State News

Putnam County, IN- Preparing yourself and your family for the unthinkable is something that should not be taken lightly in today’s environment. Information learned to keep you safe is invaluable in the time of a life and death situation. Tomorrow evening, Wednesday March 21st, 2018, Putnam County Sheriff Scott Stockton …

Newton County – Monday morning, at approximately 11:25 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police Department responded to a two vehicle crash on I-65 northbound at the 232 mile marker (2 miles north of the Demotte exit), in which an Elkhart, IN, woman died. Preliminary investigation by Master Trooper Fred …

Have you seen David A. Kallenberger? He has been missing for over two years! The Indiana State Police and his family are still requesting help in locating him. He was last seen on March 15, 2016 on I-65 near the 85.6 mile marker on his Harley Davidson Motorcycle broke down. …

Washington, D.C. – President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation authored by Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) that corrects existing law regarding headstones provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to the spouses and dependent children of veterans whose remains are never located. H.R. 3656 was signed into law …

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced that he has appointed David Ober to fill a vacancy on the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission created by the retirement of Jim Atterholt. Additionally, Holcomb announced that he has appointed Jim Huston to serve as chairman for the IURC. Huston has served …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 19, 2018) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb will depart on a three-day economic development trade mission to Canada next week, where he will work to build relationships with one of Indiana’s largest economic partners. “As we work to take Indiana’s business climate to the next level, we are targeting …

Indianapolis, Ind. – Nearly $11 million in federal grand funding that U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly helped secure for Indiana to combat the opioid epidemic is connecting Hoosiers with treatment options. In 2016, Donnelly helped pass the 21st Century Cures Act, which provided nearly $11 million for Indiana in 2017 that is …

INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today added four counties to the disaster emergency he declared Feb. 24, Feb. 26, Feb. 27, March 2 and March 7 in response to widespread flooding and infrastructure damage caused by sustained heavy rainfall.   The governor signed a new executive order today to …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly today welcomed the Treasury Department’s announcement it is implementing new sanctions on five Russian entities and 19 individuals for attempted meddling in the 2016 election, dangerous cyberattacks, and efforts to target critical infrastructure in the United States, including the American energy grid. In …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) Secretary Dr. Jennifer Walthall and Indiana Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement Jim McClelland today announced a new tool to help Hoosiers seeking treatment for substance use disorder immediately connect with available inpatient or residential treatment services.   This new …