State News

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 …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), today issued a statement regarding a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt to reverse the Fifth Circuit’s decision, effectively striking down Texas’ abortion clinic regulations. “I am troubled that the Supreme Court ruled against this commonsense Texas …

Indianapolis, Ind. – U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly met with FBI officials in Indianapolis today to discuss the FBI’s counterterrorism efforts in Indiana, including the FBI’s partnership with local law enforcement and other federal, state, and local agencies through its Joint Terrorism Task Force.  Donnelly said, “My top priority is the …

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 …

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, …

Miami/Fulton Counties – Recently, eight police departments in north central Indiana teamed up for three days to help stem the flow of illegal narcotics into Hoosier communities. Officers from the Indiana State Police, the Miami County Sheriff’s Department, the Logansport Police Department, the Peru Police Department, the Fulton County Sheriff’s …

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 …

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 …

Indiana Conservation Officer Dustin Whitehead has been selected as the Midwest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (MAFWA) Law Enforcement Officer of the Year.  Officer Whitehead will be presented with the award at a ceremony in St. Louis, MO on June 27. Whitehead was selected by his District One peers …

Vigo County—This morning at 9:20, Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Trooper Mark Overpeck witnessed a northbound US 41 tractor-trailer attempt to stop for a red light at Harlan Drive. During the sudden stop, a large amount of powdered lime spilled over the top of the trailer onto the northbound …