State News

Wabash County – Today at approximately 11:30 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police arrested Emilee Bowyer, 27, Wabash, IN. Troopers served Bowyer with a Wabash Circuit Court arrest warrant alleging two counts of reckless homicide, two counts for operating a vehicle while intoxicated resulting in death, and two counts …

The family of fatal hit and run victim 40-year-old Bilal M. Ali of Murphysboro, Illinois have offered a reward of $10,000 dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the death of Mr. Ali. On Saturday April 23, 2016, Bilal Ali parked his tractor-trailer …

Idaville-Yesterday at approximately 12:30 p.m. the Indiana State Police out of the Lafayette Post received an anonymous tip of possible drug activity in a trailer behind the residence at 105 West US 24 in Idaville, IN. Troopers Jeremy Piers and Colton Maynor arrived at the trailer and asked to speak …

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.), the Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, today spoke on the Senate floor about the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) 2016 Annual Report on Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap and Duplication. The report outlines steps the federal government can take to reduce waste …

Gulfport, MS – This morning, a four week long investigation into the armed robbery of a Key Bank, in Kokomo, IN, resulted in the arrest of Mykelti Robinson, 21, Gulfport, MS. Robinson surrendered to federal law enforcement authorities in Gulfport. He was incarcerated on a federal charge of bank robbery. …

INDIANAPOLIS – April 25, 2016 – On Saturday, April 23, members of the Indiana State Teachers Association, re-elected Teresa Meredith as ISTA president and Keith Gambill as ISTA vice president. The election took place at ISTA’s annual Representative Assembly attended by member delegates from around the state. Meredith is a …

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. –  The Indiana Department of Transportation announce one lane on I-65 northbound in Tippecanoe County will be closed through the morning hours.  INDOT’s contractor will be patching an area on the shoulder near the 169.5 mile marker, this is located one and one half miles north of …

INDIANAPOLIS (April 25, 2016) — The Indiana Office of Energy Development (OED) and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) today announced over $789,000 through the Hoosier Homegrown Fuels (HHF) Blender Pump Program will be provided to Family Express. This is the second round of grant announcements for the program. The goal of this program …

Parke County—This afternoon at 12:30, numerous tips from the community led Indiana State Police troopers from the Putnamville District Drug Task Force, along with Parke County Sheriff’s deputies to a residence at 494 Madison Street in Montezuma.  Officers initially observed items commonly associated with illegal drug use in plain view. …

Vigo County—This morning at 6:05, Indiana State Police and other emergency agencies responded to the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 13 mile marker for a report of a person lying in the road. Preliminary investigation revealed, 40-year-old Bilal M. Ali of Murphysboro, Illinois was parked on the emergency …