State News

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 11, 2019) – The Indiana Department of Child Services announces Jim Luttrull, Jr. as its new deputy general counsel of the litigation division. Luttrull, a former prosecutor and criminal justice professor, will oversee and manage all functions of the DCS litigation department.   Jim Luttrull, Jr. “I look forward to joining Director …

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced today a further commitment to offering computer sciences opportunities in the classroom by becoming only the third state to implement all nine policies of Code.org’s Advocacy Coalition.   “An education built upon science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is vital for academic …

STATEHOUSE (Jan. 9, 2019) – Today, Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs recognized more than 70 rural Indiana communities who collaboratively shaped and executed their vision for their communities in 2018. “By working together, these communities provided unique and impressive changes to their local …

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration today announced its Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning received nearly $7 million in federal grant funding to strengthen the state’s early childhood education system. The grant supports strategic planning and a formal evaluation of Indiana’s birth-through-age-5 early childhood education programs. The …

INDIANAPOLIS (January 8, 2019) – The Indiana Department of Child Services announces Chris Fletcher as deputy chief financial officer of Medicaid initiatives, a new position that will focus on providing leadership and direction for all Medicaid-related projects undertaken by the agency.   Fletcher, who began Jan. 7, 2019, was hired after the …

INDIANAPOLIS (January 7, 2019) – Today, Indiana Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development announced the winners of the InstaIndiana online voting contest. With locations in the voting list covering all types of places to explore in Indiana like parks, agritourism destinations, wineries, outdoor recreation places, sports venues, downtowns, museums and zoos, here is the list …

(Milford) A two-year investigation of a Milford man by Indiana Conservation Officers for poaching resulted in the recent arrest of Terry Howard, 42. Howard faces charges for Possession of a Firearm by a Serious Violent Felon, Resisting Law Enforcement, and Perjury. Howard will also face Misdemeanor charges of Theft, Illegal …

(North Webster) Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash that occurred Thursday on South Barbee Drive near the intersection of EMS B29 Lane just south of North Webster.  Kosciusko County Central Dispatch received a 911 call at 9:06 p.m. advising of an ATV crash with injury. Preliminary …

(INDIANAPOLIS – January 2, 2019) Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod D. Holtsclaw will serve as president of the Association of Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys, Inc. during 2019 after being nominated by the Association’s Board of Directors and elected by Association members during a recent meeting in December. Holtsclaw, who served as President-Elect …

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the apparent drowning death of a Clarksburg woman after her vehicle left the roadway and entered Pipe Creek. At approximately 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, the victim, Carol Jackson, 63, Clarksburg, was recovered by Indiana Conservation Officer safety divers downstream of the vehicle and was pronounced deceased …