Howard County – Indiana State Police Peru Post Commander Lt. Jeremy Kelly, Kokomo Police Chief Robert Baker, and Howard County Sheriff Steve Rogers have dedicated officers to team up with the Indiana Department of Correction Parole Division and the Howard County Probation Department. Probation and parole officers requested the three …
Read More »Lilly Endowment awards Indiana FFA Foundation Nearly $400K to plan for Learn—Lead—Succeed program
TRAFALGAR, Ind. (July 20, 2016) – Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded $399,213 to the Indiana FFA Foundation to launch a Learn-Lead-Succeed project that will utilize a three-year plan to provide experiential education, environmental education, and collaborative engagement to middle and high school age youth who are from underserved communities and …
Read More »Donnelly Welcomes Federal Grant Award for Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly welcomed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office on Women’s Health announcement that it has awarded a federal grant to the Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault (ICESA). The College Sexual Assault Policy and Prevention Initiative grant will help ICESA fund …
Read More »Donnelly Leads Bipartisan Group of Senators in Urging CFPB to Carefully Tailor Rules to Community Banks and Credit Unions
Granger, Ind. — Today, U.S. Senators Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Ben Sasse (R-NE) led a bipartisan coalition of 70 Senators in sending a letter to Richard Cordray, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), urging the Bureau to carefully tailor its financial rules to match the unique role of community …
Read More »Two Injured in Wabash County Crash
Wabash County – Today, at approximately 11:45 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police responded to a two vehicle crash on U.S. 24 at State Road 115, in which a Warsaw man was severely injured. The preliminary crash investigation by Trooper Ben Reason revealed that Jeremy Boggs, 30, Huntington, IN …
Read More »Police Revive Man from Suspected Opioid Overdose in Fulton County
Rochester – Friday the quick actions of Indiana State Police Trooper Ben Reason and Fulton County Sheriff’s Deputy Matt Utter most likely saved the life of a Rochester, IN man. At approximately 5:45 p.m., Fulton County Dispatch broadcasted a possible drug overdose at a home on 2093 Heritage Drive, Rochester. …
Read More »Camper bitten by Copperhead Snake in Brown County State Park
Brown Co—Indiana Conservation Officers were called to Brown County State Park Saturday evening when a camper reported being bitten by a snake. Nan Zhang, 35 of Carmel, and his family were camping in Taylor Ridge Campground in Brown County State Park this weekend. The family was headed to the shower …
Read More »DNR confirms black bear report in southern Indiana
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources today confirmed the presence of a black bear in and around Corydon in southern Indiana. The bear was first reported around 9 p.m. Sunday. Indiana Conservation Officers received a call from a Harrison County homeowner of a bear going through the caller’s garbage. Conservation …
Read More »Indiana State Police Forensic Scientist, Kathleen Boone, Receives National Appointment
The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently announced an appointment to the Organization for Scientific Area Committees (OSAC), established to coordinate development of standards and guidelines for the forensic science community. The organization is bringing a uniform structure to what was previously an ad hoc …
Read More »Indiana Deer Hunters provide hunger relief
Indiana Conservation Officers have received the 2015-2016 final tally of meals provided by Indiana Deer Hunters for hunger relief through the Sportsmen’s Benevolent Fund. During the 2015-2016 Indiana deer season, hunters donated 1,333 deer to assist hungry Hoosiers. These donations were coordinated through an effort of Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry, …
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