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The Indiana Department of Transportation is deploying more than 1,100 plow trucks over the next 48 hours to plow and treat interstates, U.S. routes and state roads as nearly all of Indiana is expected to receive significant snow accumulation from a major winter storm.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor former First Lady Susan Bayh. As the memorial for former First Lady will be held at a later date when health conditions allow, flags should be flown at half-staff in her honor from now until sunset on Thursday, February 18. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.
Read MoreTerre Haute - Troopers of the Indiana State Police Putnamville District have been advised by citizens that individuals are using a phone scam to steal money in the form of gift cards with the threat of coming to citizens’ houses and causing them harm.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Nearly 96,000 Hoosiers ages 65 to 69 had scheduled appointments to receive their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine as of 5 p.m. Monday, the first day of their eligibility.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health today announced that Hoosiers age 65 and older are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.
The vaccine is available at no cost, and appointments can be made by visiting https://ourshot.in.gov. Hoosiers who do not have access to a computer or cell phone or who need assistance with registration also can call 211 or contact one of Indiana’s Area Agencies on Aging for assistance. A caregiver or loved one may make an appointment on behalf of an eligible senior.
The vaccine requires two doses to obtain full immunity. Appointments for the second dose will be made at the clinic when the first dose is administered.
Vaccine supply remains limited nationally. Indiana has adopted an age-based approach to expanding vaccine eligibility in order to fulfill its goals of reducing hospitalizations, saving lives and protecting vulnerable populations. Hoosiers age 60 and older comprise 22.5 percent of the population but account for 64.1 percent of hospitalizations and 93.3 percent of COVID-19 deaths.
Additional groups will be added as more vaccine becomes available. Updates will be posted at https://ourshot.in.gov.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Pat Harrington shared with an Indiana House committee how a partnership with Purdue University has assisted his office in the use of digital evidence and technology to investigate and prosecute violent crimes with the hope of expanding that opportunity across the state.
Read MoreIndianapolis, Indiana – Scammers are using the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana’s name to trick people into clicking a potentially harmful internet link.
Read MoreIndianapolis - The Indiana State Police began an investigation last November based on several tips received about a social media video showing a Lamborghini being driven recklessly on I-465 at 213 mph.
Read MoreOn Thursday, January 14th, Indiana State Police troopers from the Bloomington District concluded a lengthy investigation into reports of child solicitation. The investigation culminated in the arrest of five people, who were residing in four different counties across the state, on charges of Child Solicitation, a Level 4 Felony.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers age 70 and older can now begin scheduling appointments to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Appointments can be scheduled by visiting https://ourshot.in.gov. Those needing assistance with registration can call 211 or one of Indiana’s Area Agencies on Aging. A caregiver or loved one also may make an appointment on behalf of an eligible senior.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in the State of Indiana to be flown at half-staff to honor United States Capitol Police Officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, and all Capitol Police Officers and law enforcement. Flags should be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on January 13, 2021. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags to half-staff.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS —High interest in COVID-19 vaccines has caused slowdowns to the state’s vaccine registration site and 211 system, but both systems are working. Hoosiers age 80 and older who are now eligible are encouraged to continue to check the sites throughout the day.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Health today announced that Hoosiers age 80 and older will be eligible to register for a free COVID-19 vaccine beginning Friday, Jan. 8.
Read MoreINDIANA — In addition to the Indiana Department of Transportation's snow and ice removal operations during winter storm events, the agency also pre-treats roadways with brine solution prior to winter weather if conditions allow. This typically occurs 24 to 48 hours before precipitation begins to give time for crews to apply brine solution and time for it to dry and adhere to the surface of the road.
Read MoreIndianapolis, IN - Detectives from the Indiana State Police are investigating a theft from an ISP vehicle. In the overnight hours of January 2 into January 3, an issued police handgun was taken from a marked state police vehicle parked in a private driveway. The theft occurred in the Pine Springs West neighborhood near 75th and Hague Road, Indianapolis.
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