INDIANAPOLIS (May 23, 2016) – The Julia M. Carson Transit Center will open Sunday, June 26 on the corner of Washington St. and Delaware St. across from the City County Building plaza. The Transit Center will be the new central transfer point for all IndyGo routes driving through downtown Indianapolis. …
Read More »Trooper Receives Car Seventeen Months after Graduation
Trooper Christopher Fuhs was issued his patrol car for solo patrol May 17, 2016 after graduating from the Indiana State Police Academy in December 2014. The difference between his classmates getting their cars in April of 2015 and him getting his car just this month was because he spent over …
Read More »Traffic stop on I-70 leads to narcotics seizure and arrest
Indianapolis, IN- An Illinois man is facing felony drug charges after officers found suspected marijuana in the vehicle he was operating during a traffic stop in Indianapolis. On May 18, 2016, an officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) conducted a traffic stop on a 2006 Nissan after it was …
Read More »Governor Pence Cuts Ribbon on Meltzer Woods Nature Preserve
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today cut the ribbon on Meltzer Woods Nature Preserve in Shelbyville as part of the Bicentennial Nature Trust (BNT). The 60-acre wooded land is one of the state’s last remaining old growth forests and today’s dedication as a nature preserve brings the total number of …
Read More »Governor Pence Calls Ellspermann Selection to Lead Ivy Tech a ‘Win’ for Education in Indiana
Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence today issued this statement following the selection of Sue Ellspermann to lead Ivy Tech Community College as its next president: “The historic selection of Sue Ellspermann as the next president of Ivy Tech Community College is a win for education in Indiana and for the …
Read More »Indiana Teacher to Participate in Educator Delegation to Washington
INDIANAPOLIS – May 18, 2016 – A dozen civics, history and social studies teachers from across the country, including Patrick Chambers, a high school AP government teacher at Perry Meridian High School in Indianapolis, are heading to Washington, D.C., today to urge the U.S. Senate to hold a hearing and …
Read More »Hoosier voters to receive postcard with election information in the mail
INDIANAPOLIS (May 18, 2016) — Hoosier voters are beginning to receive postcards in the mail from the Secretary of State’s office. The card reminds Hoosiers that Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2016 and to visit www.indianavoters.com for election information. The office is mailing these post cards as part of …
Read More »Traffic Alert: South Green Street & County Road 300N to Close for 60 days due to roundabout contruction
Motorists are advised to plan ahead for a 60-day closure of the S. Green Street and County Road 300N intersection beginning on or after Tuesday, May 24. The Town of Brownsburg will close the intersection for construction of a $1.4 million roundabout. COLOR EXHIBIT>> Signs are in place to alert motorists …
Read More »Indy Chamber receives Presidential Award for Export Service
INDIANAPOLIS — U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker this week presented the Indy Chamber with the President’s “E” Award for Export Service at a ceremony in Washington, DC. The President’s “E” Award is the highest recognition any U.S. entity can receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of …
Read More »IMPD, Gleaners continue partnership to feed Indy’s hungry for second summer
INDIANAPOLIS – The partnership between the City of Indianapolis’ public safety agencies and Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana to help feed Indianapolis’ most needy residents will continue this summer beginning June 6. Last year, the inaugural program – which ran for a 13 week period – served more than 62,000 …
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