State News

INDIANAPOLIS—The next meeting of the Task Force for Assessment of Services and Supports for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Conference Rooms 4 & 5, at the Indiana Government Center South, 402 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, beginning at 9 a.m. EDT. The …

Vigo County – Friday, September 13, 2019, at approximately 11:20 p.m., Indiana State Police Trooper Brad Fyfe observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on Poplar Street. After activating his radar, Trooper Fyfe received a reading that the vehicle was traveling 50 mph in a 30 mph …

Sullivan County – Indiana State Police arrested a 14-year-old Sullivan Middle School student after allegedly threatening students, at school, during a football game Thursday evening. At approximately 7:21 p.m., on Thursday, September 12, Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department 911 dispatch center received a call in reference to a subject reportedly coming …

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 12, 2019) – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today announced Indiana as the recipient of a $495,000 State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) grant, supporting the state’s efforts to develop and expand export-related activities among small businesses and open up new markets for Hoosier-made goods around the world.  “As …

Clay County – Indiana State Police initiated a criminal investigation on September 5, 2019, after receiving information that multiple employees of the Clay County Department of Child Services Office had received threats of bodily injury.      The investigation revealed that Jacinda A. Batchelor, age 32, and John D. Pastrick, age 25,  both …

INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state boards, commissions, and task forces. 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force The governor made one new appointment to the 21st Century Energy Policy Development Task Force: Dr. Paul V. Preckel (West Lafayette), faculty …

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 10, 2019) – Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced that seven properties will receive funding through the Historic Renovation Grant Program. “Maintaining Indiana’s historic fabric and character is vital to growing the state’s economy and attracting talent,” said Crouch. “Preservation …

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a tree stand fall that occurred this morning at approximately 7:30 a.m. on a property in the 3300 block of County Road 40 North in Angola.  Todd Austin, 58, of Fremont was preparing tree stands for the upcoming deer season.  He attempted to climb into a tree stand when a strap on …

Sullivan County – September 6, 2019, at approximately 10:33 a.m., officers from the Indiana State Police and the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single vehicle crash on Old US 41 near County Road 100 East. The preliminary crash investigation, by Master Trooper Tom Hanks, revealed that Rachel R. …

(Garrett, IN)- Two juvenile males, one a resident of Garrett, and the other a Fort Wayne resident, were taken into custody on Wednesday, following a joint investigation by the Garrett Police Department and the Indiana State Police regarding  Monday’s shooting incident on Keyser Street in Garrett. On Monday at approximately …