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Fort Wayne duo Funayūrei, vocalist Mandy Kawa and multi‑instrumentalist Rob Parker, brought their cinematic, synth‑driven sound to Live and Local at The Landing, giving a performance that blended nostalgia, vulnerability, and dance‑floor energy.
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Who & What: September 22, 2026
Google says it needs more emergency generators at its Fort Wayne data center. As work requirements loom for Medicaid, state officials worry about readiness. Over 80,000 Hoosier students used state-funded vouchers to pay for private and parochial school tuition last school year.
Who & What: September 21, 2026
Hoosiers who need food assistance after historic floods will soon get more support. Indiana State Police want help with 2015 LaGrange County cold case. Southern Baptists Disaster Relief provides relief for five storm-and-flood-damaged locales in Indiana.
Who & What: September 18, 2026
Riley children’s hospital is expanding a program to ensure children’s mental health. Fort Wayne band director named 2027 Indiana Teacher of the Year. South Bend Mayor James Mueller issues executive order prohibiting city staff from entering NDAs about data centers.
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Homestead High School band director Jason Witzigreuter has received Indiana’s highest teacher honor for 2027. -
Indiana could soon take over some coal waste permitting from the federal government, part of an effort to deregulate at the federal level. -
Music for a Mission will be a concert dedicated to supporting YWCA Northeast Indiana’s addiction recovery program for women.
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East central Indiana voters in the state's 5th Congressional District will choose between two candidates this November to represent them at the national level. -
State officials want to see greater efforts to inform the public about looming changes to Medicaid. Some advocates warn 100’s of thousands of residents could lose coverage. -
A five-day ICE operation resulted in 426 arrests across Indiana and sparked fear and disruptions in some Indianapolis communities.
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This spring and summer, WBOI is showcasing five local artists from Northeast Indiana in a series of interviews and during Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and here on WBOI.org. Arthur Black, WBOI’s Amplify All for September. -
The group will be performing Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 at WBOI Music Presents: Live and Local at the Landing. They describe their sound as "a mix of The Cure and Janet Jackson." -
This spring and summer, WBOI is showcasing five local artists from Northeast Indiana in a series of interviews and during Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and here on WBOI.org. Meet Takorei Moore, WBOI’s Amplify All for August.
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