In today’s edition:

🏋️ Parkview YMCA joins list of 24-hour fitness centers

🌎 How to celebrate Earth Day in Fort Wayne

🤸‍♀️ April 22 declared Bishop Dwenger Gymnastics Day

🏍️ Coroner identifies motorcyclist killed in Fort Wayne crash

🐝 Fort Wayne Zoo campers make bee boxes

 🌱Hold off on planting despite warm April days

🚔 Victim, suspect identified in fatal Fort Wayne shooting and police chase

Sports

🏒 Gorniak scores OT game-winner, Komets lead series 2-1

📰News

🏋️ Parkview YMCA joins list of 24-hour fitness centers
Starting in June, adults with 24-hour access added to their membership can use the Parkview Family YMCA’s wellness center and indoor track anytime. The add-on costs $4.99 monthly and includes access to four other 24-hour YMCAs. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🌎 How to celebrate Earth Day in Fort Wayne
Earth Day encourages appreciation for nature through small actions like picking up trash or biking to work. Volunteering at local nonprofits, such as Little River Wetlands Project, can make a big impact on preserving natural spaces. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🤸‍♀️ April 22 declared Bishop Dwenger Gymnastics Day
Mayor Sharon Tucker honored Bishop Dwenger’s state championship gymnastics team with a proclamation on April 22. The Lady Saints won the IHSAA state title on March 15 with a score of 112.975, their first championship since 2012. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🏍️ The Allen County Coroner identified 52-year-old as the motorcyclist who died in a crash with a box truck Friday. Stone was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt force injuries. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🐝 Fort Wayne Zoo Spring Break campers built bee boxes from wood and paper straws as part of Earth Day conservation efforts. Eleven 3rd and 4th graders, including Sammie and Thomas, participated to help support local pollinators. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🌱 Despite warm weather and the official start of the growing season, it’s still likely Fort Wayne will experience another freeze. Experts recommend waiting until Mother’s Day, May 11, to begin spring planting. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚔 Victim, suspect identified in fatal Fort Wayne shooting and police chase Jeremiah Donald Lothamer, 46, was shot and killed Sunday on Hinton Drive. Suspect Christifer Debus, 38, fled police, led a chase into Whitley County, and was later killed in a standoff after shooting at officers. Read more from WANE 15 here.

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🏀🏈Sports🏒⚾

🏒 Gorniak scores OT game-winner, Komets lead series 2-1 Jack Gorniak scored 2:17 into overtime to lift the Komets over the Iowa Heartlanders 7-6 in game three of their playoff series. Ethan Keppen scored twice, and the Komets now lead the series 2-1. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🗓️ Tincaps Schedule

• Tue, Apr 22 - @Lansing | 6:05 PM EDT

• Wed, Apr 23 - @Lansing | 6:05 PM EDT

• Thu, Apr 24 - @Lansing | 6:05 PM EDT

• Fri, Apr 25 - @Lansing | 6:05 PM EDT

• Sat, Apr 26 - @Lansing | 1:05 PM EDT

• Sun, Apr 27 - @Lansing | 1:05 PM EDT

Today’s Weather Forecast.

High: 77°F | Low: 53°F
Expect a mix of clouds and sunshine throughout the day, with the possibility of isolated showers. Winds will be light and variable. 🌥️

Daytime Details:

• High: 77°F

• Wind: S at 5 mph

• Humidity: 50%

• Sunrise: 6:48 AM

• Sunset: 8:29 PM

Nighttime Forecast:

Tonight, skies will be partly to mostly cloudy. Temperatures will drop to a low of 53°F. Winds will remain light and variable. 🌙

Nighttime Details:

• Low: 53°F

• Wind: ESE at 5 mph

• Humidity: 60%

Wednesday, April 23

🎶 Music

• Joe Justice (Variety)
  Ashton Creek Health & Rehab | 10:00 am | Free

• The Resonators (Chamber)
  Sweetwater Sound | 12:00 pm | Free

• Ron Rumbaugh (Jazz)
  StoryPoint Senior Living | 2:00 pm | Free

• PFW Pop ‘n’ Rock Supershow (Pop)
  Sweetwater Training Center | 6:00 pm | Free

• Open Mic w/Dr. Dom
  Deer Park Irish Pub | 6:30 pm | Free

• Q & The Cold Fusion (Jazz)
  Club Room at The Clyde | 7:00 pm | No cover

• Fort Wayne Philharmonic: Stories in Music
  Renaissance Pointe YMCA | 7:00 pm | Free

• Swing, Soul, & Stories (Jazz)
  PFW Auer Hall | 7:30 pm | $5–$8

🎨 Art

• Interior Design Exhibition
  PFW Visual Arts Gallery | 8:00 am – 9:00 pm | Free

• BFA Thesis Seminar Exhibition
  Blue Jacket Inc. | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm | Free

• Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes
  Science Central | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm | $10–$12

• Color in Motion (Live Butterflies)
  Botanical Conservatory | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm | $5–$7

• Grace Yencer: Gentle Turning
  Botanical Conservatory | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm | $5–$7

• Ceramics by Clyde Burt & Paintings by Sherry Schroeder
  Orchard Gallery | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm | Free

• Ancient Methods, Modern Visions (Glass Sculpture)
  Fort Wayne Museum of Art | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm | $8–$10

• Expressionism and Spirituality
  Fort Wayne Museum of Art | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm | $8–$10

• My PURSEonal Favorites (Handbags Exhibit)
  Fort Wayne Museum of Art | 10:00 am – 6:00 pm | $8–$10

• Truthful Illusions: Realism in the Age of Abstraction
  Fort Wayne Museum of Art | 11:00 am – 6:00 pm | $8–$10

• Joy Groninger: Bound to be Free (Rope Art)
  Ruth Koomler Art Gallery | 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Free

🛍️ Markets

• PFW Ceramics Club Pottery Sale
  Helmke Library | 9:00 am – 6:00 pm | Free

🦁 Zoo

• Glo Wild
  Fort Wayne Zoo | 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm | $20–$25

😂 Comedy

• Open Mic Night
  Summit City Comedy Club | 7:00 pm | Free

🎤 Trivia

• Dicky’s Wild Hare Team Trivia
  Dicky’s Wild Hare | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm | Free