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The National ATF Distinguished Service Medal was presented to members of the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force, or ICGTF, for work that officials said reflected outstanding performance, leadership and dedication in critical law enforcement duties. The award places a national spotlight on a partnership that has spent the past several years focused on violent crime and illegal firearms trafficking across central Indiana. The National ATF Distinguished Service Medal was presented to members of the Indiana Crime Guns Task Force, or ICGTF, for work that officials said reflected outstanding performance, leadership and dedication in critical law enforcement duties. The award places a national spotlight on a partnership that has spent the past several years focused on violent crime and illegal firearms trafficking across central Indiana.

Indianapolis

IMPD detectives earn Distinguished Service Medal for investigations into illegal firearms trafficking

Indianapolis, Indiana – Recognition at the national level does not come often for a task force built around the difficult, detail-heavy work of tracing...

10 hours ago
The week is not built around a single recruiting table or presentation. Instead, IMPD is spreading events across several days and locations, combining fitness, community activities, officer interaction and behind-the-scenes access for people considering law enforcement as a career. The schedule gives participants several different ways to learn, whether they are most interested in patrol work, academy preparation, physical testing or simply talking directly with officers.

Indianapolis

Indianapolis police invite potential recruits behind the scenes during Join IMPD Week

Indianapolis, Indiana – For anyone who has wondered what a career with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department actually looks like, Join IMPD Week is...

11 hours ago
The gunfire happened while both victims were sitting inside a vehicle, according to investigators. Despite the early-morning violence, the sheriff’s office said there is no indication of an ongoing threat to people in the surrounding area.

Bloomington local

Bloomington west side shooting leaves two men wounded as deputies continue to search for answers

Bloomington, Indiana – A shooting on Bloomington’s west side sent two young men to the hospital before sunrise Thursday, prompting an investigation by the...

12 hours ago
The decision centers on the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station in Wheatfield and the F.B. Culley Generating Station in Warrick County. U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright issued emergency orders requiring Northern Indiana Public Service Company, CenterPoint Energy and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, to keep specified units at the plants available to operate. Certain units at both facilities had been scheduled to close at the end of 2025.

State news

Federal orders keep key Indiana coal units available as winter demand approaches

Indiana – Indiana’s power grid is heading into another winter with two coal plants that were supposed to have already begun shutting down. Instead,...

13 hours ago

Bloomington

After receiving more than 130 suggestions in less than a week, Bloomington has opened public voting on five finalists for two new lanes planned at the former Bloomington Hospital site. Residents can cast their votes online through Sunday, Sept. 20.

Bloomington local

Bloomington asks residents to choose names for two new Hopewell South lanes

Bloomington, Indiana – A pair of future streets at Bloomington’s Hopewell South redevelopment could soon carry names chosen with direct input from the people...

4 days ago
The occasion is Bloomington’s 21st annual La Fiesta del Otoño, a free celebration of Hispanic and Latino cultures that has grown from a local observance into an event featuring more than 50 community organizations. This year’s theme is “Unidos, Somos Más / Together, We Are More.” The occasion is Bloomington’s 21st annual La Fiesta del Otoño, a free celebration of Hispanic and Latino cultures that has grown from a local observance into an event featuring more than 50 community organizations. This year’s theme is “Unidos, Somos Más / Together, We Are More.”

Bloomington local

Bloomington’s La Fiesta del Otoño returns with mariachi, flamenco, salsa and more than 50 community groups this coming Saturday

Bloomington, Indiana – For four hours Saturday, Switchyard Park will become one of Bloomington’s busiest cultural gathering places, with mariachi, flamenco, salsa, food trucks...

6 days ago
This year, the focus moves beyond the business side of creative work. The sessions will tackle collaboration, conflict and burnout, three issues that can affect artists and arts administrators regardless of their discipline or career stage. This year, the focus moves beyond the business side of creative work. The sessions will tackle collaboration, conflict and burnout, three issues that can affect artists and arts administrators regardless of their discipline or career stage.

Bloomington local

City of Bloomington brings back free artist workshops with focus on burnout, accountability and stronger creative communities

Bloomington, Indiana – Bloomington artists looking to strengthen their creative work this fall will have three chances to do so without paying a registration...

6 days ago
The decision does not approve construction, a final design or even a final price tag. But it does move the 714 South Rogers property closer to becoming the city’s future public safety hub, potentially replacing a police headquarters that has faced space limits, flood damage and continuing water problems. The decision does not approve construction, a final design or even a final price tag. But it does move the 714 South Rogers property closer to becoming the city’s future public safety hub, potentially replacing a police headquarters that has faced space limits, flood damage and continuing water problems.

Bloomington local

New Bloomington public safety hub could bring police and emergency dispatch under one roof

Bloomington, Indiana – A long-discussed move for Bloomington’s public safety operations took a concrete step forward Monday, with city officials backing further work on...

6 days ago

Indianapolis

What began as drivers spinning vehicles and drawing crowds quickly became a public safety concern. Police said officers saw cars blocking intersections, performing spins in parking lots and speeding dangerously close to bystanders, passengers and other motorists.

Indianapolis

Indianapolis police arrest six drivers after reckless spinning operation on west side

Indianapolis, Indiana – A few hours of reckless driving on Indianapolis’ west side ended with six people in custody and six vehicles being towed...

3 days ago
With the nationwide community event now only three weeks away, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is inviting more neighborhoods to join the celebration before planning time runs out. With the nationwide community event now only three weeks away, the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department is inviting more neighborhoods to join the celebration before planning time runs out.

Indianapolis

Indianapolis police turn neighborhood gatherings into public safety partnerships

Indianapolis, Indiana – In Indianapolis’ North District, National Night Out can be as simple as neighbors sharing ice cream—or as lively as an entire...

