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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,” …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Indianapolis, IN – In the overnight hours of February 9th, 2018, 13 year old retired Indiana State Police K9 Mojo passed away. Mojo’s partner of more than 11 years was Sgt. Dennis Wade. Mojo graduated from K9 School on Christmas Eve in 2006 and was assigned to the ISP Drug …

INDIANAPOLIS-The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Police Athletic League (PAL) club congratulates a past participant on receiving a scholarship to Illinois State University.  The following is his story. Bryce Jefferson being only six years old asked his mother, Jeanna Jefferson if he could play football.  She could not afford the …