Monroe County Sheriff’s Department equipping patrol vehicles with defibrillatorsOn January 25, 2024, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office gratefully received 60 Automatic External Defibrillators (AED). The purchase of the AEDs was made possible through a collaborative effort of the Monroe County Board of Commissioners and Monroe County Council utilizing the General Obligation Bond to fund the …
Facebook to invest in 700,000 square foot Indiana facilityMeta, the, has announced that they will heavily invest in Indiana. The multi-billion dollar business has committed to building an $800-million data center campus in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The 700,000-square-foot facility at the River Ridge Commerce Center is expected to bring 1200 construction jobs and over 100 permanent, …
Man sentenced to five years in Federal Prison for years of stalking and threatening Indiana couplePatrick Kearney, 41, of Glenview, Illinois, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of stalking, one count of transmitting threats via interstate commerce, and two counts of making harassing telephone calls. According …
Bloomington announces new North Gateway design after Hamilton debacleFollowing tremendous opposition to a 60 foot monolith with halogen lights and the name Bloomington reading vertically was proposed by the Hamilton administration, the city of Bloomington went back to the drawing board to find a more appealing and respectable sign to welcome people into the city. …
State Trooper is in Serious Condition after being struck be vehicle on highwayAn Indiana State Trooper was struck and critically injured by a vehicle on I-65 near 30th Street in Indianapolis. Trooper Azariah Keith stopped on the left shoulder of I-65 southbound at the 116 mile marker to help a stranded motorist change a flat …
Bloomingtonian allegedly refused access to photograph traffic accident*excerpt directly republished from The Bloomingtonian A woman was struck by a vehicle around 6:17 p.m. near Indiana University. However, obtaining additional details was difficult. When I arrived, I saw a woman lying in the road, attended to by several emergency workers, including the Bloomington Fire Department, IU …
FBI seeking to identify other potential victims, specifically in Alaska and IndianaAn Eagle River man was arrested by the FBI Wednesday on criminal charges related to his alleged possession of child pornography and attempted coercion of a minor. According to court documents, Michael Koetter, 28, possessed child pornography depicting minors as young as toddlers. He …
Former Employee and Co-Conspirator Sentenced for Embezzling Over $270,000 from WFYI Public MediaAlicia Wilson, 37, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to three years’ probation, with the first 15 months on home detention, and ordered to pay $270,876 in restitution after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. In April of 2023, Mindi B. Madison, 53, of …
Stay safe; always assume you are on ‘thin ice’Every winter, thousands of Hoosiers safely enjoy fishing, skating, hiking, or just sliding around on frozen ponds and lakes. And every year, people drown after falling through ice. Indiana Conservation Officers remind Hoosiers to be careful as they begin to partake in activities such as ice fishing, …
Updates to Indiana’s 2024 Legislative Session Guardians ad litem in adoptionThe Senate Judiciary Committee heard SB 16 authored by Sen. Bohacek and Sen. Alting on guardians ad litem in adoption. This bill requires a court to appoint a guardian ad litem in an adoption proceeding if a parent of the child has an intellectual disability …
