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INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff on Memorial Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to noon on Monday, May 29. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents across the state to lower their flags to half-staff on Monday to commemorate Memorial Day.
Read MorePeace Officers Memorial Day is Monday, May 15. The day honors peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the line of duty. In accordance with U.S.C. Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7(m) of the U.S. Flag Code, the United States flag shall be flown at half-staff from dawn to dusk on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Read MorePeace Officers Memorial Day is Monday, May 15. The day honors peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the line of duty. In accordance with U.S.C. Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7(m) of the U.S. Flag Code, the United States flag shall be flown at half-staff from dawn to dusk on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Read MoreWASHINGTON — An Indiana couple has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Read MoreAttorney General Todd Rokita invites Hoosiers to visit IndianaUnclaimed.gov or text CLAIM to 46220 to see what types of treasures await you on National Unclaimed Property Day.
Read MoreThe FBI, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is issuing a national public safety alert regarding an explosion in incidents of children and teens being coerced into sending explicit images online and extorted for additional explicit material or money—a crime known as sextortion.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Police is proud to partner again in 2023 with the U.S. Department of Justice in promoting the National Missing Children’s Day Poster Contest.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS - Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in the State of Indiana to be flown at halt-staff in honor of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. The flag should be flown at half-staff on Sunday, October 9, 2022 from sunrise to sunset. Per the President's order, Gov. Holcomb asks businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags to half-staff Sunday.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in the State of Indiana to be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Per President Biden's order, flags should be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on the day of interment. Gov. Holcomb is asking businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Jasaun Pope a/k/a “Biz”, 31, of Valley Stream, New York, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison late yesterday for mail fraud and money laundering offenses related to his role in a nationwide elder fraud scheme. Pope and four co-conspirators have all signed plea agreements for their roles in the offense, and Pope is the first to be sentenced.
Read MoreAs a mark of respect for the memory of Abe Shinzo, former Prime Minister of Japan, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, I hereby order that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and upon all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset, July 10, 2022.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in the State of Indiana to be flown at half-staff to honor and remember the victims of the horrific tragedy in Uvalde, TX. Per President Biden's order, flags should be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Saturday, May 28. Gov. Holcomb is asking businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – In honor of National Police Week, U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers recognizes the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officers who made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as the family members, friends, and fellow officers they left behind. In 2021, the following six officers died in the line of duty in the Southern District of Indiana, and their names were read and added to the wall at the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial on Friday, May 13, 2022, during a Candlelight Vigil in Washington, D.C.: Gregory J. Ferency, FBI Task Force Officer and Terre Haute Police Detective; James A. Driver, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office; Anthony W. Hinshaw, Losantville Town Marshal; James R. Hirtzel, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office; Robert W. Nicholson, Clark County Sheriff’s Office; John D. Starks, Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
Read MoreIn memory of the one million American lives lost to COVID-19 and their loved ones left behind, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, that the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff at the White House and on all public buildings and grounds, at all military posts and naval stations, and on all naval vessels of the Federal Government in the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its Territories and possessions until sunset May 16, 2022.
Read MoreFollowing a proclamation from President Biden, the United States flag is to be lowered to half-staff immediately until sunset on Sunday, March 27, 2022, in remembrance of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who served 1997-2001. She passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
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