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INDIANAPOLIS (March 31, 2016) –In a sustained effort to meet an estimated one million jobs to fill by 2025, the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) opened the second grant cycle for Skill UP Indiana!  The grant program will provide up to $11 million in funding to develop Indiana’s workforce …

BROWNSBURG – Brownsburg Town Council adopted Resolution #2016-10 at its March 10 meeting approving a new policy and application process for public events held on Town property. Because the number of requests to use Town of Brownsburg property for special events continues to increase, the administration saw the need for …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 30, 2016) – Last week the IndyGo Board of Directors adopted the Marion County Transit Plan (MCTP). The MCTP includes significant investment in the local bus network and three rapid transit lines on high ridership routes. Aside from the proposed Blue, Purple, and Red rapid transit lines, sweeping …

BROWNSBURG – The Town of Brownsburg’s stormwater department is hosting a rain barrel decorating contest this spring. A $25 entry fee gets participants a rain barrel to decorate, which will be theirs to keep and use at their home or business. Collecting rain water to use for watering landscaping during …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) homicide detectives are investigating a shooting that resulted in the death of an unidentified male. IMPD officers were dispatched in reference to multiple shots fired, at approximately 2:20p.m., in the 3300 block of N Denny St, which is located near E 34th St …

Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence delivered the below remarks at the funeral of fallen Kokomo Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Koontz today in Kokomo. Remarks as Delivered Tribute to Kokomo Sheriff’s Deputy Carl Koontz ———————– To Kassie and Noah, mom and dad, Alice, grandparents, Ann and Allen, Alice and Carl, Floyd family, …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 29, 2016) – The Indiana Department of Transportation today announced that the route following State Road 37 between Martinsville and Indianapolis best meets the I-69 performance measures while minimizing cost and impacts to the human and natural environment. INDOT Commissioner Brandye Hendrickson joined Indiana Economic Development Corporation president …

Detectives have obtained an arrest warrant for 55-year-old Jesus Cardenas. He has been formally charged with Leaving the Scene of an Accident Causing Death as a Level 5 Felony. The suspect is alleged to have operated a motor vehicle, which struck and killed Maurice Hamler on March 21, 2016.  Detectives located a vehicle, …

DANVILLE, IN (March 24, 2016) — The Porch is a tearoom located in the refurbished one-room schoolhouse formerly known as District #5 Jordan School.  This school was open to first through eighth grade students from 1856 through 1929. In an effort to help Hendricks County celebrate Indiana’s 200 years of …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 29, 2016) – It’s a big election year. Are you registered to vote? If you want to have your say, you must register. Register by April 4th to be able to vote in the May 3rd primary election. Hoosiers can register to vote online by using the Indiana …