The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute awarded more than $6.8 million to more than two dozen organizations throughout the state through two separate grant programs.

The Labor Day weekend is often celebrated with family and social gatherings as the unofficial end of summer. Local and state law enforcement will also be on the roads through the holiday conducting an impaired driving enforcement campaign.

Indiana law enforcement agencies across the state will conduct increased seat belt enforcement patrols over the next three weeks.

The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute awarded more than $3.3 million in grants to 50 law enforcement and government agencies across the state to fund crime prevention efforts.

The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute awarded $6.5 million to more than 200 police departments across the state to address reckless driving.

The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute says its Sober Ride Indiana pilot program will provide $15 ride credits to the first 10,000 total rides through Uber and Lyft in Bloomington, Evansville, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, South Bend and West Lafayette through April 5.

The device called the SoToxa Mobile Test System is a handheld analyzer that uses an oral fluid swab to detect the presence of drugs.

The state agency running the program has received 15 applications but has not yet awarded any compensation.

In Indiana, it's illegal for motorists to pass a bus that's stopped with its red lights flashing and stop-arm extended on all roads, except for vehicles traveling in the opposite direction as the bus on multi-lane roads divided by a physical barrier or unpaved median.

Lawmakers tasked the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute with developing a program that allows victims to keep track of their kits.