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• Maximus data security incident impacts more than 744,000 Indiana Medicaid members

  11-08-2023 23:43 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS — More than 744,000 Medicaid members in the Hoosier State have been affected by a data security incident, according to the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration.In an announcement released Friday, FSSA reported that software used by a third-party contractor experienced a breach that exposed personal information like names, addresses, case numbers and Medicaid numbers. The incident occurred via the MOVEit application that Maximus Health Services uses.Maximus alerted
  
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• Fort Wayne group acquires 19th Century railroad station in Steuben County to aid tourism

  11-08-2023 23:05 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society is expanding its presence in northeast Indiana.On Saturday, the organization will reopen a "historic" railroad station in Pleasant Lake, which is located south of Angola in Steuben County.The 141-year-old railroad station will serve as the headquarters for the Indiana Rail Experience, a partnership between Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society and Indiana Northeastern Railroad.The station's interior is largely intact, acc
  
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• Return of school doesn't slow down food bank demand

  11-08-2023 22:53 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — With kids going back to school, they can look forward to spending time in the lunchroom, spending time with classmates and swapping food for their favorite treats.
  With free and reduced lunch options, one might assume that the school year takes some burden off food-insecure families, but one local foodbank said it won't change the high demand.
  "I wouldn't say there is any difference right now with back to school," said Melissa Hoover, the Agency Relations/Governme
  
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• Coroner identifies driver killed in fiery Steuben County crash

  11-08-2023 21:37 via wane.com
  
  STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The Steuben County Coroner's Office has identified the driver who died in a fiery crash near Angola in early August.Using DNA analysis, the Steuben County Coroner's Office identified the driver as 23-year-old Blayne Lee Marple of Angola.Marple died from blunt force trauma and thermal injuries, according to the Coroner's Office.Police responded to the crash just after midnight on Aug. 2 and found a car fully engulfed in flames on Fox Lake Road near the Fox Lake
  
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• FWCS Superintendent talks district goals and challenges

  11-08-2023 20:33 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The largest district in the state went back to school on Thursday. Before the start of the year, Fort Wayne Community Schools Superintendent Mark Daniel, Ph.D.,sat down with WANE 15 to talk about the district's goals and challenges in the upcoming year.
  One thing new this year is a revamped website.Watch the videos below to see Daniel's entire interview with WANE 15 broken down by topic.
  
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• 'You deserve a f***ing throat to the knife': Carmel man charged for making reported threat to Michigan election worker in 2020

  11-08-2023 19:42 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON -- An Indiana man is set to make his initial appearance in a Detroit federal court after reportedly threatening a Michigan election worker via telephone in 2020.Court documents detailed that 37-year-old Andrew Nickels of Carmel allegedly called the victim, who was the clerk of a local Michigan municipality, and left a '"threatening" voicemail on or around Nov. 10, 2020.In the voicemail obtained by federal investigators, Nickels stated in part, “We’re watching your…m
  
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• Downtown Fort Wayne Sidewalk Sale set to return for its 4th year

  11-08-2023 19:05 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- The Sidewalk Sale returns to downtown Fort Wayne for its fourth year featuring 48 retailers and over 50 food and beverage establishments.On August 11 and 12, the sale will take place within the 99 block District and surrounding Broadway, Main Street, and Wells Street corridors.
  Some downtown featured entertainment will be taking place Saturday, from live music to family activities. The events are as follows;
  Live music from The Mad Scatter: 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
  
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• Attorney General Garland will appoint special counsel in Hunter Biden probe

  11-08-2023 18:30 via wane.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday he is appointing a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election.FILE - Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, speaks to guests during the White House Easter Egg Roll April 18, 2022.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
  Garland said he is naming David Weiss, the U.S. attorney in Delaware who has been probing the financial and business dealings of th
  
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• Murder conviction avoided: Fort Wayne man sentenced to 7 years in 2021 killing

  11-08-2023 18:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man initially charged with murder in a December 2021 triple shooting received seven years in prison Friday as part of a plea deal in which the most serious charge against him was dropped.
  An Allen Superior Court judge sentenced Henry C. Meyers Jr. to seven years in prison on convictions of battery by means of a deadly weapon, battery resulting in moderate bodily injury, criminal recklessness and reckless homicide.Court documents show Meyers had been initially charged
  
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• Top water skiers compete at national event in Warsaw

