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INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) robbery detectives have arrested 38-year-old William Barnes of Indianapolis, for the home invasion that took place in the 3200 block of W Banta Rd on March 24. Just after 12p.m. on March 24th, 2016, IMPD officers were dispatched to the 3200 block of …

INDIANAPOLIS – Detectives with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) Homicide Branch are investigating the shooting death of a 60-year-old man inside his apartment. Just before 11:00 p.m., IMPD officers were sent to the 3500 blk. of Evergreen Ave. reference a person shot. When officers arrived they found a 60-year-old …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) officers responded to an accident with entrapment, where one of the drivers had been killed as a result. Just after 7a.m., IMPD officers were dispatched to the 8000 block of Madison Ave, located near Stop 11, in reference to a personal injury accident. …

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 …