FORT WAYNE/ ALLEN COUNTY

IPFW changes name of business school

IPFW has changed the name of its business program, according to a university statement.

The Richard T. Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences will now be known as the Richard T. Doermer School of Business.

University officials said the name was changed to reflect changes in the school’s academic programs and to aid in marketing efforts. Informally, the school will be known as the Doermer School of Business.

The Doermer School of Business is the only business school in northeast Indiana that is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business-International, according to the university. Only 10 percent of business schools worldwide achieve this level of accreditation.

LAGRANGE COUNTY

State police warn of e-mail scam

Internet users should watch out for an e-mail scam circulating in northeast Indiana that purports to be from a local bank, according to the Indiana State Police.

A LaGrange County employee reported receiving an e-mail claiming to be from Fort Financial Credit Union and asking for the employee private information, including credit/debit card number, card expiration date, card verification number and PIN.

Fort Financial officials confirmed the e-mail was not from their institution, a news release said.

Anyone receiving similar e-mails or phone calls should Fort Financial at 800-837-3262 or visit their local branch in person with a copy of what they received by e-mail or post.

INDIANA

Ex-sheriff picked for U.S. marshal

President Obama has nominated former Newton County Sheriff Myron Sutton to be U.S. marshal for the Northern District of Indiana.

Obama on Wednesday sent the nomination to the Senate for its approval.

The Kentland man served for 20 years in the Newton County Sheriff’s Office, including 10 years as sheriff, and lost two races for the Indiana House.

He’s currently a special investigator with the Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting.

$100,000 grant to celebrate food

The Indiana Humanities Council said it will use a new grant to continue its statewide celebration of food and other programs.

The council said Wednesday it received a $100,000 grant from the Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment to expand its reach, engage new audiences and develop partnerships to support the humanities.

The council says it will use the grant for programs including “Food for Thought,” a two-year statewide celebration of food and its role in Indiana lives. It includes a traveling exhibit that will go to fairs, festivals, museums and other venues. The Humanities Council began the program in January.

Last month the council received a $130,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Cigarette caused blaze at shelter

Fire officials said a discarded cigarette likely started a fire that damaged a Muncie homeless shelter this month.

Muncie Fire Battalion Chief James Clevenger said the cigarette caused a pile of mulch near the Muncie Mission to ignite. That melted a gasket in a gas line, causing gas to leak and fuel flames that shot up the side of the building.

Clevenger told the Star Press of Muncie for a story Thursday that he was ruling the fire accidental.

The July 4 fire displaced the shelter’s 61 residents. None were hurt.

OHIO

4 officers accused of lying about arrest

An internal investigation has concluded that four Cincinnati police officers lied when asked about a colleague who allegedly handcuffed and then hit a teenager during a traffic stop.

The report says 16-year-old Dewayne White was kneed in the back as he resisted being handcuffed and was hit twice in the back. Video from a police cruiser’s camera recorded the attack.

The report says none of the officers told a sergeant who arrived at the scene that the teen had been hit, and none noted it in their reports, something they were required to do.

Police union President Kathy Harrell said the officers are entitled to due process.

If the officers are cited, the police department will a conduct hearing and make recommendations to the police chief on punishment, which could include firing.