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On December 12, a commercial turkey flock in Martin County was determined to be at high risk of HPAI exposure. To reduce the risk of disease spread, Martin1 was depopulated and has been quarantined. The Martin1 production site is associated with the Daviess1 flock that tested positive for the disease on December 11.
Read MoreOn December 11, a COMMERCIAL flock in Daviess County tested presumptive-positive for H5 avian influenza virus. Samples will be tested at the national USDA laboratory in Iowa for confirmation. A 10km control area and 10km surveillance zone have been established.
Read MoreTERRE HAUTE – Elvis Medrano, 43, of Pharr, TX, was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison after being convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA, and being a felon in possession of ammunition following a 4-day jury trial in May of 2022. According to court documents and evidence offered in court, from spring of 2020 through his arrest on August 3, 2020, Medrano conspired with his co-conspirators to sell methamphetamine, cocaine, and MDMA throughout Southern Indiana, more specifically in Sullivan and Knox Counties.
Read MoreThe suspect in multiple investigations of auto theft was arrested and booked into the Greene County Jail Tuesday evening after a pursuit that started around 5 p.m. in Greene County and traveled several highways and county roads in Greene, Martin and Daviess counties, involving law enforcement personnel from at least seven different departments. Late Tuesday night, lead investigators Sgt. Jordan Allor of the Greene County Sheriff's Department and Lt. Marvin Holt of the Bloomfield Police Department released the following information about the incident:
Read MoreIndiana Conservation Officers are investigating a potential scam where unsuspecting Hoosiers are being duped when booking campsites.
Read MoreA driver who ran into a ditch on Monday morning managed to get her vehicle out of the ditch but then crossed the road and drove into a yard then down into a ravine. A deputy reported the driver showed signs of impairment.
Read MoreOn Saturday morning, Trooper Garvin of the Indiana State Police Bloomington District was patrolling Interstate 69 in Daviess and Greene Counties while working a special patrol named "HIDTA" (High-Intensity Drug Traffic Area) that is funded by the National Drug Council Policy. The mission of this patrol is to reduce drug availability in our communities through drug trafficking enforcement actions.
Read MoreDaviess County- Ned B. Kent, 104-year-old World War II veteran, was celebrated at an event last week in Washington, Ind., where he received the highest honor the Governor of Indiana can bestow, the “Sagamore of the Wabash”.
Read MoreDaviess and Pike County – Sunday afternoon, March 7, at approximately 5:05, Trooper Lukeman was patrolling I-69 near the 43 mile-marker when he attempted to stop the driver of a 2006 Pontiac for false registration.
Read MoreDaviess County – February 8, 2021, at approximately 4:45 PM, the Indiana State Police were asked to investigate a fatal crash after two vehicles collided on I-69 at the 83-mile marker southbound in Daviess County. One driver was killed. The other driver was arrested - tests showed he had methamphetamine in his blood.
Read MoreDaviess County - On December 15, 2020, at approximately 7:19 p.m., Trooper Ross Johnson was patrolling Interstate 69 in Daviess County. At this time Trooper Johnson observed a southbound vehicle near the 69 mile marker at a high rate of speed.
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