Indiana State News

KOKOMO, IN - On Thursday, March 18th, Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight will be one of the featured speakers at the “Job Creation and Retention: Strategies that are working in Indiana today” conference in Indianapolis.

Mayor Goodnight will be joined by Mayor Greg Ballard, Indianapolis; Mayor James Fleck, Columbia City and Kevin Brinegar, President, Indiana Chamber of Commerce as well as other economic development leaders as they relate best practices strategies and learn and network with national, economic development experts.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The U.S. House of Representatives is preparing to vote later this week on health reform legislation.  Although a few modifications have been made by President Obama, the enormous costs and impact to Hoosier taxpayers have not changed. Governor Daniels has sent a letter to Indiana members of Congress to urge them to reject the bill. The letter reads:

Governor Daniels’ statement about 2010 legislative session:

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - “In all honesty, this was an essentially defensive, Hippocratic session.  We protected taxpayers against those who want to spend money we will not have, protected our business climate against an untimely increase in UI premiums, protected schools by enhancing their flexibility to use unspent funds they have in reserve, and protected everyone against attempted raids by gaming, labor unions, and other narrow special interests.

STATEHOUSE - Rep. Bill Davis (R-Portland) worked up to the final minute today to pull out a victory for Hoosiers. Before session ended, also known as Sine Die, House members voted in favor of a tax delay for employers on their unemployment insurance premiums and school funding flexibility. The bills passed by a vote of 85 to 12 and 98 to 0, respectively. The legislation now heads to the governor’s desk for his signature.

HUNTINGTON, IN -This morning, a nearly year-long investigation, dubbed “Operation Huntington Cocktail Party” by the Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section and the Huntington Police Department came to an end with the arrest of 28 people on 63 charges ranging from Class A Misdemeanors to Class A Felonies. 

ALLEN COUNTY, IN - The Fort Wayne District of the Indiana State Police will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint during the late night hours of Saturday, March 13, 2010 and into the early morning hours of Sunday, March 14, 2010 in Allen County.  In an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-related automobile crashes, the sobriety checkpoint will target the impaired driver and will be utilized in an area identified as having a high number of alcohol related crashes. 

HOWE COUNTY, IN - -The Indiana State Police Criminal Investigation Division from the Fort Wayne Post arrested a Howe man yesterday afternoon on meth related charges after receiving information from the St. Joseph County (MI) Area Narcotics (SCAN) Team. 

INDIANAPOLIS, IN -  The Indiana State Police wants to remind all Hoosiers to ensure they verify phone and door to door solicitors of donations purporting to be collecting funds for charitable organizations.   

INDIANA - Average retail gasoline prices in Indiana have risen 5.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.67/g today. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.74/g, according to gasoline price website IndianaGasPrices.com.

FORT WAYNE, IN - Maria Tsakova, assistant professor of writing at Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast, will speak about her life in communist Bulgaria as part of Women’s History Month. Her presentation will be on Thursday, March 18 in the Student Life Center Conference Center from 5-7 p.m. (including a question and answer session).

MIAMI COUNTY, IN - On Thursday, an investigation into illegal methamphetamine activity by the Indiana State Police, the Peru Police Department., the Miami County Sheriff’s Office, and the Converse Police Department led to the traffic stop of a Buick passenger car near County Road 950 South and State Road 19.  A subsequent search of the Buick, led officers to discover an active methamphetamine lab and items commonly associated with the manufacturing of methamphetamine.  

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The New Orleans Saints flag is going back to Louisiana. An Alexandria, Louisiana, man outbid 26 others today to buy the flag Governor Mitch Daniels displayed outside his office as a part of a Super Bowl wager. Daniels will donate the $6,852 raised in the online auction to TAB Recreation, an inner city youth sports program run by Tabernacle Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, where Daniels has been a member for nearly 50 years.   

PERU, IN - Starting tomorrow, through March 21st, troopers working from the Indiana State Police Peru Post will join 250 other Indiana law enforcement agencies in Operation Pullover Blitz 62. Operation Pullover Blitz 62 is a statewide enforcement effort supported by federal funding allocated from the Traffic Safety Division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI). The funds pay for officers to work overtime and provide extra patrols searching for dangerous drivers. 

FORT WAYNE, IN - Ivy Tech Community College-Northeast will host an Interfaith Forum on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. in room 513 of the Student Life Center on the college’s North Campus off of St. Joe Rd.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The Indiana Commission for Women (ICW) will announce the recipients of the prestigious 2010 Torchbearer Awards on Thursday, March 4, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. in the Statehouse.  This award honors women from around the state who have overcome obstacles and made Indiana a better place to live, work and raise a family.

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