INDIANA STATE POLICE SUPERINTENDENT & NOBLESVILLE INDIANA POLICE OFFICIALS DELIVER SCHOOL SAFETY PRESENTATION
Thursday morning dozens of officials converged on the Michigan City Police Department to hear a presentation delivered by Indiana State Police Superintendent Doug Carter, Noblesville Police Chief Kevin Jowitt and Noblesville Police Assistant Chief Scott Kirby. In front of a capacity filled room of nearly 50 people, the trio delivered a two hour presentation surrounding the May 25th, 2018 shooting tragedy at Noblesville West Middle School. The presentation contained valuable Read more…
Indiana Students Continue Graduating Better Prepared for College as AP Exams Offered, Taken, and Passed Increases Again
In partnership with the College Board and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE), the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) announced Thursday another year of increases in the number of Advanced Placement (AP) exams offered, taken, and passed. For the 2017-2018 school year, Indiana reported the following increases:For the 2018 graduating class, 25,892 Indiana public school students took an AP exam, compared to 24,659 in the class of 2017.Since 2008, Read more…
LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office: Last Week’s Wanted Felon Arrested
Members of the La Porte County Fugitive Apprehension Street Team (FAST), along with the U.S. Marshal Service, announce the arrest of last week’s wanted felon, Cordaroll D. Hicks. On Tuesday, just four days after the announcement that Hicks was being sought, he was taken into custody. Hicks was arrested within the City limits of Michigan City. Hicks remains housed in the La Porte County Jail on a $10,005 cash bond Read more…
Residents of Michigan City are Urged to Apply Immediately for Free Home Repairs to Houses Built Before 1978
Mayor Ron Meer is proud to announce the City of Michigan City’s recent inclusion in the State of Indiana’s Lead-based paint remediation program which is sponsored by Medicaid and administered through the Indiana State Department of Health. Home owners, Landlords, and Renters who live in a home, or own a home, built before 1978 can receive a free home inspection to determine if the residents are being exposed to lead-based Read more…
U.S. 35 Bridge in LaPorte Set for Deck Replacement
The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces that a bridge deck replacement project is set to begin March 4 on U.S. 35 in the City of LaPorte. The bridge, which is adjacent to the courthouse in downtown LaPorte and just north of State Road 2 (Lincoln Way), will maintain one lane of traffic in each direction for the duration of the project. During the first phase, traffic will use the Read more…
- ‘Empire’ actor will be removed from final two episodes
Jussie Smollett returned to the “Empire” set after being charged for allegedly filing a false report. He maintained his innocence to his castmates, a source said.
Model slams Burberry’s noose-knotted hoodie: ‘Suicide is not fashion’
MichaelJay/iStock(NEW YORK) — Burberry has apologized after a sweatshirt in one of its fashion shows appeared to include a noose hanging around the model’s neck, prompting another model who walked in the show to call the design “triggering.” The sweatshirt in question was part of a collection debuted at London Fashion Week show last Sunday. Model Liz Kennedy took to Instagram to voice her frustration with the clothing, writing “Suicide Read more…
‘ISIS bride’ sues US to enter amid citizenship fight, debate over fleeing fighters
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — The father of a so-called “ISIS bride,” who was born and raised in the U.S. and now wants to return home with her son, has sued the Trump administration after it declared that she is not a citizen and has no right to enter the country. The lawsuit, which was filed against President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, comes amid a storm of legal Read more…
Dems launching bid to scuttle Trump’s national emergency to get border wall funding
Matt Anderson/iStock(WASHINGTON) — House Democrats will file a resolution Friday in a long shot bid to stop President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration aimed at getting more money to build his proposed border wall after congressional Democrats refused to give it to him. Though some Republicans have expressed concern about the president’s executive action, none has vowed to join the Democratic effort to terminate the national emergency that’s unlikely to Read more…
Following arrest, Jussie Smollett is removed from the final two Season 5 episodes of ‘Empire’
Chicago Police Department(CHICAGO) — Hours after returning to the set of his show Empire following his arrest for falsely reporting he was the victim of a politically-motivated hate crime, Jussie Smollett has been temporarily cut out of the show. In a statement obtained by ABC News, the show’s producers announce that they have removed his character from the final two episodes of the series’ fifth season. Signed by series executives Read more…
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