In Today’s Edition

• 🏥 Fort Wayne Community School sixth graders receive firsthand experience

• 🎟️ Lottery ticket worth $50,000 sold in Decatur

• 🚗 Crews retrieve car from St. Joe River

• 🌳 Indiana DNR invites visitors to parks with free day, lodging deals

• 🏡 Mayor Tucker Announces Improvement Grants For 35 Neighborhoods

• 🚔 2 Men Expose Themselves to Undercover Cops at Swinney Park

Sports

🏒 Komets Set for Game 7 Showdown Against Heartlanders

📰News

🏥 A pilot program in Fort Wayne Community Schools gave sixth graders the opportunity to explore careers in healthcare at the Parkview Mirro Center. Students engaged in activities across biomedical science, nursing, imaging, surgery, and sports medicine. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🎟️ A Hoosier Lottery Powerball Double Play ticket worth $50,000 was sold at Casey’s on W. Adams Street in Decatur. The ticket matched four of five numbers plus the Powerball in Saturday’s drawing. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚗 A car was found slightly submerged in the St. Joe River near Johnny Appleseed Park early Monday morning. Crews pulled the vehicle out around 10 a.m. The owner and cause of the incident remain unknown. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🌳 The Indiana Department of Natural Resources will host Welcome Weekend with free entry to all state parks on Sunday, May 4. Visitors can also enjoy 25% lodging and camping discounts through May 14. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🏡 Mayor Sharon Tucker announced that 35 Fort Wayne neighborhoods have been awarded over $166,000 in grants to fund placemaking, transit improvements, landscaping, and neighborhood branding projects. Improvements aim to boost safety, beauty, and community pride. Read more from WOWO here.

🚔 Two men were arrested for exposing themselves to undercover officers at Swinney Park during a Fort Wayne Police Department crackdown on public indecency. Both face misdemeanor charges and were booked into the Allen County Jail. Read more from WANE 15 here.

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🏀🏈Sports🏒⚾

🏒 The Komets will host the Iowa Heartlanders for a decisive game seven on Tuesday at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum. Fort Wayne forced the final game after a 6-1 win Sunday, with six different Komets scoring. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🗓️ Tincaps Schedule

• Tue, Apr 29 — vs. Dayton at 6:35 PM EDT (Family Feast)

• Wed, Apr 30 — vs. Dayton at 6:35 PM EDT (Paws & Claws)

• Thu, May 1 — vs. Dayton at 7:05 PM EDT (Thirsty Thursday™)

• Fri, May 2 — vs. Dayton at 7:05 PM EDT

• Sat, May 3 — vs. Dayton at 6:35 PM EDT (Military Appreciation Night)

• Sun, May 4 — vs. Dayton at 1:05 PM EDT (Postgame Autographs & Star Wars™ Day)

  Komets Playoffs

• Tuesday, April 29th Division Semifinals Game 7 - Iowa Heartlanders @ Fort Wayne Komets (If Necessary)

Today’s Weather Forecast.

Daytime Forecast

High: 82° | Windy with Scattered Storms Clouds will dominate the sky with gusty winds all day. A stray shower or thunderstorm could pop up, so keep an umbrella handy just in case! Winds WSW at 20–30 mph.

Key Times

Sunrise: 6:40 AM

Sunset: 8:35 PM

UV Index: Moderate (sunscreen still a smart idea!)

Humidity: 64%

Nighttime Forecast

Low: 43° | Partly Cloudy Skies will start to clear overnight with a cool breeze coming in from the north. A good night for cozy sweatshirts

Events

Tuesday, April 29

Art & Exhibits

PFW Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Seminar Exhibition

Blue Jacket Inc. | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM | Free Admission

Color in Motion

Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | $5–$7

Grace Yencer: Gentle Turning

Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM | $5–$7

Ceramics by Clyde Burt & Acrylic Paintings by Sherry Schroeder

The Orchard Gallery of Fine Art | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | Free Admission

Ancient Methods, Modern Visions

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

Fort Wayne Museum of Art | 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM | $8–$10

FAILE: A Riot of Existence, Wishing on You

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

Music

Ron Rumbaugh (Jazz)

Park Place Senior Living | 2:00 PM | Free

Todd Harrold Band (Variety)

The Club Room at The Clyde | 6:00 PM | No Cover

Asking Alexandria w/ From Ashes to New, Royale Lynn, What Lies Below (Metalcore - National Show)

The Clyde Theatre | 6:30 PM | $39.50

The DeeBees (Variety)

Club Paradise, Angola | 6:30 PM | No Cover

PFW Percussion Ensemble (Chamber)

PFW Auer Performance Hall | 7:30 PM | $5–$8

PFW Trombone Studio Recital (Variety)

PFW Rhinehart Recital Hall | 7:30 PM | Free

Festivals & Gatherings

Trek the Trails & Tread the Trails Kickoff Celebration

Promenade Park | 6:00 PM | Free

Free For All: The Public Library Screening

Allen County Public Library | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM | Free

Sports & Recreation

TinCaps vs. Dayton

Parkview Field | 6:35 PM | $6–$15

Division Semifinal, Game 7: Komets vs. Iowa

Memorial Coliseum | 7:35 PM | $10–$32