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UPDATE, November 21, 2017 Victim has been identified. Shelby Co.  Indiana Conservation Officers have identified the victim pulled from Flatrock River yesterday as Raymond Sanchez, 35 of Columbus. Sanchez’s girlfriend notified Conservation Officer Dispatch around 11:30 PM that Sanchez had went out on the river earlier in the afternoon and …

Vigo County—Nov 20, 2017–This morning at 10:36, Indiana State Police and Vigo County emergency agencies responded to an RV (Recreational Vehicle) crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the two mile marker. The crash left the elderly driver deceased at the scene.   Preliminary investigation revealed a 2006 …

Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today called on Senate leaders to do more to combat substance use disorders and the workforce shortage facing treatment providers in rural and underserved communities. Donnelly and Murkowski sent a letter asking for more resources to be dedicated …

Danville, IN–Congressman Todd Rokita released the following statement after President Trump announced that he will designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.  “There is no question that North Korea has engaged in acts of terrorism endangering the United States and the security of our allies. I fully support …

Indianapolis, Ind. – Today U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly released the following statement after President Trump announced his intention to re-designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism.   Donnelly said, “I have repeatedly called for stronger action against the rogue Kim regime, and I welcome President Trump’s decision to …

Shelby Co.   Indiana Conservation Officers need help identifying a man that went over a low head dam in Shelby County.  At approximately 1:00 this afternoon, witnesses saw a male in a Bass tracker Bantam boat go over the low head dam on Flatrock River in the Vandalia/Geneva area.  The man …

INDIANAPOLIS (November 17, 2017) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.9 percent for October and remains lower than the national rate of 4.1 percent. With the exception of one month when it was equal (October 2014), Indiana’s unemployment rate now has been below the U.S. rate for four full years. The monthly unemployment …

INDIANAPOLIS—Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards and commissions.   Electronic Recording Commission The governor made the following five new appointments to the Electronic Recording Commission, who will serve at the pleasure of the governor: The Honorable Jamie Chapman (Washington), Daviess County …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and John Hoeven (R-ND), announced bipartisan legislation aimed at combatting substance use disorders in rural communities. The bill would direct the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Health and Safety Education Competitive Grants Program to give priority to applicants in rural communities …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly’s provision requiring a comprehensive strategy from the Administration and the Department of Defense to confront the threat posed by North Korea is heading to the President’s desk to be signed into law. His provision was included in the final national defense bill that …