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 …
Read More »Banks Statement on President Trump’s Budget Proposal
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 …
Read More »Donnelly Renews Call for Bipartisan Action on Infrastructure
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 …
Read More »Crash Investigation in Tippecanoe County Puts Driver In Jail
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 …
Read More »Two Injured in Vigo County Semi Rollover
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, …
Read More »Crowdfunding campaign launched for the ‘Wabash Inclusive Playground’ project
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 …
Read More »Donnelly, Burr Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Ensure States Get Fair Share of Federal Highway Funds
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 …
Read More »Secretary of State Connie Lawson introduces updated Indianavoters.com website
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 …
Read More »Donnelly, Bipartisan Group of Senators Continue Push for Community Health Centers Funding
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, along with a bipartisan group of senators led by Senators Roy Blunt (R-MO) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), last night called on Senate leadership to immediately reauthorize funding for community health centers. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority …
Read More »Traffic Stop Leads to Passenger Arrested for Numerous Drug Violations in Vermillion County
Vermillion County—On Saturday evening February 03 at approximately 4:45, Indiana State Police Trooper Michael Organ was patrolling State Road 63 near County Road 1000 North, when he noticed a northbound silver passenger car with an expired registration plate. The vehicle was stopped and during conversations with the female driver and …
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