State News

Aug. 23, 2019 – Indiana sheriffs are raffling a RAM 1500 pickup truck to raise funds for their new Youth Ranch, where they will mentor future law enforcement officers and bond with at-risk kids.  The 2019 pickup truck is sponsored in-part by John Jones Auto Group of Corydon, Greensville, Salem …

Vermillion County – On May 16, 2019, the Indiana State Police were contacted by the South Vermillion School Corporation in reference to a possible theft of prescription medication at Van Duyn Elementary School.  During the course of the investigation, Detective Michael Featherling learned that a Van Duyn Elementary School Health …

SHELBY COUNTY, Ind. – I-74 EB & WB will have lane restrictions starting Saturday, August 24.  Both directions of I-74 near N CR 400 W to SR 44 will have intermittent lane closures between now and the middle of November.  At least one lane will be open in each direction …

On Wednesday, August 21, the Judicial Nominating Commission voted to reappoint Loretta Rush as Indiana’s Chief Justice. All current Supreme Court Justices—Steven David, Mark Massa, Geoffrey Slaughter, and Christopher Goff—reflected on the attributes important in a Chief Justice and told the Commission Chief Justice Rush should remain the judicial branch …

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Adam Krupp concluded his statewide listening tour last week. He traveled over 1,650 miles to talk openly with Hoosier tax practitioners about DOR operations and introduced Project NextDOR, the multi-year modernization of the agency’s current tax processing system. The tour included stops …

(West Hartford, CT)- A cadre of Indiana State Police Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Troopers recently returned from West Hartford, Connecticut where they participated in the 15th annual three day Connecticut SWAT Challenge (CSC), held August 13-15. This was the fourth time ISP SWAT has represented Indiana in this particular competition, …

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a drowning that occurred yesterday evening at approximately 7:34 p.m. in a private pond in the 6700 block of County Road 29 in Auburn. Daniel Burris, age 19, of Auburn, was swimming in his family’s pond when, for an unknown reason, he went under the …

Indiana Conservation Officers arrested a Vincennes (Knox County) man for theft of a boat after receiving information of suspicious behavior.  During the investigation it was found that Chad W. Taylor, age 39 of Vincennes, took a boat from the Wabash River during the early morning hours of Saturday August 17 …

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 16, 2019) — At the Indiana State Fair, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch presented the Stan Poe family, of Poe Hamps, and Terry L. Tucker, of Maple Leaf Farms, with the state’s highest agricultural honor, the AgriVision Award. Now in its 13th year, the award is presented to individuals …

INDIANAPOLIS (August 16, 2019) – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development (IOTD) announced today during the Hoosier Hospitality Awards that Cook Group Chairman of the Board, Steve Ferguson, is this year’s recipient of the Will Koch Indiana Tourism Leadership Award. The award announcement was part of the Lt. Governor’s …