Traffic stop in Putnam County yields nearly 400 pounds of suspected cocaine

PUTNAM COUNTY – Monday morning, an Indiana State Police Criminal Interdiction Trooper conducted a traffic stop on a commercial motor vehicle traveling eastbound on I‑70…

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Elkhart man leads officers in multi-county pursuit; dies of self-inflected gunshot wound

FULTON/PULASKI/CASS COUNTIES– On Monday, April 20, an Elkhart County man led law enforcement officers on an extended pursuit spanning Fulton, Pulaski, and Cass Counties. Shortly after…

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Indiana State Police investigating fatal crash in Dekalb County

DEKALB COUNTY – The Indiana State Police is investigating a crash that resulted in the death of one person. On April 20, 2026, at approximately…

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Body of woman recovered from pond in Marion County

MARION COUNTY – Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating after a woman’s body was recovered from a pond Saturday afternoon.   The body of Whitlee Sharp,…

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IDEM’s Dr. Jessica Weir among four Hoosiers appointed to Federal Science Advisory Board

INDIANAPOLIS – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week announced the selection of Dr. Jessica (Jit) Weir to serve on the national Science Advisory Board…

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ISDA seeking delegates to vote in District 4 State Fair Board election

INDIANAPOLIS â€” The Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) is seeking delegates to vote in the District 4 election for the District 4 nominee to the Indiana…

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Banks calls on Federal Trade Commission to probe abortion drug companies over alleged deceptive safety claims

WASHINGTON, D.C. â€“ Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission Chairman, Andrew Ferguson, urging the Commission to investigate abortion drug companies for allegedly pushing misleading safety claims about their products and…

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Shipshewana/Lagrange County CVB hosting Society Of American Travel Writers Conference

SHIPSHEWANA — Shipshewana will host the leading travel writer organization in the US, the Society of American Travel Writer’s Central States Chapter (SATW). The prestigious…

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Detectives investigating death of inmate at Miami Correctional Facility

MIAMI – On April 17, 2026, detectives from the Indiana State Police Criminal Investigations Division at the Peru Post initiated an investigation at the request of…

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Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith announces funding for student-led design lab at Indian Creek High School

TRAFALGAR – Indiana Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith has announced that Indian Creek Senior High School is an award recipient of the 2026 NLGA Lt. Governors’…

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