Law enforcement agencies in the cities of Franklin, Jeffersonville, Lawrenceburg and East Chicago and Harrison County each received more than $11,000 in funding.

Crews are upgrading the line through Franklin as part of Louisville & Indiana Railroad's plan for faster and longer trains between Indianapolis and Louisville, Kentucky.

More than 20 arrest warrants for drug-related offenses were secured in the past month by the Franklin Police Department's special investigations unit. Authorities secured 50 felony arrest warrants for suspected drug dealers in September.

At least 12 serious accidents occurred last year in constructions zones on I-65 between the south side of Indianapolis and Columbus.