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The Town of Brownsburg encourages residents to keep safety in mind as they celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, particularly when it comes to the use of fireworks. The Indiana fireworks law permits only individuals over 18 to purchase fireworks, and a person 18 or older must be present when …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) has released plans for the 2016 Summer Cooling Program through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which begins July 1st and concludes August 12th. As one of IHCDA’s key community service programs, LIHEAP’s program focus is to help keep …

BOONE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will have lane closures on U.S. 52 beginning on or after Thursday, June 30, weather permitting.  U.S. 52 will be chip and sealed from I-65 to the Boone/Clinton County line.  Motorists are encouraged to seek an alternate route. Depending on …

Indianapolis – The Indiana State Police and the Texas Roadhouse Restaurant in Southport are hosting a “Tip-a-Cop” fundraising event tonight, June 30th, from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. The restaurant is located at 4335 Southport Crossing Drive, Indianapolis and all donations will go directly to Special Olympics of Indiana. A State …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Unit are investigating a shooting that left a man dead. Shortly after 8 p.m. on June 29th, IMPD officers responded to a person shot in the 3100 block of Brouse Avenue. Officers located 25-year-old Phillip Brown, in the outdoor common …

INDIANAPOLIS (June 29, 2016) –Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb, Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD) Executive Director Mark Newman, Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance President and CEO Kim Smith and Bicentennial Torch Relay State Director Noelle Szydlyk today unveiled the names of more than 2,000 Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay torchbearers, as well …

National Guard Supplemental Grant (NGSG) applications for the 2016 fall semester are now being accepted! The NGSG guarantees 100% of tuition and regularly assessed fees for eligible members of the Indiana Air and Army National Guard that attend one of the approved NGSG eligible schools. Students can attend either full-time …

Indianapolis, IN- A law that had been on the Indiana books as a misdemeanor, and was inadvertently removed, has been reinstated as a class “C” infraction. Beginning July 1st, 2016, IC 9-26-1-1.2 is added to the Indiana Code as a new section and states, “If, after an operator of a …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Homicide Unit investigates the circumstances of a woman found dead inside her apartment. Just before 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were sent to the 6300 Mission Terrence reference a person shot. A family member of the victim had found …

INDIANAPOLIS (June 28, 2016) –Beginning July 1, 2016, consumers will have up to 45 days after purchasing a vehicle to get the vehicle titled and plated. Previously, consumers only had 31 days to get the vehicle titled and plated after purchase. To accommodate the change, paper interim license plates issued …