  11-08-2023 18:26 via wane.com
  
  WARSAW, Ind. (WANE) Top water skiers from around the country have converged on Warsaw to compete in the 2023 Indmar Division I Show Ski Nationals.
  The three day event kicked off Friday at Hidden Lake just off U.S. 30 and State Road 15.
  The show is hosted by the Lake City Skiers and includes 2,000 athletes and the top 14 teams in the country competing for the top spot. All shows are a themed production with music and costumes combining stage and water skiing. Spectators will see everything from b
  
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• Before-and-after satellite images show Maui devastation in stark contrast

  11-08-2023 17:46 via wane.com
  LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Before-and-after satellite images show in unmistakable and stark contrast the devastation that wildfires brought to the historic Maui community of Lahaina.Images taken before this week's fire show streets filled in and bordered by green vegetation. The images taken after the fire show a gray, barren landscape, sometimes with lingering smoke clouds billowing from rubble.This combination of satellite images provided by Maxar Technologies shows an overview of Banyan Cou
  
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• Check out worldwide artistry at Fort Wayne Tattoo Festival

  11-08-2023 17:04 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -- Residents are welcoming over 200 artists at the local tattoo festival hosted at the Grand Wayne Center.August 11-13, featured artists are coming from all over the world to participate in the Fort Wayne Tattoo Festival, organizers said in a release. More than just tattoos will be focused on as local shops and artists will have featured booths. Tattoo artists will be booked ahead of time, but walk-in appointments are also going to be offered at the event.
  Organizers at t
  
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• Dunkin' teases line of 'Spiked' iced coffees, teas

  11-08-2023 16:54 via wane.com
  
  (WJW) – Tired of spiking your own morning coffee from Dunkin'? There may be hope on the horizon.The Massachusetts-based coffee chain is teasing plans to release its very own line of hard iced coffees and teas to be sold under the "Dunkin' Spiked" name.As first reported by VinePair, the company has re-teamed with Harpoon Brewery — with whom Dunkin' previously collaborated on a line of Dunkin' Harpoon beer — to produce the spiked beverages. Dunkin' had also previously received ap
  
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• If you sleep with a pillow between your legs — you’re smart

  11-08-2023 16:47 via wane.com
  
  BestReviews is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission. Details.There are many benefits to side sleeping with a pillow How you sleep each night has an impact on your overall health. Specifically, back sleeping and stomach sleeping can cause health problems. For example, according to the Mayo Clinic, sleeping on your stomach strains the spine and neck, while sleeping on your back increases snoring. Sleeping on your side is the most beneficial of all the sleeping
  
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• I-469 ramp to State Road 930/U.S. 30 to close for a week starting Monday

  11-08-2023 16:00 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)The exit ramp from I-469 north to State Road 930/U.S. 30 will close starting Monday, August 14.
  The closure will allow crews to begin concrete and joint repair on the ramp. Work is expected to last for approximately one week. All work is weather-dependent and schedules are subject to change.During the closure, drivers should continue north on I-469 to the U.S. 24 exit and then use southbound I-469 to the S.R. 930/U.S. 30 exit ramps, or seek an alternate route.
  
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• Convicted gas station killer sentenced to 190 years in prison

  11-08-2023 15:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man charged in the shooting deaths of two men and injuries of another at a gas station in 2021 was sentenced Friday and will spend the rest of his life in prison.A judge sentenced Joseph D. Bossard to 190 years-- 65 years for each murder charge, 40 for attempted murder, and a 20-year enhancement for using a firearm.Joseph D. Bossard
  Bossard is convicted of gunning down three people at a gas station on the corner of State Boulevard and Hobson Road. They got into &
  
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• Accused gas station killer to be sentenced Friday; likely faces life in prison

  11-08-2023 15:29 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man charged in the shooting deaths of two men and injuries of another at a gas station in 2021 is being sentenced Friday.Joseph D. Bossard is accused of gunning down three people at a gas station on the corner of State Boulevard and Hobson Road. They got into “some kind of verbal confrontation” in the store, according to court documents, and Bossard was reportedly seen afterwards on surveillance footage driving his truck in a circle around the three a
  
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• Crimes Against Children guilty plea results in 19 year prison sentence for Huntington man

  11-08-2023 15:13 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)A Huntington man has been sentenced to more than 19 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to distributing material involving the sexual exploitation of minors.
  United States District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady sentenced Stephen Pax, 54, to 212 months in prison followedby 10 years of supervised release.
  The Court also revoked Pax’s supervised release on his prior conviction for distribution of child sexual abuse material and sentenced him to an additional 18 m
  
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• Back to school: Does COVID-19 learning gap still exist?

