Miami/Fulton/Howard Counties – Recently, eight departments in north central Indiana teamed up for three days to help stem the flow of illegal narcotics into Hoosier communities. Officers from the Indiana State Police, the Miami County Sheriff’s Department, the Peru Police Department, the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department, the Cass County Sheriff’s …
Read More »Judicial Qualifications files motion to have Clark County judge suspended
On May 1 two Clark County judges (Andrew Adams and Bradley Jacobs) were shot in downtown Indianapolis. Today, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office filed a felony indictment against Clark County Circuit 1 Judge Adams related to the incident. Immediately upon learning of the felony indictment of Judge Adams, the Indiana …
Read More »Conservation Officers searching Clear Lake for missing wakesurfer
Conservation Officers are searching Clear Lake in Steuben County for a missing wakesurfer. At approximately 6:42 PM last night, Steuben County 911 received a call about a wakesurfer who fell, went under the water and did not resurface. Divers searched the area where the wakesurfer was last seen, but were …
Read More »Gov. Holcomb Makes Appointments to Higher Education Boards and Commissions
INDIANAPOLIS — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced several new appointments and reappointments to various state higher education boards and commissions. Ball State University Board of Trustees The Governor made two new appointments to the board: Rebeca Mena (Muncie), a junior majoring in chemistry and Spanish at Ball State University, …
Read More »‘Operation Dry Water’ to target boating under the influence, July 5-7
Boaters preparing for the Independence Day holiday should be aware that Indiana Conservation Officers will be on high alert for violations of boating-under-the-influence laws as part of national Operation Dry Water. Operation Dry Water (operationdrywater.org), a year-round program, will be in heightened effect July 5-7. Indiana Conservation Officers, in partnership …
Read More »May unemployment claims at lowest level in 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (June 25, 2019) – The number of unemployment claims filed by Hoosiers in May fell sharply from the previous month and is at its lowest level so far in 2019, according to the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD). Unemployment claims last month dropped to 14,296 from 17,914 in April, …
Read More »Teen rescued after falling from cliff in Crawford County
Early Tuesday morning, Indiana Conservation Officers (ICOs) helped rescue a teenager who fell from a cliff in Hoosier National Forest last night. At approximately 11:30 p.m. last night, ICOs Zach Howerton and Logan Hodges responded to the 4000 block of South Hatfield Road in Crawford County regarding a missing juvenile …
Read More »No motorized watercraft on West Lakes Chain (Noble County)
The DNR has placed a No Motorized Watercraft restriction on the West Lakes Chain in Noble County until further notice. The West Lakes Chain consists of Waldron, Steinbarger, Tamarack and Jones lakes. With the current high-water level, numerous homes have water up on the foundations and approaching the front door …
Read More »Failure to Yield Sends One Individual to the Hospital in Parke County
Parke County – June 25, 2019, at approximately 4:20 p.m., Indiana State Police responded to an accident at US 41 and Vila Rosa Road, which injured one individual. Preliminary investigation by Trooper Michael Organ revealed Carolyn S. Tupes, 73, of Rosedale, Indiana, was driving a 1994 Dodge pickup, when she …
Read More »One airlifted following off-road vehicle crash in Clinton County
Frankfort, IN- Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an off-road vehicle (ORV) crash involving serious injury. On June 22, 2019 just after 5:00 pm, Conservation Officers and other first responders were dispatched to the 300 block W on CR 425 N in Clinton County for an ORV crash with injury. Barbara Brown, …
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