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Local communities and school corporations are getting a funding boost for their public safety efforts. The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has awarded more than $334 million in its latest round of grants.
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Traffic safety is a growing concern in Merrillville.
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Indiana State Police hope the new Lowell Post and Regional Laboratory will speed up investigations and cut through case backlogs. Governor Eric Holcomb and State Police Superintendent Doug Carter cut the ribbon on the new, 40,000-square-foot facility Tuesday.
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An attempted traffic stop on I-80/94 ended with a fatal crash Monday afternoon, according to Indiana State Police.
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A five-vehicle crash that shut down I-65 during the Monday afternoon rush hour is being blamed on distracted driving. Indiana State Police believe a Dodge Grand Caravan was heading south on I-65, just past 61st Avenue, when the driver apparently didn't notice that traffic had slowed down in front of him, causing a chain reaction crash.
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One driver was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and another was taken to jail, after Indiana State Police say a new school bus rear-ended a semi on I-65. Troopers say it happened around 11:15 p.m. Thursday about two miles north of the Fair Oaks exit.
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Two people were arrested, after a crash apparently caused a semi to overturn on I-80/94 early Tuesday morning.
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A group of people trying to change a flat tire on I-80/94 were hurt Tuesday, when they were hit by another tire that fell of a semi.
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A Lake Village man was seriously hurt in a four-vehicle crash on I-65 Thursday. Indiana State Police say it happened around 2:00 p.m. in the northbound lanes, two miles south of U.S. 30.
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A Wheatfield woman is dead, after a crash on I-65 Sunday morning. Indiana State Police say it happened just after 10:00 a.m. at the 61st Avenue exit.