State News

(Huntington, IN)- The Indiana State Police are investigating an officer involved shooting that took place earlier Wednesday afternoon at Yeomen Park, located at 900 E. Market St, on the east side of Huntington. At approximately 12:00pm today, officers from the Huntington County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to conduct a welfare check …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Vigo County – October 16, 2019, at approximately 7:15 p.m., Emili R. Garner, age 20, of Terre Haute, was stopped for unsafe lane movement near US 40 and Hunt Road, by Trooper Gerald Stump.  Further investigation by Trooper Stump revealed that Garner was under the influence of a controlled substance.  A …

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 …

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.  …

(Howard County, IN)-The Indiana State Police is providing the following information for the visitation and funeral service in honor of Trooper Peter R. Stephan, both of which are open to the public. Trooper Peter R. Stephan Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 …

The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has filed disciplinary charges against three judges: Clark Circuit Court 1 Judge Andrew Adams, Crawford Circuit Court Judge Sabrina Bell, and Clark Circuit Court 2 Judge Bradley Jacobs. The Commission alleges misconduct related to the judges’ behavior on May 1, while in attendance at …