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I-69 Section 5 construction update for week of March 26

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (March 25, 2018) – INDOT reminds motorists that online GPS mapping services may not have the most current information about conditions within the I-69 Section 5 construction zone.  Following instructions from mapping apps, especially those pertaining to access roads and potential “short cuts,” could direct motorists into areas …

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One person dead after weekend shooting at Meijer store

INDIANAPOLIS –On March 24, 2018, at 8:14 p.m., Officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) responded to Meijer grocery store located on the 5300 block of Pike Plaza Road on a report of a person shot. Officers located an unresponsive male later identified as Steven L. Wills with an apparent …

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Following Too Closely Yields Marijuana and Two Arrests

Putnam County—This morning at approximately 10:00, an Indiana State Police Trooper from the Putnamville District, spotted a 2018 Ford Expedition SUV following another vehicle too closely on eastbound Interstate 70 near the 36 mile marker. The SUV was stopped and several indicators of possible criminal activity were noted, including a …

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IMPD urges residents to prepare for Winter Storm

INDIANAPOLIS – In the Indianapolis area there is a Winter Storm Watch in effect through Saturday.  The National Weather Service is predicting that rain will start late Friday night and eventually will change to snow sometime between 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM and change to all snow after 3:00 AM.  …

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Donnelly, Young Praise Passage of Bipartisan Bill Establishing Kennedy-King Park in Indianapolis as National Commemorative Site

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Todd Young (R-IN) praised the passage of the bipartisan Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site (H.R.4851), which recognizes the Kennedy-King Park in Indianapolis as a National Commemorative Site and includes the park as part of the African American Civil Rights Network. The bill …

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One dead after fatal accident on Indianapolis’ north side

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Accident investigators were called out for a serious accident that claimed the life of a woman (19). Just before 7 a.m. on 03/22/2018, officers were in the area and heard a large crash. Officers then observed that a white Volvo had struck an …

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Project will resurface I-74 and overlay several Bridges

HENDRICKS, BOONE AND MONTGOMERY COUNTIES, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a construction project on I-74 will begin on or after Monday, April 2 spanning three counties.  This project will resurface I-74 from approximately five miles east of State Road 32 or the 44 mile marker to just …

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