(Wabash County, IN)-The Indiana State Police is investigating a two vehicle crash which occurred on State Road 15, one-half mile north of County Road 900 S late last night and claimed the lives of two women from Grant County. According to Trooper Michael Biggs, at approximately 10:00 p.m., a 2006 …
Read More »Trooper Nabs Clay County Bank Robbery Suspect
Putnam County- Friday evening around 5:45, Clay County Sheriff’s Office dispatched information to area officers to be on the lookout for a black Chevrolet pick-up with no registration plate, whose occupant had just committed an alleged act of robbery at the First Financial Bank in Brazil. At approximately 6:03, Indiana …
Read More »State Board of Education Approves Growth Table/Halts Changes to Diploma Requirements
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana State Board of Education approved the growth table to be used as part of the State’s new A-F grading formula during its monthly business meeting in Indianapolis. “Indiana’s new A-F accountability system will now recognize more than just the number of students who pass statewide exams,” …
Read More »Coats, Senators Introduce Iran Sanctions Bill
WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Coats (R-Ind.) joined with a group of senators to introduce the Iran Terrorism and Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2016 (S. 2726), legislation that would impose sanctions on the country in response to recent missile tests, human rights abuses and terrorist activity. “We cannot stand …
Read More »Indiana Department of Administration Releases Results From 2015 Disparity Report
INDIANAPOLIS – On Friday, March 18, the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA) released results from its 2015-16 Disparity Study to the Governor’s Commission on Minority & Women’s Business Enterprises. The year-long study examined the utilization of minority- and women-owned businesses across the state. “We’re pleased to release the Disparity Study …
Read More »Attorney General Candidate Curtis Hill Statement on Closure of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer South Bend Abortion Clinic
ELKHART – Elkhart County Prosecutor Curtis Hill, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Attorney General in Indiana, issued this statement in response to the closure of Dr. Ulrich Klopfer’s abortion clinic after 38 years of operation in South Bend: “For years, those of us in Northern Indiana have watched …
Read More »Lt. Governor Holcomb’s Welcomes Walmart Milk Processing Plant Announcement
INDIANAPOLIS – Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb, who serves as Indiana’s Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, has issued the following statement on the new Walmart milk processing plant in Fort Wayne. “Indiana’s innovative, twenty-first century agricultural industry is one of the centerpieces of our state’s economy, and our workforce and investments …
Read More »Gas City Man Dies in Howard County Crash
Howard County – Today at approximately 2:36 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and the Howard County Sheriff’s Department responded to a two vehicle crash on State Road 22 at Howard County Road 400 East, in which a Gas City, IN, man died. The preliminary crash investigation by Indiana …
Read More »Coates op-ed: Let the People Decide
Coats Column: Let the People Decide Senator Dan Coats The death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia marked a great loss for our nation. Justice Scalia possessed a brilliant legal mind and loyally served our country throughout his distinguished career. His passing created a unique situation – a Supreme Court …
Read More »Peru Teen Killed in Miami County Crash
Miami County – Last night at approximately 7:23 p.m., officers from the Indiana State Police responded to a single vehicle crash on Miami County Road 200 West near Miami County Road 400 South, in which a Peru, IN teen died. The preliminary crash investigation by Trooper Jeremy Perez revealed that …
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