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Brown, Kenley to lead FIRSST task force

STATEHOUSE (April 26, 2016) — The Indiana State Budget Committee this week named State Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) and State Sen. Luke Kenley (R-Noblesville) as co-chairs of the Funding Indiana’s Roads for a Stronger, Safer Tomorrow (FIRSST) task force. Brown, chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means, said …

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Indiana State Police Offer Planting Season Driving Tips

The Indiana State Police would like to remind citizens that the farm planting season is upon us and often requires large farm machinery to be on the road. This requires drivers in rural areas to be alert to the possibility of encountering slow moving farm machines. Motorists should be prepared …

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Indianapolis Woman Pleads Guilty to Unemployment Insurance Fraud

INDIANAPOLIS (April 25, 2016) – Indianapolis resident Amy L. Ortega, 27, pled guilty in Marion County Criminal Court One to unemployment insurance fraud, a Class D felony. Through the use of agency records, an Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) employee began an investigation and determined that Ortega was working …

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High Speed Crash on I-465 Claims the Life on One Person

Indianapolis – Early this morning around 3:30, the Indiana State Police, along with the Pike Township Fire Department, responded to a serious single vehicle crash on the ramp from I-465 northbound to 56th Street on the west side. Upon arrival, Trooper Jacob Wildauer located the vehicle in the ditch with one occupant …

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