State News

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 …

STATEHOUSE (August 6, 2019) – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch will chair the Indiana Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission for its inaugural meeting on Tuesday, August 13. The Commission was established by House Enrolled Act 1394 during the 2019 legislative session of the Indiana General Assembly.  The Commission is charged with planning and …

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the death of a 39-year-old Steger, Illinois man after he went missing in Cedar Lake yesterday afternoon. Shortly before 4 p.m., first responders were dispatched to Cedar Lake after the victim reportedly jumped into the water from a boat and did not resurface. A multi-agency …