KOSCIUSKO —  Kosciusko County Emergency Management Director Ed Rock requested approval to apply for a 2019 SHSP UAS grant in the amount of $90,000 for unmanned aerial systems at the Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting held Tuesday, May 14. Rock stated they would add three drones to augment the one currently in the county and would also …read more.

GOSHEN — The stakes weren’t as high as the show “Shark Tank,” but for entrepreneurs in Goshen, tonight was a chance to get their business ideas out in public to the rest of the Goshen business community.

MARSHALL COUNTY — Two juveniles missing on the Tippecanoe River Saturday, June 11, were found safe and reunited with parents, according to a release by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department. The use of unmanned aerial vehicle systems assisted in locating the missing juveniles.

INDIANA — Recent regulations have greatly limited what owners of remote-controlled unmanned aircraft systems, commonly referred to as “drones,” are able to do. Last week, the Federal Aviation Administration passed new rules pertaining to registration of small, unmanned aircrafts. Drones must be registered with the FAA. The coming deadline for registration is Feb. 19, 2016, for unmanned, model …read more.

For the first time in five years, teachers within the Wawasee Community School Corp. will be getting a pay raise. During a special meeting of the Wawasee school board Tuesday evening, Sept. 22, in Syracuse the board approved a 3.5 percent increase to the base salary for teachers.

[weaver_youtube bVY3Gy3VBAw rel=0] A small plane crashed into the back of a truck while attempting to make an emergency landing according to Indiana State Police just before noon today near the Huntington Municipal Airport at US 224 and SR 5, Huntington. No major injuries have been reported. ISP is investigating. The intersection was closed to traffic …read more.

Indiana State University is the first higher education institution to be granted approval to fly unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, in the state. The Federal Aviation Administration has granted certificates of authorization for ISU to operate drones at Terre Haute International Airport-Hulman Field, as well as the Indiana National Guard’s Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in …read more.

State Farm Insurance announced Tuesday, March 17, it has been given permission by the Federal Aviation Administration to test drones for commercial use. State Farm plans to study using the unmanned aircraft to assess damage to large structures and respond to natural disasters. The company feels the use of drones will help speed up the …read more.