR 63, for operating erratically on northbound SR 63 prior to the stop. The driver was identified as 23-year-old Chaise Xavier Kohl of Terre Haute, …
Read More »Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers assist IEMS on possible overdose
INDIANAPOLIS – Just after 6:00 a.m., on February 23, 2018, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were called to the 4400 block of E. Washington St. to assist the Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (IEMS) on an overdose. When officers and medics arrived they located an unconscious adult male. …
Read More »23 Hendricks County Schools Labeled as Four Star Schools
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education announced last week their 2016-2017 Four Star Schools. The Four Star Schools designation is designed by the Department to recognize great schools in Indiana. “Receiving designation as a Four Star School signifies a pursuit of academic excellence among students, educators, and the administration,” …
Read More »Indiana Students Are Better Prepared for College as the Number of AP Exams Offered, Taken, and Passed Increases Again
INDIANAPOLIS – In partnership with the College Board and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE), the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced today another year of increases in the number of Advanced Placement (AP) exams offered, as well as the number of students taking and passing AP exams. “Preparing …
Read More »North Green Street Detour Begins February 26th
BROWNSBURG – The Town of Brownsburg will restrict N. Green Street traffic between Main Street and 56th Street to one-way northbound only while utility relocation is underway ahead of the street redesign project. Signs are in place to alert motorists that the road will be closed to southbound traffic on …
Read More »Indiana State Police Increases Impaired, Dangerous Driving Patrols for March Madness and St. Patrick’s Day
Your Indiana State Police is joining law-enforcement agencies across Indiana this March to increase dangerous and impaired driving patrols for the NCAA Tournament and St. Patrick’s Day. Last year, the weekend beginning St. Patrick’s Day had the highest number crashes involving impaired drivers. With March 17, 2018 falling on a …
Read More »Donnelly Donates Shutdown Pay to Ten Hoosier Food Banks
Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly announced today that, as promised, he has donated his pay for the three days that the federal government was shut down last month. The pay, worth $940, was donated to ten food banks across Indiana. Donnelly helped craft a deal last month to …
Read More »Superintendent McCormick Urges State and U.S. Lawmakers to Address School Safety
INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. Jennifer McCormick, today issued a letter to the Indiana General Assembly and the State’s U.S. Senators and Representatives urging them to act on addressing school safety in Indiana. “As I previously stated, we are heartbroken over yet another mass shooting which took …
Read More »Sergeant Bill Dalton Promoted to District Investigations Commander
Indianapolis, IN – Superintendent Douglas Carter has announced to promotion of Bill Dalton to the rank of First Sergeant, he will serve as the Indianapolis District Investigations Commander. First Sergeant Dalton is a Portage Indiana native and a 1992 graduate of Portage High School. He went on to receive a Bachelor …
Read More »Homicide detectives are investigating after a fatal shooting on Indianapolis’ north side
INDIANAPOLIS –Just after 6:30 p.m., on February 20, 2018, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were dispatched to 3315 Schofield Avenue on a report of a deceased person inside a vehicle. When officers arrived they located a male a vehicle who appeared to be deceased. Officers called for …
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