Indianapolis – Governor Mike Pence outlined the State of Indiana’s actions that began last week as soon as news broke that Carrier Corporation and United Technologies would relocate jobs and operations to Mexico. Neither Carrier nor United Technologies provided any advance notification to the State of Indiana that they were …
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Facebook followers of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources can “talk” online with historian Jeannie Regan-Dinius about Indiana’s role in the Underground Railroad on Wednesday, Feb. 17, from 2-3 p.m. EST, on the DNR’s Facebook wall. Regan-Dinius will discuss the Underground Railroad and the Indiana Freedom Trails, a statewide initiative …
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Indianapolis – In accordance with a presidential proclamation issued late Saturday evening, Governor Mike Pence has directed that flags at state facilities statewide be flown at half-staff to honor the service of United States Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away yesterday. Flags should be flown at half-staff beginning …
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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. …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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