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Trooper Escapes Injury in Crash While Responding to Call

The Indiana State Police are investigating a crash involving a trooper from the Indianapolis Post.  The crash happened shortly after 11:00 p.m. Friday evening on Kentucky Avenue near the intersection of Mann Road on the southwest side of Indianapolis.  The trooper’s car was struck by another vehicle while he was …

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Pittsboro resident builds certified Energy Efficient Home

Pittsboro – Pittsboro resident and the host of WYRZ’s “Joyful Sounds”  Rob Green has one of the few homes in Hendricks County that is “certified” as an Energy Efficient Home. That Touchstone Energy certification came from Hendricks Power Cooperative yesterday at the Green’s home. According to Hendricks Power Cooperative, there …

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Donnelly Helps Pass Bipartisan Budget Deal

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today helped the Senate pass a bipartisan deal that would allow for necessary investments in a number of priority areas, including military readiness, fighting opioid abuse, and reauthorizing Community Health Centers.  Donnelly said, “For too long, Congress has chosen to kick the can …

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IN.gov adds to State’s Amazon Alexa Skill, ‘Ask Indiana’

(INDIANAPOLIS) IN.gov, announced today that it has released an update to the State of Indiana’s Amazon Alexa skill allowing citizens to check on county-level travel statuses. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security compiles travel statuses through each county’s emergency management agency. To search for travel advisories, say “Alexa, ask Indiana …

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Missouri Man Dies in Interstate 70 Crash in Putnam County

Putnam County—Last night at 11:05, Indiana State Police and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to a passenger car versus semi crash in the westbound driving lane of Interstate 70 near the 39 mile marker. Preliminary investigation revealed a 2018 Dodge passenger vehicle, driven by 50-year-old Kenneth David Harrah of Saint …

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IMPD and DEA arrest a man on federal narcotics and weapon charges

INDIANAPOLIS: On January 18, 2018, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Agents arrested 36-year-old Gabriel McQuay for the federal charges of possession with the intent to distribute narcotics, as well as a felon in possession of a firearm. Law enforcement received a tip that McQuay was …

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Two Indianapolis Men Arrested on Multiple Drug Charges

Two Indianapolis men face several charges after a traffic stop led to their arrest Tuesday night.  Indiana State Police uncovered a loaded handgun, oxycodone hydrochloride pills, more than 130 grams of marijuana and cash.  The traffic stop happened around 10:00 p.m. near the intersection of 42nd Street and Baker Drive …

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Help Preserve a Piece of Indiana State Police History

The Indiana State Police Alliance (ISPA) is seeking donations for a building restoration project. ISPA recently received a grant through the Indiana Historical Society for the preservation of a historic weigh station located on the Indiana State Police Museum’s property. An additional $2,500 must be raised by the ISPA in …

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Thirty Two New Troopers Patrolling Indiana

Indianapolis, IN -Indiana has 32 new troopers assigned to state police districts throughout the state now patrolling the roads. Members of the 77th Indiana State Police Recruit School that graduated on October 19th, 2017 received their patrol cars today at the Indiana State Police Museum, located at the Indiana State …

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