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Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Hit and Run Unit arrested 28-year-old Jesse McLemore for the crash that killed 39-year-old Ryan Ziemer. The crash occurred in the 1100 block of Norton Avenue in the early morning hours of Friday, March 11, 2016. Just before 3:30 a.m., officers were sent to the 1100 blk. …

Indianapolis – Indiana Governor Mike Pence and Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter thanked Pierre Twer, founder of Bolt for the Heart, for the donation of more than 50 Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) at a press conference held earlier today at the Indiana Farm Bureau Building on the State Fairgrounds. …

INDIANAPOLIS – In an effort to enhance the collaboration between citizens and the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, the process to implement beat policing will begin in late April when new recruits hit the streets. A three year plan will be developed to address staffing needs and responsibilities. Mayor Joe Hogsett …

HENDRICKS COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announce a bridge deck overlay project on State Road 39 (S.R. 39) two and one half miles north of U.S. 36 will restrict traffic to one 11’ lane on the bridges over Milford Creek and the west fork of White …

Matchbook Creative, a strategic branding and advertising firm and registered Women Business Enterprise, will invest $581,000 to expand its Indianapolis-based headquarters, renovating a formerly vacant two-story building at 1317 N. Pennsylvania Street on the Old Northside. The new facility will more than double the firm’s office space to 7,000 square …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 23, 2016) – As part of Disability Awareness Month, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and its WorkOne partners are unveiling new workstations that contain assistive technology designed to help Hoosiers with disabilities in their search for gainful employment. These workstations can be found at twelve WorkOne …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 23, 2016) – Two technology companies announced plans today to expand their operations in Central Indiana, creating more than 50 new high-wage jobs over the next few years and continuing a trend of tech growth in the Hoosier state. “Indiana’s tech industry is on the move, and the …

CARMEL and FORT WAYNE, Ind. (March 23, 2016) – Precision Products Group announced plans today to grow its operations in Indiana, relocating its College Park, Maryland, headquarters to Carmel and expanding its existing manufacturing operations in Fort Wayne. “With nearly 141,000 jobs added in just the last three years, Indiana’s …

An Open Letter to My Fellow Public Servants: Increase Transparency and Secure Freedom  To My Fellow Public Servants, Last week, March 13—19, was Sunshine Week, a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. During Sunshine Week, but especially in the weeks …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are asking for the public’s help to solve the murder of 59-year-old Eddie Lee Stringer.   Eddie Lee was found in a crashed car on March 14, 2016, on the west side of Indianapolis.  Initially, it appeared Eddie’s death was related …