State News

Morgan County – An appointed Special Judge from Monroe County signed an arrest warrant today for Martinsville Chief of Police Matthew D. Long, charging him with Theft and Official Misconduct. In late January of this year, the Indiana State Police along with the Indiana State Board of Accounts were asked …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC or Commission) today announced it will host seven underground utility Safety Days across Indiana this spring. Safety Days are designed to educate participants on the Indiana 811 law and 811 system and will include both classroom-style segments and a live, mock gas …

INDIANAPOLIS – Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today announced that the first round of the Next Level Trails grant program has received 82 applications requesting a total of nearly $144 million in funding. The applicants are from 42 of the state’s 92 counties and their requests total more than 240 potential …

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 27, 2019) – Governor Eric J. Holcomb will lead an economic development trip to Europe next week, visiting key international partners in France, Belgium and Germany. This trip comes after a record-breaking year for international economic development in Indiana, with 47 foreign-owned businesses committing to locate or grow in …

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 25, 2019) — Today, the Indiana State Department of Agriculture announced the hiring of Kimberly Barkman as Agricultural Education Program Manager. Barkman will serve as a liaison between ISDA and the Indiana Department of Education, and schools with an agriculture program. Kim Barkman, ISDA Agricultural Education Program Manager “We …

Jasper County, IN – Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the death of a Rensselaer man who fell through the ice this afternoon on a private pond in Jasper County. Timothy Powers, 48, of Rensselaer and Anthony Ballone, 31, of Jasonville were ice fishing when both men fell through the ice.  …

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb announced the launch of the Next Level Broadband program, which will dedicate $100 million to bridge the digital divide in rural areas of the state. “The internet is just as essential to Indiana’s prosperity today as highways were a century ago,” Gov. Holcomb said. …

Wabash – Yesterday, a criminal investigation by Indiana State Police Detective Josh Maller resulted in the arrest of Christopher Hawkins, 25, Wabash, IN. Hawkins was arrested yesterday afternoon when Trooper Steven Glass served him with a Wabash Circuit Court arrest warrant alleging felony charges for theft and corrupt business influence. …

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 19, 2019) —  The Indiana State Department of Agriculture awarded more than $475,000 to seven projects designed to grow the state’s specialty crop sector, funded by USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant program. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, and horticulture and nursery crops. “Indiana has a …

Carroll County- Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an unintentional shooting that occurred today in southern Carroll County. At approximately 11:00 am Carroll County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a man had been shot while rabbit hunting. Investigators determined three men had been hunting along an abandoned railroad bed north …