State News

(Seymour)  Indiana Conservation Officers, along with multiple other local law enforcement agencies, apprehended a suspect after he jumped into the White River at Rockford Dam in Seymour early yesterday afternoon. While performing routine license checks in the area of the Dam, ICO Blake Everhart made contact with the suspect, Gregory …

INDIANAPOLIS (July 2, 2018) – Lt. Governor Suzanne Crouch announced today that Jordan Seger has been appointed deputy director of the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA). Seger has been with the department since 2011 and previously served as Division of Soil Conservation director. “We are pleased to name Jordan …

igo County—This afternoon at approximately 3:49, Indiana State Police Trooper Erik Smith was patrolling northbound on US 41 near French Drive, when he was passed on the right by a Gold 2002 Toyota Corolla at 70mph and driven by a black male. Trooper Smith activated his emergency lights and siren …

Montgomery County—Friday afternoon around 2:00, Indiana State Police Detectives arrested a Fountain County man on three Level 1 felony counts of Child Molestation. Paul M. Crowder, age 70, of Covington, IN. was taken into custody without incident at his residence and incarcerated in the Montgomery County Jail. Preliminary investigation alleges …

Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, a member of the Senate Ag Committee, helped the Senate pass the 2018 Farm Bill in a broad bipartisan vote of 86-11. The bill includes a number of Donnelly–written and –supported provisions. Donnelly spoke on the Senate floor late yesterday to …

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Jim Banks (IN-03), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement after voting for the Department of Defense Appropriations Act: “Today the House voted to boost funding for our military and reverse the drastic Obama-era cuts to our military. With countries …

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (June 28, 2018) – Two access points that are currently open to SR 37 will be closed permanently on or after Friday, June 29. Access to mainline SR 37 from Crossover Road on the west and Sparks Lane on the east will be eliminated. New permanent access to …

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman Todd Rokita, member of the Education and Workforce Committee, released this statement after the Supreme Court ruled for Mark Janus in the case Janus v. AFSCME, which fought a decades-old precedent that allowed unions to collect fees from public employees, including those who were not …

BRAZIL, IND. (June 27, 2018) – Skills learned at previous Sheriffs’ Youth Leadership Camps will be put to the test later this year when a group of former campers will be asked to serve on a new Student Advisory Council for the program’s permanent home. “Two dozen teens from across …

Sullivan County—This morning at the Sullivan County Courthouse, Sullivan County Prosecutor John Springer generously provided Putnamville troopers with equipment purchased through his office. The equipment was issued to five troopers, one detective, and one supervisor primarily assigned to Sullivan County. While the Indiana State Police provides every piece of equipment …