  11-08-2023 15:03 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Schools across the country, and right here in Allen County, are still seeing a learning gap after COVID-19, even though the pandemic started a few years ago.SACS superintendent Park Ginder said it seems like the older students who have since graduated were impacted less heavily academically than some of the younger students. That in turn has caused fewer students to apply for harder courses for the school year.
  "But overall I would say a lot of our students s
  
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• Be Our Guest: Coterie Pizza

  11-08-2023 13:18 via wane.com
  
  This edition of Be Our Guest features Coterie Pizza in Garrett. Check out the video and then click here to get your $50 gift certificate for just $25.
  
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• Attorney General wants to keep Swifties from seeing 'Red'

  11-08-2023 13:01 via wane.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) Taylor Swift fans, commonly referred to as 'Swifties' were ecstatic last week upon learning her Eras tour wouldn't be coming to an end after all. The singer announced a number of shows for the fall of 2024, which include three in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Field.
  The mad dash for tickets has already begun and that prompted Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita to offer up some advice for ticket buyers to avoid getting scammed that includes multiple references to songs and
  
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• Videos show winds whip flames through Maui and the deadly aftermath

  11-08-2023 12:14 via wane.com
  
  LAHAINA, Hawaii (KHON) - New videos show how devastating the Maui fires were due to the strength of the winds.
  The videos show the scary moments when residents realized they had to evacuate or possibly burn. Some were stuck on the roadway with no communication, grabbing pets and loved ones in the seconds they had to evacuate.
  Fueled by a dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane, the fire started Tuesday and took Maui by surprise, racing through parched brush cover
  
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• Videos show winds whip flames through Maui, and deadly aftermath

  11-08-2023 12:14 via wane.com
  
  LAHAINA, Hawaii (KHON) - New videos show how devastating the Maui fires were due to the strength of the winds.
  The videos show the scary moments when residents realized that they had to evacuate or possibly burn. Some were stuck on the roadway with no communication. Grabbing pets and loved ones in the seconds they had to evacuate.
  Fueled by a dry summer and strong winds from a passing hurricane, the fire started Tuesday and took Maui by surprise, racing through parched brush
  
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• 'Impossible to avoid:' Purdue Fort Wayne professor analyzes latest inflation numbers

  11-08-2023 03:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The latest consumer price index (CPI) numbers have been released, and according to one local expert, you don't really need them to understand current inflation trends.
  "You don't need the CPI to tell you what's happening with prices," said Rachel Blakeman, the director of the PFW community research institute.The CPI tracks the cost of goods over time to understand how inflation is raising prices for consumers.
  Normally, you can track trends and see where goods are
  
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• 'Impossible to avoid:' PFW professor analyzes latest inflation numbers

  11-08-2023 03:06 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The latest consumer price index (CPI) numbers have released, and according to one local expert, you don't really need them to understand current inflation trends.
  "You don't need the CPI to tell you what's happening with prices," said Rachel Blakeman, the director of the PFW community research institute.The CPI tracks the cost of goods over time to understand how inflation is raising prices for consumers.
  Normally, you can track trends and see where goods are more
  
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• 8 headless bodies discovered since Sunday in Tecate and Tijuana

  11-08-2023 02:37 via wane.com
  
  SAN DIEGO (Border Report) -- The discovery of four decapitated bodies near the Mexican border town of Tecate brought to eight the total number of headless bodies found in the region over the last five days, the Baja California Attorney General's Office announced Wednesday.
  The four bodies in Tecate, about 30 miles east of Tijuana, were found inside a car, in what Baja Attorney General Ricardo Iván Carpio described as the result of "antagonistic attacks between rival drug cartels."7 decapi
  
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• Courts: ACLU requests to subpoena Allen County Council after vote against jail funding

  11-08-2023 00:43 via wane.com
  
  ALLEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) -- The ACLU of Indiana has filed a motion to subpoena members of Allen County Council over their decision to vote down a proposal to fund a new county jail, court records show.The ACLU hopes to have the subpoena granted so members of Allen County Council can attend the next jail status hearing Sept. 29 and provide testimony about their decision, according to court documents.The testimony would allow the plaintiffs to be more informed at the next meeting and allow federa
  
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• Verdict: Fort Wayne man found guilty on most counts in 2020 murder trial

  11-08-2023 00:15 via wane.com
  
  FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) --On Thursday, an Allen County jury found Tremaine Wyatt guilty of murder for the shooting death of Allen Ruffin, who died after a hail of gunfire struck him five times, wounding him mortally as he sat on his front porch in the 2500 block of Lillie Street in July 2020.The jury also found Wyatt guilty of aggravated battery risking death and criminal recklessness where defendant shoots into a building, but the jury found him not guilty of using a firearm in the commission o
  
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