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Hoosiers Hit Hard: Indiana Ranked One of the Worst States for Cybercrime
(INDIANA) - A new study shows Indiana is one of the worst states in the nation when it comes to cybercrime.The analysis, conducted by Click Insights, used 2024 data from the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center. It found Indiana logged 342 cybercrime complaints per 100,000 people last year -- t...
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Tech Giant Amazon to Invest $15B in New Indiana Data Centers
(INDIANA) - Amazon is making another massive move in Indiana -- announcing a $15 billion investment to build new data center campuses in the northern part of the state. The company says the project will support its expanding AI and cloud computing operations and will create 1,100 high-skill jobs...
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Fort Wayne Leaders Turn Up the Heat in Bid for New Casino
(FORT WAYNE) - Greater Fort Wayne is stepping into the spotlight with a new push to bring a casino to the Summit City. The city's Chamber of Commerce has launched an advertising campaign and website under the banner "Fort Wayne First." The goal: rally public support for building a casino within c...
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Statewide Silver Alert Cancelled - Missing 15-Year-Old FW Girl Found
(FORT WAYNE) - A Statewide Silver Alert has been cancelled and a Fort Wayne teenager was been found safe on Monday night 10:39 p.m., according to Indiana State Police. Fifteen-year-old Aliyah Difilippo was was reported missing on Sunday night around 7:11 p.m. near Harrison Street and Fairfax Ave...
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Albion Man Receives Minor Injuries In Crash
(DEKALB COUNTY) - One person was injured in a one vehicle crash. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, 29 year old Juan Croft of Albion was driving south in the 3900 block of County Road 7 at 5:15 AM Saturday when he swerved to miss a deer in the road. Croft lost contr...
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Two Coldwater Men Part Of MSP Graduating Class
(LANSING) - Two Coldwater residents recently graduated from the Michigan State Police's 149th Trooper Recruit School. Bryce Lafferty and Mohamed Saleh were part of the graduating class that was honored on Friday during a ceremony in Lansing. They are assigned to the Fifth Distric...
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Sturgis BOE Hires Company To Be Owners Representative
(STURGIS) - Sturgis Public Schools has hired a company to serve as their owners representative. During last week's meeting the Sturgis Board of Education unanimously approved hiring Plante Moran Real Point for the position, after Finance Director Ray Sterling presented the re...
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Routine Traffic Stop Uncovers Drugs, Lands Two Coldwater Residents in Jail
(BATAVIA TOWNSHIP) - Branch County Sheriff's deputies say a routine traffic stop in Batavia Township ended with two people behind bars and drugs pulled from the vehicle. At 12:22 a.m. on Monday, deputies stopped the car after noticing an inoperable headlight, no license plate light, and the vehic...
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Indiana State Police Launch Holiday Crackdown on Impaired and Aggressive Driving
(FORT WAYNE) - As Hoosiers gear up for the holiday season, Indiana State Police in Fort Wayne are stepping up enforcement to keep roads safe.Troopers are joining the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute for the annual Safe Family Travel campaign, running now through the end of December and supporte...
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Trine University Professor Tapped for National Chemical Engineering Education Post
(ANGOLA) - A Trine University professor is stepping into a major national leadership role in chemical engineering education. Dr. Amanda Malefyt, a professor in Trine's McKetta Department of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, has been elected a director within the Education Division of the Ameri...
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