State News

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today spoke on the House floor about former northeast Indiana Congressman Ed Roush and the creation of the 9-1-1 system. Banks recognized Roush as the driving force behind the introduction of 9-1-1 as the national emergency telephone number. This year marks the 50th …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly called for Congress to continue its work to help combat the opioid epidemic, following the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) finding Indiana’s overdose rate rose significantly. According to the recently released data from CDC, Indiana’s overdose death rate increased by 28% between 2016 …

Indianapolis – This afternoon, Tuesday, February 13, 2018, the Bolt For The Heart (BFTH) foundation continued to deliver on the promise to equip Indiana State Police patrol vehicles with lifesaving Automatic External Defibrillators (AED) with the gift of 90 additional AED’s.  This brings the total number of AEDs donated to …

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03) today issued the following statement after the release of President Trump’s Fiscal Year 2019 budget proposal:  “I support the administration’s focus on cutting wasteful spending. With entitlement programs being the key driver of our national debt, Congress must work with the administration to …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly renewed his call for bipartisan action on infrastructure, as President Trump announced his plan today. Donnelly last week introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that Indiana receives a fair share of federal highway funding. Currently, each state is guaranteed a return of at least …

Tippecanoe County-Sunday at approximately 7:29 a.m. on I-65 southbound near the 178 mile marker (that is near the SR 43 /178 exit), a trooper on patrol comes across a vehicle hung up on the cable barriers and ends up taking the driver to jail on criminal charges. Trooper Tyler Stinson …

Vigo County—This morning around 7:00, Indiana State Police and Vigo County emergency agencies responded to a tractor-trailer rollover crash at the westbound exit ramp of Interstate 70 onto State Road 46.  Preliminary investigation revealed a 2015 Freightliner tractor pulling a box trailer, driven by 37-year-old Eddie J. Williams of Wallace, …

INDIANAPOLIS – Wabash will soon have a new outdoor fully-inclusive playground, thanks to a recently launched crowdfunding campaign. The campaign, sponsored by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) through their CreatINg Places program and offered through the crowdfunding platform developed by Patronicity, is being run by a committee of local …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Richard Burr (R-NC) today introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that each state receives a fair share of federal highway funding.   Donnelly said, “As the crossroads of America, our transportation infrastructure is critical to Indiana’s economy. I want to make sure …

INDIANAPOLIS (February 8, 2018) — Today, Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson is introducing the newly updated Indianavoters.com website. The newly updated website has streamlined the voter registration process, enables voters to share they are registered on social media and will provide election night results.   “I encourage all Hoosier …