July 21, 2026
A small device that can turn a handgun into a machine gun is easy to hide, but its impact can be devastating. Indiana investigators say 14 of those conversion devices have already been taken out of circulation this year. A small device that can turn a handgun into a machine gun is easy to hide, but its impact can be devastating. Indiana investigators say 14 of those conversion devices have already been taken out of circulation this year.

Indianapolis

Crime gun crackdown delivers major results across Central Indiana removing 143 firearms and nearly 140 pounds of drugs

Indianapolis, Indiana – A small device that can turn a handgun into a machine gun is easy to hide, but its impact can be...

July 11, 2026
One Hoosier may be starting the weekend with a very different kind of to-do list after a CA$H 5 ticket sold in Indianapolis hit a jackpot worth more than $1.5 million One Hoosier may be starting the weekend with a very different kind of to-do list after a CA$H 5 ticket sold in Indianapolis hit a jackpot worth more than $1.5 million

Indianapolis

Indianapolis CA$H 5 ticket wins more than $1.5 million jackpot this week

Indianapolis, Indiana – One Hoosier may be starting the weekend with a very different kind of to-do list after a CA$H 5 ticket sold...

June 20, 2026

State news

Gov. Mike Braun announced the expanded assistance after the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved Indiana’s request for an Automated Mass Replacement waiver on Sept. 17. The waiver allows the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to automatically replace part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for eligible residents in designated areas affected by the Aug. 11 storms and flooding. Gov. Mike Braun announced the expanded assistance after the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved Indiana’s request for an Automated Mass Replacement waiver on Sept. 17. The waiver allows the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration to automatically replace part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for eligible residents in designated areas affected by the Aug. 11 storms and flooding.

State news

Thousands of Indiana families can receive disaster food assistance without filing another application

Indiana – For tens of thousands of Indiana households hit by August’s severe weather, disaster recovery is about to show up in a very...

4 days ago
The Copper Creek Apartments project will add 176 market-rate units in Dearborn County, giving the region a sizable piece of that housing goal in a single development. State officials are presenting the project as part of Indiana’s broader effort to expand housing choices through the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, or READI. The Copper Creek Apartments project will add 176 market-rate units in Dearborn County, giving the region a sizable piece of that housing goal in a single development. State officials are presenting the project as part of Indiana’s broader effort to expand housing choices through the Regional Economic Acceleration and Development Initiative, or READI.

State news

“Indiana’s population continues to grow”: Greendale breaks ground on major apartment project as region targets 1,800 new homes by 2030

Indianapolis, Indiana – A long-vacant 10-acre site in Greendale is being turned into housing at a time when Southeast Indiana has set an ambitious...

4 days ago
The change is not final, but Indiana took a significant step Tuesday, Sept. 15, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed approving the state’s application to operate its own Coal Combustion Residuals permitting program. EPA says Indiana has more CCR units than any other state. The change is not final, but Indiana took a significant step Tuesday, Sept. 15, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed approving the state’s application to operate its own Coal Combustion Residuals permitting program. EPA says Indiana has more CCR units than any other state.

State news

Indiana’s massive coal ash footprint could soon be regulated largely through a state-run permit system

Indiana – Indiana is moving toward a major shift in who oversees one of the state’s largest industrial waste problems. With more than 100...

6 days ago

Crime and safety

A travel insurance system meant to protect people far from home became the engine of a long-running fraud operation. Over several years, fake policies, fabricated claims and carefully divided kickbacks produced nearly $1.2 million in losses.

Crime and Safety

Indianapolis insider leads $1.2 million travel insurance fraud scheme, eight sentenced after filing 441 fake travel insurance claims

Indianapolis, Indiana – A travel insurance system meant to protect people far from home became the engine of a long-running fraud operation. Over several...

July 21, 2026
Indianapolis police are asking residents to pause, look closely and help bring two teenagers home. Both disappeared on the same day from different areas of the city, and investigators are now turning to the public for information. Indianapolis police are asking residents to pause, look closely and help bring two teenagers home. Both disappeared on the same day from different areas of the city, and investigators are now turning to the public for information.

Crime and Safety

Two Indianapolis teens vanished on the same day and police need help finding them

Indianapolis, Indiana – Indianapolis police are asking residents to pause, look closely and help bring two teenagers home. Both disappeared on the same day...

July 11, 2026
A traffic stop in Munster that began with a vehicle pulled over on an autumn day has now ended with a federal prison sentence for a Gary man who was barred from having a gun A traffic stop in Munster that began with a vehicle pulled over on an autumn day has now ended with a federal prison sentence for a Gary man who was barred from having a gun

Crime and Safety

Gary man barred from guns gets four years in prison after loaded Glock found in vehicle

Indiana – A traffic stop in Munster that began with a vehicle pulled over on an autumn day has now ended with a federal...

June 29, 2026
A federal jury in Indianapolis has convicted Laurens Jean-Francois, a 23-year-old Haitian national, in a pair of armed robberies that prosecutors said unfolded over three tense days in July 2025 and left two workers facing the same weapon at close range. A federal jury in Indianapolis has convicted Laurens Jean-Francois, a 23-year-old Haitian national, in a pair of armed robberies that prosecutors said unfolded over three tense days in July 2025 and left two workers facing the same weapon at close range.

Crime and Safety

Federal prosecutors win conviction tied to three-day armed robbery spree in Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana – A federal jury in Indianapolis has convicted Laurens Jean-Francois, a 23-year-old Haitian national, in a pair of armed robberies that prosecutors...

June 29, 2026