MORGAN COUNTY, Ind.— A zipper merge has been implemented on S.R. 67 over Little White Lick Creek in Mooresville as Indiana Department of Transportation contractor Force Construction continues work on a $4.1 million superstructure replacement project that began in late October. Lane closures will remain in effect for the duration …
Read More »Terre Haute Man Arrested for DUI and Leaving the Scene of an Accident
Vigo County – November 30, 2019, at approximately 7:21 a.m., Senior Trooper Ted Robertson and the Vigo County Sheriff’s Department responded to a personal injury accident on west Lombardi Drive, just west of State Road 63 that resulted in the arrest of a Terre Haute man for driving while intoxicated …
Read More »Carroll County ORV accident results in fatality
Cutler, IN- Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that resulted in the death of a passenger. Saturday morning at approximately 1:20 a.m., Carroll County emergency dispatch received a 911 call of an ORV accident involving injury in the 5000 block South on 100 West. Conservation Officers and other …
Read More »Indiana Department of Education Announces 2018-2019 Title I Distinguished Schools
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today announced the recipients of the 2018-2019 Title I Distinguished Schools Award. William Henry Burkhart Elementary School in Perry Township Schools received the award for Exceptional Student Performance, and Arlington Heights Elementary School in Monroe County Community School Corporation received the award …
Read More »Trooper Shot During Standoff with Suspect near Madison
Madison – Saturday morning, an Indiana State Trooper was shot during a standoff with an armed suspect on State Road 56 near Madison, Indiana. The incident began at approximately 2:30 am Saturday, when troopers with the Indiana State Police-Versailles Post, along with officers from the Madison Police Department, Jefferson County …
Read More »Indiana State Trooper Saves female from drowning in cold water
Seymour, IN- On November 22, 2019 at approximately 3:00 PM, Indiana State Police Sergeant Stephen Wheeles, was assisting another trooper on I-65 with the reconstruction of an accident that had happened two(2) days earlier. Wheeles then heard a call of an accident with possible injuries on SR 11, north of Seymour, …
Read More »Results of the 2019 Make Good Decisions Campaign Announced
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (November 22, 2019) Yesterday, State officials announced the results of the 2019 Make Good Decisions Social Media Campaign. With the theme, #KnowEnough, the ad campaign was designed to inform Hoosier college students about Indiana’s existing Lifeline Law, which prohibits criminal prosecution for underage drinking and other related offenses when …
Read More »Record-breaking collection helps dozens of DCS foster youth
INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 21, 2019) – Dozens of Hoosier foster children will receive backpacks full of books thanks to a recent Colts gameday Books for Youth collection drive. The Indiana Department of Child Services this week announced the final totals: Fans donated $1,720 and nearly 600 books prior to the Colts vs. Jaguars …
Read More »Indiana Sees Drop in Obesity Among Young Children from Lower-Income Families
Princeton, N.J., November 21, 2019—The obesity rate among children ages 2 to 4 participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) in Indiana declined from 15.1% in 2010 to 13% in 2016, according to the newest data published today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In Indiana, 112,201 infants, and children participate in WIC, and the state has the 33rd highest obesity …
Read More »October Indiana Employment Report
INDIANAPOLIS (Nov. 19, 2019) – Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for October and remains lower than the national rate of 3.6 percent. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed people seeking employment within the prior four weeks as a percentage of …
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