State News

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Single-family building permits in Indiana increased 6 percent in June compared to the same time last year according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Permits decreased 2 percent in June over the previous month. “For the …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 28, 2016) – Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson announced today that the office has reached a $950,000 settlement with JPMorgan regarding its investment advisory business in Indiana. The settlement is the result of an investigation by the Secretary of State’s office into JPMorgan services offered to banking …

Indianapolis – The results of a study conducted by the Lewin Group, an independent health care consulting firm, affirm the success of the design and implementation of the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0. “The Healthy Indiana Plan is proving what Hoosiers have known all along: when we give people choices …

Tippecanoe County-Thursday morning at around 4:00 a.m. on I-65 northbound near the 168 mile marker (that is at the SR38/168 exit), troopers responded to a two vehicle crash that sent one driver to jail. Preliminary investigation by Sergeant Mike Krueger has revealed that a gold 1993 Acura Legend driven by …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 27, 2016) — Joshua Bills was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to theft as a class D felony.  Bills will serve three years of probation.  He paid full restitution to the victim prior to sentencing. Bills met his victim through the online virtual reality game Second Life.  Second …

Vigo County—This morning at 9:22, Indiana State Police and Vigo County emergency agencies responded to one-vehicle crash in the northbound lanes of State Road 63, just north of Bolton Road. Preliminary investigation revealed a white, 2004 GMC pickup, driven by 79-year-old Richard E. Sheehy of Clinton, IN. was northbound on …

Indiana Conservation Officers are proud to announce that DNR Law Enforcement Division Director Danny L. East has been nominated to serve on the Board of Directors for the Indiana Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission (ILEAC). “The Department of Natural Resources is proud of our Law Enforcement Division and the leadership of …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 22, 2016) – Indiana’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percent from the previous month to 4.8 percent for the month of June. The unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people as a percentage of the labor force. For …

Granger, Ind. — Several of U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly’s bipartisan provisions became law as part of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) that President Obama signed this evening. Donnelly’s provisions signed into law were adopted from his bipartisan legislation to update best prescribing practices and raise public awareness, as well …

Grant County – Yesterday at approximately 7:21 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on I-69 near the 264 mile marker,  in which a Noblesville, IN man was arrested for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and six separate arrest warrants. The preliminary crash investigation …