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INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of the victims of the horrific tragedy in Nashville, TN. Flags statewide should be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Friday, March 31, 2023.
Read MoreIndianapolis, IN - The Indiana State Police will be stepping up patrols to help curb impaired and drug impaired driving. The enforcement campaign will run from through April 4, 2023. The safety initiative is designed to reduce crashes and traffic fatalities and to promote safe driving around St. Patrick’s Day and the NCAA Tournament. It also comes at a time when roadway deaths continue to climb across the state and nation.
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 MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in the State of Indiana to be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of Master Trooper James R. Bailey who was killed in the line of duty. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, March 11. Gov. Holcomb is asking businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags to half-staff.
Read MoreAttorney General Todd Rokita this week obtained judgments shutting down a massive robocall operation that has blasted billions of illegal robocalls to people across the country, including in Indiana. In 2019 and 2020 alone, the defendants bombarded Hoosiers with more than 25 million robocalls.
Read MoreThis week the DNR Division of Law Enforcement’s K-9 Resource Protection Program kicked off its nine-week training school at Atterbury Fish and Wildlife Area in Johnson County.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Police is extending the application window for Motor Carrier Inspectors (MCI).
Read MoreThis case was part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and dismantles the highest-level drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, and transnational criminal organizations that threaten the United States by using a prosecutor-led, intelligence-driven, multi-agency approach that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.
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 Indiana State Police has announced dates for this year’s summer camps and info to find out how to be a camper or a sponsor.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff in honor and remembrance of the victims of the tragedy in Monterey Park, California.
Flags should be flown at half-staff at the Indiana Statehouse until sunset on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff.
Read MoreThe Indianapolis VA Medical Center of Veteran Health Indiana (VHI) will host a Veterans Benefits and Resource Fair on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at the Marion County Fairgrounds located at 7300 E. Troy Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46239.
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 Department of Transportation is preparing for a major winter storm expected to impact the state starting Thursday.
Read MoreLess than a week after launching two separate lawsuits against TikTok, Attorney General Todd Rokita now is calling on Apple and Google to change their age ratings for the app when making it available to consumers.
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