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While parks provide a significant economic impact to communities, they also play a major role in health and wellness, offering free or inexpensive ways to improve a variety of common physical and mental health concerns.   Indiana is the 15th-most obese state in the 18th-most obese country in the world. …

Indianapolis – Troopers and Motor Carrier Inspectors with the Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Division (CVED) of the Indiana State Police joined neighboring states to raise awareness about human trafficking during the week of January 23rd through the 27th. The Indiana State Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Michigan State Police …

Indianapolis, IN – Trooper Cameron Bottema was investigating a crash with injuries on I-65 northbound near the 115 mile marker. While tending to the injured victim of the crash, Bottema’s patrol car was struck from behind by a red 2006 Infiniti. Fortunately Bottema was not in or near his car …

On Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at 11:57am, Plainfield officers were dispatched to a report of “trouble with a person” at 306 E. Main St. (BP gas station) Plainfield.  Later Plainfield officers observed a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle at the gas station.  While attempting to stop the vehicle, …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department(IMPD) Homicide detectives are investigating after man is shot to death. Just before 3 a.m. on 01/29/2017, officers with the IMPD were dispatched to the 100 block of E Market St on reports of a person shot. Responding officers located an unresponsive male victim with …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was found shot to death on the city’s southeast side. Just before 11 p.m. on 01/28/2017, officers with the IMPD were dispatched to the 300 block of S State Ave on reports of shots fired. Responding …

INDIANAPOLIS – An Indianapolis man has been arrested after a narcotics investigation conducted by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD). On Wednesday, January 25, 2017, Northwest District Narcotics and Flex team officers were called to assist the Marion County Community Corrections with a home visit in the 1200 block of …

Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly met with the Indiana Farm Bureau’s Farm Bill Task Force. The meeting kicked off Donnelly’s Farm Bill listening tour, an ongoing effort in to get input from Hoosier farmers and producers about their priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill.  Donnelly said, “The priorities, …

What to expect ahead Crews will install construction zone signs and begin selectively removing concrete and steel at the east end bridge abutment to prepare the site for new beams and reconstruction of the bridge deck. This work will be done from the eastbound Rockville Road loop ramp to northbound …

INDIANAPOLIS (January 27, 2017) – The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently certified that workers who have been or may become totally or partially separated from Rexnord Industries, including onsite leased workers from Staffmark, Randstad, Kelly Services and Prologistix, are eligible to receive services under the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program. The …