White River boating accident claims life of Indianapolis man (Marion County)
Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a boating accident that occurred yesterday on the White River in Indianapolis. At approximately 7:30pm, conservation officers responded to the area of the river near Raymond Street for the report of a capsized boat. Before they arrived, units from the Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD), Wayne Township Fire Department, and Indianapolis Metro Police Department rescued William Henson, 31, of Indianapolis, from the water, where he had been holding onto his capsized boat.
IFD Divers also rescued Martez Lamont Proctor-Cortez, 32, of Indianapolis from the water and transported him to Eskenazi Health Hospital; however, he was later pronounced dead. Both men had been fishing when the boat capsized, throwing both into the water. Investigators have determined that the small watercraft was overloaded and could not safely navigate the river current. Proctor-Cortez was not wearing a life jacket.
Indiana Conservation Officers urge everyone to wear a lifejacket when boating or around water.
Attorney General warns churches and other nonprofit organizations to beware cyberattacks
Attorney General Todd Rokita today warned Hoosiers to be alert to the possible rising incidence of cyberattacks on churches and other nonprofit organizations.
“Hackers regularly carry out attacks on companies and governmental offices,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Now, though, we’re seeing signs that cybercriminals are expanding their lists of targets.”
On April 30, data extortioners struck a national Catholic publishing house based in Huntington, Indiana — one day after a ransomware group attacked an evangelical megachurch in South Carolina. Attorney General Rokita offered the following tips:
- Be on alert for communications with dangerous attachments or fraudulent links.
- Always verify the email addresses of those who send you emails.
- Don’t reveal personal or financial information via email or text message.
- Encourage regular and updated cyberattack training for organizations’ employees, members and volunteers.
- Ensure that your organization has updated appropriate software patches and that it monitors current schemes and scams by hackers.
- Avoid using gift cards, money orders or cryptocurrency to conduct transactions or regular organization business.
Monroe County Road Closings and Construction for the Week
- ANDY WAY, near the intersection of Carmola Drive: Andy Way will be closed in this area on Monday, May 15, 2023 – Tuesday, May 16, 2023, for Monroe County CB Crews to replace a culvert.
- BRUMMETTS CREEK ROAD, between Brock Road & Fleener Road: Brummetts Creek Road will be closed in this area on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, from 6 am – 4 pm for logjam removal and tree removal by Bluestone, LLC. EMS access will be coordinated and maintained.
- CROP CIRCLE, between Bolin Lane & 5538 S Crop Circle: Crop Circle will be closed in this area on Monday, May 15, 2023 – Wednesday, May 17, 2023, from 6 am – 4 pm for Full Depth Patching by Monroe County MVH Crews.
- OLD SR 37 NORTH, between Bethel Lane & Old Meyers Road: Old SR 37 North will be closed in this area from Monday, April 3, 2023 – December 15, 2023, for the Bicentennial Pathways Project. School bus routes and EMS access will be coordinated and maintained. Detour: Sample Road/I-69/Business 37 North or Old Meyers Road/Boltinghouse Road/Bethel Lane.
City’s Data Portal and Dashboards Receive Tyler’s 2023 Excellence Award for Data & Transparency
The City of Bloomington has been awarded the 2023 Tyler’s Excellence Award for Data & Transparency for its updated data portal and new dashboards at data.bloomington.in.gov. The Data & Transparency award recognizes organizations that have used Tyler solutions to creatively and transparently communicate valuable data to their communities and used those insights to make data-driven decisions.
At the May Tyler Connect conference, the City of Bloomington’s Open Data Portal was commended with Excellence Awards for:
- Improving the City’s ability to quickly share information with the public for the purposes of informing and providing transparency
- Empowering public users to create visualizations and enabling the City to use those visualizations for a deeper understanding of trends
- Eliminating the need for staff to manually publish data to the public through live data feeds from their enterprise systems to Data & Insights, creating a more informed public
This Week in Hoosier History
1988 – Orville Redenbacher, the “popcorn king,” was awarded an honorary Doctor of Agriculture degree from Purdue University. He had graduated from Purdue 60 years earlier. Born in Brazil, Indiana, he also lived in Valparaiso and is honored there by a life-sized statue.
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