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Traffic stop nets more than 100 pounds of marijuana

Tuesday morning around 11:00 a.m. a trooper with the Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section stopped a Toyota minivan for speeding on I-70 east bound at the 95.2 mile marker.  This is just west of the Mount Comfort Road exit in Greenfield.  The traffic stop quickly turned from an infraction …

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INDOT Santa Tracker Returns To Social Media

The Indiana Department of Transportation announces, for the third consecutive year, that it will be tracking the movements of Jolly ‘Ol Saint Nick while he makes his rounds in the Hoosier State. On December 24, beginning at 6 p.m. eastern time, INDOT Social media pages will track the movements of …

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INDOT mobile app now available for Apple, Android devices

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Transportation today announced the agency’s new mobile app is available for free download for iPhone or iPad users through the App Store and Android users through Google Play. The INDOT mobile app offers statewide, real-time traffic information. Features include: A zoomable, scrollable map-based display …

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Putnamville Troopers Conduct DUI Enforcement Patrol

Putnamville—Troopers from the Putnamville District of the Indiana State Police conducted a Driving under the Influence (DUI) patrol this past Saturday evening into the early morning hours of Sunday, December 17. During the nearly six hour patrol, troopers issued (39) traffic citations, and (69) traffic warnings, and made (6) DUI …

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Donnelly Announces 2018 Service Academy Nominations

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today announced his 2018 nominations for admittance to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY; the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD. Donnelly was honored to nominate 29 students to the Military, …

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Crouch: Creating opportunities for all Hoosiers

Growing up as a 12 year old who towered over her peers and teachers at 5-foot eight, I was a target for many of my classmates’ ridicule and jokes. Suffering through those harsh words, my father gave me some advice that helped shape who I am today. His valuable lesson …

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Lt. Governor Crouch speaks to Brownsburg Rotary Club

Brownsburg – Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch was in Brownsburg last week to speak to the Brownsburg Rotary Club. It was one of many stops the Lt. Governor is making all over the state during the month of December. Among the many questions she answered that day, one was why …

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Medical Episode Causes Driver to Crash in Putnam County

Putnam County—Just before 10:00 this morning, Indiana State Police responded to a one-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 34 mile marker. Preliminary investigation revealed a westbound silver 2013 Chevrolet Impala, driven by 52-year-old Robin Blansett of Farmersburg, IN., left the roadway and struck the center …

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