State News

Vigo County—Aug 25, 2017–This morning at 10:00, 44-year-old Brandon L. Thomas of Los Angeles, California, operated his 2017 Kia Soul at 75 miles-per-hour in a 55mph zone, while passing an Indiana State Police trooper on the right. After passing the trooper, Thomas continued to speed and change lanes without signaling. …

Vigo County—The Indiana State Police Putnamville District conducted traffic patrols on both Friday and Saturday evenings of the Scheid Diesel Event held at the Vigo County Fairgrounds. The extra patrols were in place to ensure the safety of those attending the event as well as the motoring public.   The …

Marion County – The Indiana State Police is accepting applications for a civilian Regional Dispatcher at its dispatch center located at the Indianapolis Post in Marion County.  A dispatcher’s primary responsibility is to receive, collate, record, disseminate and accurately dispatch information to ISP police personnel.   To qualify, the applicant …

Indianapolis, IN – Aug. 23, 2017 – With an apparent increase in credit card skimming devices being discovered at gas stations this year, AAA Hoosier Motor Club is warning motorists to be extra cautious when paying at the pump. “It happened to me on the south side of Indianapolis a couple of weeks …

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 21, 2017) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb will lead a delegation of business leaders and economic development officials next month to Japan, the state’s largest foreign investor, to strengthen relationships and encourage continued investment and trade between the two states. “The cultural and economic ties between Indiana and …

INDIANAPOLIS (AUG. 17, 2017) – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch  presented the 2017 AgriVision Award to Beth Bechdol, Director of Agribusiness Strategies at Ice Miller and President and CEO of AgriNovus Indiana, and Dr. Jay Akridge, Interim Provost at Purdue University, during the Celebration of Agriculture at the Indiana State Fair. …

The Indiana State Police Post in Indianapolis added a new K-9 team to the district.  Trooper Jonathan Haugh and his K-9 partner Smitty recently graduated from the K-9 academy in Indianapolis. The K-9 academy graduates were recognized on August 11, 2017 at the Indiana State Police Museum.  Five state troopers …

Yesterday at the Indiana State Fair, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch was joined by members as well as coaches and staff from Special Olympics Indiana’s Team Indiana where they asked her to serve as their Honorary Coach for the 2018 USA Games to be held in Seattle, WA next July. Speaking on …

Vigo County—On Tuesday, August 8th, at 4:30 in the afternoon, Indiana State Police Master Trooper Matt Ames responded to a residence in Idle Creek subdivision on a burglary in progress call.  Once in the area he observed a white male walking from the residence towards a gold SUV. Trooper Ames …

Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, U.S. Senator Todd Young and Indiana Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Ted McKinney today welcomed United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and members of the Hoosier agricultural community to the Indiana State Fair for a tour, roundtable luncheon and farm …