State News

Sullivan County – Norman L. Parnell, age 50, of Sullivan, Indiana, appeared in Sullivan County Circuit Court Friday and pled guilty to three counts of voyeurism that occurred at a tanning salon located in Sullivan, Indiana.  The investigation was conducted by Senior Trooper Michael Taylor, of the Putnamville State Police …

INDIANAPOLIS – (July 10, 2020) – The Hoosier Hospitality Promise, a new public health initiative in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is a joint effort by Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch, Indiana Destination Development Corporation (IDDC), Indiana Restaurant & Lodging Association (INRLA) and Indiana Tourism Association (ITA) to assist businesses in safely …

Gary, Indiana- The body of a 12 year-old Glenwood, Illinois, child was recovered this evening after going missing while swimming with family. At around 5:15 p.m. this evening, emergency personnel responded to Marquette Beach after a child was reported missing in the water. Witnesses reported the boy was wading in …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today announced expanded funding for Indiana Schools to further increase awareness for mental and emotional wellbeing, while improving connections to available mental health services. Expanded funding was made available through the Project Advancing Wellness and Resilience Education (AWARE) grant provided by the …

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fatal off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that occurred last night near the 4000 block of County Road 600 N in Larwill, in Whitley County. Whitley County Communications received a 911 call at 6:53 p.m. from a passerby who saw an overturned ORV in the roadway …

INDIANAPOLIS – With the extended individual tax season deadline less than a week away, many Hoosiers are now finalizing their individual tax returns and preparing to pay taxes owed. The Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) offers several payment options to make the last-minute rush a little easier. “As the individual …

June’s jobs report shows that the U.S. added an additional 4.8 million jobs, and new unemployment claims last week were 81% below the peak during the COVID-19 pandemic. To help add some context to these statistics, WalletHub just released updated rankings for the States Whose Unemployment Claims Are Recovering the …

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced Indiana’s statewide community resource referral agency, Indiana 211, is now part of the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration. The change, which was part of Gov. Holcomb’s 2020 Next Level agenda and unanimously approved by the Indiana General Assembly during its 2020 session, …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 9, 2020) — A total of $300,000 in state funding will be distributed to 11 Indiana food banks to provide assistance and services to Hoosiers in need. The funding came from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, through the Indiana General Assembly.  “With the support of the Indiana legislature …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today announced the upcoming retirement of Indiana’s former education data portal, Compass. Launched in 2010, Compass was recently replaced by Indiana’s new modernized information and data portal, INview. INview serves as IDOE’s new public-facing portal for school-level data and is designed to …