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Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Indianapolis Business Journal. March 14, 2024. Editorial: Gubernatorial debates, forums give insight into Indiana issues It was just a few weeks ago that we used this space to call on the candidates for governor to focus more on the issues impacting state government...
Man gets 142 years for 2017 stabbing deaths of Fort Wayne couple
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Fort Wayne man to 142 years in prison for the 2017 stabbing deaths of a couple. Allen Superior Court Judge Fran Gull sentenced Dustin Neal, 36, on Friday for the slayings of 25 year-old Noele Trice and 29-year-old Bryan Lash on June...
Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry says he has late-stage stomach cancer
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry said Monday he has been diagnosed with late-stage stomach cancer and will begin chemotherapy treatments next week. The five-term mayor of Indiana's second most populous city announced the diagnosis during a news briefing outside...
Indiana freelance reporter charged after threatening to kill pro-Israel U.S. officials
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A freelance reporter based in Fort Wayne, Indiana is facing up to five years in federal prison after allegedly threatening to “kill every Jew” in the city and "shoot every pro-Israel U.S. government official,” according to a federal affidavit filed in court last...
Pregnant woman found dead in Indiana in 1992 identified through forensic genealogy
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A pregnant woman who was found dead in 1992 in a northeastern Indiana basement has been identified through forensic genetic genealogy and DNA provided by her father, authorities said Thursday. The woman was identified as Tabetha Ann Murlin of Fort Wayne, who...
Volkswagen-backed Scout Motors, in nod to past, toasts start of construction of electric SUV plant
BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Scout Motors celebrated the start of construction on its $2 billion electric SUV plant in South Carolina on Thursday not with a line of people in suits with shovels but with a nod to the company's gasoline-powered past. A fleet of old Scout vehicles drove a...
Franklin Electric: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Franklin Electric Co. (FELE) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $38.5 million. The Fort Wayne, Indiana-based company said it had net income of 82 cents per share. The results fell short of Wall Street...
Steel Dynamics: Q4 Earnings Snapshot
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $424.3 million. On a per-share basis, the Fort Wayne, Indiana-based company said it had net income of $2.61. The results missed Wall Street...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. January 19, 2024. Editorial: State senator proposes new barrier to voting For the past two years, Fort Wayne’s Citilink public transportation system has partnered with AARP Indiana to offer free fares on Election Day to help voting-age...
Editorial Roundup: Indiana
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. December 28, 2023. Editorial: BMV continues to collect millions selling drivers’ information A data privacy law, proposed by state Sen. Liz Brown, R-Fort Wayne, and signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb in the 2023 legislative session, made Indiana...