INDIANAPOLIS –Just after 9:00 p.m., on January 18, 2018, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were called to the 4000 block of Stratford Ct. reference a deceased person run. When officers arrived they located an adult male deceased inside a vacant townhouse who had apparent trauma on his …
Read More »Tip Leads Putnamville Troopers to Stolen Construction Equipment and Arrest
Parke County—This evening at 6:30, the Indiana State Police Post at Putnamville received a request for assistance from a Greenwood, Indiana man who was the victim of a construction equipment theft estimated at $50,933. The man stated his 2016 Takeuchi Mini Excavator was stolen from a Greenwood area job site …
Read More »Juvenile Incarcerated after Chase in Vigo County
Vigo County—On Wednesday evening, January 17th at 10:23, Trooper Brad Fyfe witnessed a moped with no headlights or taillights traveling southbound on 15th Street at Maple Avenue in Terre Haute. Trooper Fyfe activated his emergency lighting and siren to stop the vehicle, but the driver looked over his shoulder and …
Read More »Indy Chamber, Regional Leadership Release Joint Statement on Amazon HQ2
(INDIANAPOLIS) – This morning, the Indy Chamber received word from global technology firm Amazon that Indianapolis was named as one of 20 finalist cities in their search for the location of their second headquarters. The Indy Chamber convened regional and state leaders to submit a proposal for Amazon HQ2 in …
Read More »Fifth Third Foundation Announces $100,000 Investment in Indy Chamber Entrepreneurship Efforts
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Today, the Fifth Third Bank President of the Greater Indiana Region Kevin Hipskind announced a $100,000 grant from the Fifth Third Foundation to the Indy Chamber’s Accelerate Indy regional economic development strategy, directed to its Entrepreneur Services division. The announcement was made at the John H. Boner Community …
Read More »Avon Chamber of Commerce gets a new website
Avon – The Avon Chamber of Commerce website will go live today between 9:00-10:00 am. Because of this, our website will be unavailable for a period of time. The Chamber says the conversion will only last a short period of time. This new website will move the Chamber and its …
Read More »Hendricks County Parks Survey Yields Helpful Results
Hendricks County Parks & Recreation recently asked members of the public to answer a short survey about where they get their information and how they utilize parks. More than 650 people responded, and the results are enlightening. The five-question multiple-choice survey was sent out via email to the subscribers of …
Read More »Indiana Sheriffs’ Hope To Plant 500 Trees At Youth Ranch
BRAZIL, IND. (Dec. 17, 2018) – Zero degrees. Winter weather advisories. School closings. Jack-knifed semis. Believe it or not, spring is just weeks away. “Volunteers for the Indiana Sheriffs’ Youth Ranch are already facing an ordering deadline for tree saplings to reforest aging wooded areas surrounding the property’s three lakes,” said …
Read More »Rokita on FOX News: Trump Administration is Right to Consider Criminal Charges For Sanctuary City Officials
WASHINGTON, DC — This morning, Congressman Todd Rokita joined FOX News to discuss the Trump Administration and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen’s efforts to pursue criminal charges for sanctuary city officials who harbor illegal immigrant criminals. Watch the interview here “First, let me say I think President Trump and Secretary …
Read More »Donnelly Releases 2017 Annual Report Highlighting Work on Behalf of Hoosiers
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released his annual report for 2017. The report details Donnelly’s bipartisan legislative work, his travels around Indiana, and his efforts to help Hoosiers. The report also highlights the Senator’s accomplishments, a number of bipartisan bills and amendments that were signed into law, and …
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