Indianapolis prosecutor won’t charge small marijuana amounts
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The prosecutor for Indianapolis is going to stop pressing criminal charges against adults for possessing about one ounce or less of marijuana....
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23,000 pounds of medication collected during Prescription Drug Take Back Day
INDIANA, (WOWO) – Almost 23,000 pounds of unused medication were collected during Indiana’s 17th annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day. During the one-day event, the...
Holcomb, Indiana University plan $50M opioid recovery effort
INDIANAPOLIS (AP): Gov. Eric Holcomb is joining Indiana University officials to announce a new $50 million effort to reduce opioid abuse. Opiate abuse has spiked...
Opioid Crisis: 73 in Allen County dead so far this year
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The opioid crisis in Indiana has already led to dozens of deaths in Allen County already this year. Since the start of...
2 Ohio women are accused of hiding syringes in their bodies
MERCER COUNTY, Ohio (WOWO): Two Ohio women were arrested Tuesday after police say they hid syringes in their body cavities. Page W. Waterman, 29, and...