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HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announce a bridge rehabilitation project on State Road 39 (S.R. 39) over I-74 will have traffic reduced to one 10’ lane over the interstate at Exit 58 beginning Monday, April 18.  Traffic will be controlled at the bridge with a …

HENDRICKS COUNTY – Spring is finally here, and public health officials want to remind residents with septic systems to take steps to protect and maintain their system. “Septic systems that are properly designed, installed, and maintained can provide excellent wastewater treatment,” says Ginger Harrington, Environmental Health Team Lead at the …

Indianapolis, IN – Earlier this morning around 7:15 the Indiana State Police began receiving reports of a semi tractor-trailer dropping scraps of metal all over the interstate. The debris spanned a large area beginning on the ramp from I-70 westbound to I-465 northbound on the city’s west side, to Washington Street. …

INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2016) —For the fourth year in a row, Secretary of State Connie Lawson is collecting women’s suits for Dress for Success’s Send One Suit week. The drive starts Monday, April 18 and runs through Friday, April 22. Participants are encouraged to donate one suit and one blouse …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives are seeking the public’s help in locating alleged murder suspect Juan Zabala.  The suspect is wanted in connection with the murder of 30-year-old Cristal Avilez on November 20, 2015, in the 3000 N. LaSalle Street.  In January, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect for Murder. …

INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb today named Greg Wilson as Intergovernmental Relations Director. Wilson most recently served on the Cabinet of Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard as Director of the City’s Department of Minority and Women’s Business Development. “We are thrilled to welcome Greg to the Lt. Governor’s team. Given …

INDIANAPOLIS – Homicide detectives are investigating the killing a 34-year-old man in the 3800 block of Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive Monday morning. Earlier this morning around 4:30 a.m., officers were sent to the 3800 blk. of Pleasant Run Parkway North Drive reference a person shot. When officers arrived, they …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) and Senator Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) today sent a letter to Michael Abramson, Chairman of the Government Publishing Office’s (GPO) Style Board, asking the Style Board to change the designation of Indiana natives to “Hoosiers” in the 2016 GPO Style Manual. The GPO’s …

Rainy weather didn’t stop the ground breaking ceremony for the new Hendricks Regional Health Medical Center in Brownsburg on Monday. The presenters at the ceremony included among others, Hendricks Regional Health CEO Kevin Speers, Brownsburg Town Council member Brian Jessen, and County Commissioner member Bob Gentry. “It’s an exciting time. …

INDIANAPOLIS (April 12, 2016) – With only six days until the individual income tax season filing deadline, there is still time for qualified taxpayers to file their federal and state income taxes for free using Indiana freefile (INfreefile). INfreefile allows taxpayers with an adjusted gross income of $62,000 or less …