State News

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Man injured in Blackford County ORV accident

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that occurred early this morning in Blackford County. At approximately 3:30 a.m., Todd P. Clancy, 56, of Fairmount, was operating a Polaris Ranger side-by-side vehicle when it rolled over in a field outside of Hartford City. Clancy was seriously injured in …

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Gov. Holcomb announces Indiana selected for elite cyber battalion

INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric J. Holcomb announced today that the country’s fifth National Guard cyber battalion will be located in Indiana. “With our National Guard’s current cyber resources and Indiana’s top notch academic institutions, our state is a natural fit for one of the country’s first cyber battalions,” Gov. Holcomb …

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State of Indiana announces $3 million in funding to support launch of comprehensive addiction recovery networks

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Executive Director for Drug Prevention, Treatment and Enforcement Jim McClelland announced today that three regional partnerships have been awarded funds to complete recovery networks and seek designation as comprehensive addiction recovery networks. “Governor Eric J. Holcomb has called for an all-hand-on deck approach to combat the drug …

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Man dies in boat accident at Prairie Creek Reservoir

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a fatal boating accident that occurred this morning on Prairie Creek Reservoir in Delaware County. The accident was first reported at approximately 10:40 a.m. to the Delaware County Sheriff’s Department. When first responders arrived on scene, the male victim, Lenard L. Anderson, age 71, of …

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Rep. Banks Named Co-Chair of Future of Defense Task Force

WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) announced the official activation of the Future of Defense Task Force, naming Reps. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) co-chairs. “Since he entered Congress, Rep. Jim Banks has been focused on the national …

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Reps. Jim Banks, Susie Lee Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Student Veterans, Remove Financial Burden from GI Bill Overpayments

U.S. Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.-03) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Jim Banks (R-Ind.-03) and Susie Lee (D-Nev.-03), both members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, introduced the bipartisan Student Veteran Protection Act on Friday. The bill would change how GI Bill overpayments are reimbursed by making schools, not student veterans, responsible for reimbursing …

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Terre Haute Man Arrested for Domestic Battery

Philip M. Reed Vigo County – October 14, 2019, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Philip M. Reed, age 40, of Terre Haute, was arrested for domestic battery.  An investigation conducted by Master Trooper Todd Brown revealed that Reed had battered a female in a Vigo County residence that the two shared.  …

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