KOSCIUSKO — Gov. Eric J. Holcomb today added Kosciusko County and three other Indiana counties to the disaster emergency he declared in response to widespread flooding and infrastructure damage caused by sustained heavy rainfall. The governor signed a new executive order today to include not only Kosciusko, but also Jackson, Newton and Porter counties. The …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Federal officials today arrested an 18-year-old Indiana man who the FBI said had researched potential terrorist targets in his home state before attempting to make his way out of the country and eventually join ISIS in Libya.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — As spring approaches, so does the chance for severe weather. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security and Kosciusko County Emergency Management want to make sure everyone has a chance to be safe. While weather alert radios are available for purchase, not everyone has the means to buy one. Because of this, Kosciusko …read more.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko County Council met 7 p.m. Jan. 14, to discuss salary ordinances, appropriations and tax abatement. During the meeting, Ed Rock, emergency management director, presented a hefty grant sum before the council for Homeland Security training; bioterrorism preparedness, emergency management preparedness, emergency management alliance of Indiana, District 2 training and hazardous material …read more.

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents found half a million dollars’ worth of marijuana disguised as carrots this week.

INDIANAPOLIS – Following the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana’s announcement that it filed suit to challenge Gov. Mike Pence’s decision to suspend the resettlement of Syrian refugees, spokeswoman Kara Brooks released the following statement.

The National Weather Service has placed much of northern Indiana, southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio under winter weather alerts, meaning accumulating snow and bitter cold temperatures for the next several days. A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect until 7 a.m. Monday and a Wind Chill Watch will go into effect from Monday morning …read more.

When fire departments assist other departments at fires, accidents or other incidents it’s done with a handshake and a pat on the back. So says Mike Brubaker, chief for Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory. Brubaker, a representative of Indiana Department of Homeland Security’s District 2, addressed both the Warsaw Common Council and the Winona Lake Town Council …read more.

The Department of Natural Resources and the state Department of Homeland Security have issued a Water Shortage Warning for all counties in Indiana due to drought conditions. Under the state’s Water Shortage Plan, notification letters are being sent to owners and operators of significant water withdrawal facilities calling on them to implement voluntary measures that …read more.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management, in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, have issued a Water Shortage Warning for 32 Indiana counties that continue to be severely affected by the prolonged drought. The warning was issued Monday, July 2, to operators of public water systems in the norther one-third of the state, …read more.

United States Attorney David Capp announced today that federal agents have arrested six individuals in conjunction with an investigation of harboring illegal aliens.  Among those arrested was 50-year-old Margarito Fuentes-Reyes of Goshen. Also arrested were: Omar Lagunes Duran, 34, of Indianapolis, Indiana Yalitza Exclusa Borrero, 31, of Indianapolis, Indiana Evelyn Rivera Borrero, 43, of Indianapolis, Indiana …read more.