State News

March 19, 2020 — With Spring officially beginning today, Facebook is providing Indiana governments and residents additional tools and resources to prepare and manage what is expected to be an active tornado season. Indiana had 39 tornadoes in 2019, so Facebook is providing new capabilities to support communities throughout the …

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that occurred yesterday, killing one Gibson County man and leaving his teen-age passenger in critical condition. Gibson County Central Dispatch received a 911 call at 4:36 p.m., about an accident at the intersection of State Road 168 and County Road …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, in partnership with the American Red Cross Indiana, announced today a series of trainings in Psychological First Aid for Hoosier health care and social services professionals. Psychological First Aid is an approach to helping people who have been exposed to a …

INDIANAPOLIS – In an effort to reduce the potential to acquire and/or spread COVID-19, the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction, with support from Overdose Lifeline, will supply opioid treatment programs with lockboxes and naloxone kits. The lockboxes will enable Hoosiers, who are stable in their treatment of opioid …

INDIANAPOLIS (March 16, 2020) – Indiana’s unemployment rate drops to 3.1 percent for January and remains lower than the national rate of 3.6 percent. The last time Indiana’s unemployment rate was lower than 3.1 percent was November 2000. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number …

Vigo County – January 13, 2020 at approximately 11:30 p.m., Trooper Gerald Stump was patrolling in the area of Locust Street and Lafayette Avenue, when he stopped a 1997 Mercedes for an equipment violation.  The driver was identified as Nathaniel J. Hoctor, age 28, of Terre Haute, IN.  Criminal activity was detected …

The Federal Reserve yesterday announced an emergency interest-rate cut of 1 percentage point, bringing the Fed’s target rate nearly to zero for the first time since its 2008-2015 stay at that level following the financial crisis. Below, you can find some key statistics that help illustrate the significance of this …

Vigo County –  Detectives from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post have been requested by Terre Haute Police Chief Shawn Keen to investigate an officer involved shooting incident that took place on March 6, 2020, at approximately 12:00 a.m. at 6270 Wabash Avenue in Terre Haute, IN.  At approximately 12:00 …

BRAZIL, IND. (March 4, 2020) – Sheriffs are searching for dozens of 2020 Student Advisors For Educating Tomorrow’s Youth (S.A.F.E.T.Y) Leaders for their Youth Ranch now under development for future law enforcement officers, at-risk kids, young witnesses and victims of crime. Middle school and high school students who have attended …

ATLANTA – The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses in Indiana that working capital loans are still available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations affected by tornadoes, high winds and severe storms on June 15 – 17, 2019. “Businesses that …