State News

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 …

INDIANAPOLIS (August 16, 2019) – Indiana’s unemployment rate drops to 3.4 percent for July and remains lower than the national rate of 3.7 percent. The last time Indiana’s unemployment rate was at 3.4 percent was April 2018. The monthly unemployment rate is a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicator that reflects the number of unemployed …

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 13, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has appointed Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger to the United States Investment Advisory Council (Council). In this role, Schellinger will serve the U.S. Department of Commerce and its SelectUSA program by advising on strategies and efforts to strengthen …

STATEHOUSE (Aug. 15, 2019) – Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch along with the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs announced that 17 rural Hoosier communities receive more than $10.5 million in federal grant funding.  “These collaborations between federal, state and local partners are improving the lives of Hoosiers across the state and strengthening community pride,” Crouch said. “ I applaud this …

(Saint Joe) Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) accident that occurred in the area of the 5000 block of CR 75A. At 2:58 p.m., Jeffery Lepper, 57, of Saint Joe, was operating a 2008 Polaris Sportsman 500 on C.R. 75A when, for an unknown reason, he left …

INDIANAPOLIS —Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced $22.1 million in funding for 11 broadband expansion infrastructure projects across the state as a part of the initial round of the Next Level Broadband program. “Hoosiers need affordable, quality internet regardless of where they live, work or go to school,” Gov. Holcomb …

Vermillion County – Indiana State Police initiated a criminal investigation in April 2019, after receiving information from the Connecticut State Police that a 12 year old female had been exploited by an individual in the state of Indiana.   The Investigation revealed that a Leonard D. Beebe, age 53 of Hillsdale, …

Vigo County, Terre Haute – Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Indiana State Trooper Brad Fyfe observed a vehicle traveling northbound on Lafayette Avenue near Carl Avenue with no operating tail lights.  The vehicle was a white Jeep with an Indiana registration.  Trooper Fyfe activated his emergency lights …

(Indiana) –  Whitetails Unlimited recently awarded Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry a grant to be used to serve Indiana residents. These funds will help Hoosiers Feeding the Hungry pay processing fees for large game and livestock donations within Indiana. There are many Hoosiers out there who are working full-time, trying to …