State News

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Illinois-Based Manufacturer Expanding in Lake County

Indianapolis – Indiana Secretary of Commerce Victor Smith and Hobart Mayor Brian K. Snedecor joined executives of NB Coatings, a Japan-owned manufacturer of automotive coatings for plastics, today as the company broke ground on its new northwest Indiana facility, creating up to 22 new jobs by 2018. “Among all U.S. …

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Coats Votes to Fund Zika Response, Veterans Programs

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) today voted to provide $1.1 billion to combat the Zika virus as a part of the conference report for the fiscal year 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act. “The Obama Administration continues to call for a bill with funding to combat …

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ATV Accident Injures Brown County Man

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an ATV accident that occurred last night in Brown County. Last night at approximately 9:54 p.m., Officers were dispatched to 985 Fruitdale Drive in reference to an adult male injured as a result of an ATV accident on private property. Upon arrival, responders located Ronnie …

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Greenfield Man Hospitalized Following Hancock County ATV Accident

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an ATV accident that occurred yesterday evening on private property in Hancock County. At approximately 6:51 p.m., First Responders were dispatched to the 400 block of Johnson Drive in Greenfield, IN reference an ATV accident with injury. Upon arrival, units discovered that Brett Granger, 47, …

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Seymour Juvenile Life-Lined Following Brown County ATV Accident

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an ATV accident that occurred today in southern Brown County. At approximately 3:11 p.m. this afternoon, units were dispatched to the 8000 block of Lutheran Lake Road in Brown County reference an ATV accident with serious injury involving two juveniles. Initial investigation has revealed that …

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Ohio Man Killed in Vigo County Motorcycle Crash

Vigo County—At 12:50 Saturday afternoon, Indiana State Police responded to a motorcycle crash on I-70 near the 8 mile marker. The crash left one dead. Preliminary investigation revealed a red 2008 Honda motorcycle traveling Westbound on I-70, for unknown reasons lost control near the 8 mile marker and left the roadway …

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