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INDIANAPOLIS – An eight-year veteran of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) is in good condition at Methodist Hospital after being wounded in an early morning shooting. It happened around 3:20 a.m. in the 1100 block of McDougal Street after officers responded to a call of noises outside a home. …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department arrested 39-year-old Ronnie Massengale for the murder of Gregory Watkins.  Mr. Watkins was killed on October 18, 2015, on the east side of Indianapolis.   Following an extensive investigation, detectives obtained a warrant for Ronnie Massengale on February 11, 2016.  He was arrested …

INDIANAPOLIS–Homicide investigators make an arrest in connection with a shooting that left one dead and another critically injured. On February 12, 2016, at approximately 8:47 p.m., officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to the 3400 block of South Lynhurst Drive on the report of a person shot. …

Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly spoke with Chris Nelson, President of HVAC systems and services for North America at Carrier Corporation, and asked for an explanation of why Carrier Corporation and UTEC will be closing plants in Indianapolis and Huntington and moving those operations to Mexico. The announcement …

INDIANAPOLIS—On Friday February 12, 2016, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers were dispatched to the 2100 block of Shelby Street to investigate a hit and run accident.  Witnesses told arriving officers that a female in an SUV drove into the business then fled from the scene.  Officers observed significant damage …

IMPD detectives are asking the public’s help finding 31-year-old Demarco Mathews of Indianapolis.  The suspect is accused leaving the scene of a fatal accident on February 3, 2016, in the 3800 block of East New York Street. On February 11, 2016, detectives obtained a warrant charging Mathews with leaving the …

Morgan County–Thursday morning at 11:43, Indiana State Police Troopers from the ISP Drug Enforcement Section, stopped a 2008 Ford passenger car for an improper lane change on eastbound Interstate 70 near the 52 mile marker. During conversations with the driver, several indicators of possible criminal activity were detected. A search …

INDOT contractors will be inspecting sign structures over northbound Interstate 465 on the west side of Indianapolis this week between US 36/Rockville Road (Exit 13) and 71st Street (Exit 21). The overhead structures will be examined beginning today by inspectors from Collins Engineers, who may perform inspections over lanes that …

FISHERS, Ind. (Feb. 11, 2016) – Republic Services Inc. (NYSE: RSG), an industry leader in U.S. recycling and non-hazardous solid waste, announced plans today to establish a shared services center in Fishers, which will create up to 469 new jobs by 2025. “When industry leaders like Republic Services consider where …

In a meeting on Tuesday, the Hendricks County commissioners discussed, among other things, a report on the county’s voting machines. The machines will get a software upgrade to comply with certification standards. Hendricks County Election supervisor Laura Herzog says the machines will be back to the county by March 18. …