Fort Wayne Update January 26th

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The Fort Wayne Update

Monday, January 26
Hi – 10° Low – -1° | AM Lake Effect Snow, Cold → Night Mostly Clear🥶☃️
A frigid day with lake effect snow in the morning and clouds hanging around most of the day. Highs only reach about 10°F with west winds near 15 to 25 mph making it feel even colder. Tonight turns mostly clear but stays bitter, with lows around -1°F and a steady southwest breeze.

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Fort Wayne woman sentenced for assisting suspect in 2025 double homicide
• Quenecia Gaylor, 38, was sentenced to six years in prison with three years suspended after pleading guilty to assisting another suspect in a 2025 double homicide case.
• The case stems from a June 26, 2025 shootout at a southeast Fort Wayne home where two people died, identified as Tornor Dejuan Doby, 28, and Anisha Denise Jackson, 39.
• As part of the plea deal, two murder counts and a burglary charge were dismissed, and she was ordered to pay $10,377 to a family member of one of the victims.
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Why your neighborhood streets may not be plowed yet
• Fort Wayne plows follow a three tier priority system that starts with arterial main roads, then collector roads and Citilink bus routes, then residential streets.
• Residential streets may not be plowed unless at least three inches of snow is on the ground.
• The city said plows were still focused on arterial main roads Sunday evening, and residential streets can take up to 48 hours to be cleared during heavy snowfall.
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Indiana activates emergency operations for winter storm
• The Indiana Department of Homeland Security activated the State Emergency Operations Center at noon on Saturday, January 24.
• Gov. Mike Braun mobilized highway assistance teams from the Indiana National Guard for dangerous road conditions expected in some areas.
• Braun signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency and directing all executive branch agencies to assist the state response led by the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.
→ Read more from WTHI-TV

Man dies after shooting on Pemberton Drive in Fort Wayne
• Police responded at 5:55 p.m. Saturday to a reported traffic incident involving two vehicles on Pemberton Drive near East State Boulevard.
• Officers found a man with a gunshot wound, provided life saving aid, and medics took him to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
• The Fort Wayne Police Department Homicide Unit is investigating and police said there are no indications the public is in danger.
→ Read more from WISH-TV

Electrical fire rekindles and destroys northeast Fort Wayne home
• Crews were dispatched at 4:22 a.m. Sunday to the 3800 block of Evergreen Lane and found a one story house with fire through a partially collapsed roof.
• Firefighters had previously been called to the same home for an electrical fire in the attic, according to the Fort Wayne Fire Department.
• No one was home and no injuries were reported, and the fire was controlled within 50 minutes while the cause remains under investigation.
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TSA to charge $45 fee for travelers without a REAL ID starting Feb. 1
• Beginning February 1, travelers without a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification will have to use TSA ConfirmID and pay a $45 fee to board a US domestic flight.
• ConfirmID lets travelers enter their information online, pay the fee, and bring a receipt plus a government ID to the TSA checkpoint for verification.
• The fee is non refundable and is valid for 10 days from the travel start date entered into the system.
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Federal and state officials clash over Minneapolis immigration crackdown after shooting
• Gov. Tim Walz urged federal immigration officers to leave Minnesota after the Saturday shooting death of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
• Border Patrol senior official Greg Bovino said Pretti interfered in an active law enforcement scene and blamed the shooting on his actions.
• Video reviewed by The Associated Press appears to contradict administration statements that agents fired defensively, and a federal judge ordered evidence related to the shooting preserved ahead of a Monday hearing in St. Paul.
→ Read more from AP News

🎨 Art & Exhibits
• Not Talking Out of School: The Hector & Carol Garcia Retrospective 8:00 am to 9:00 pm @ PFW Visual Arts Building, Free admission
• Portraits of Lives Affected by Incarceration 9:00 am to 9:00 pm @ ACPL Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery, Free admission
• Art from the Heart: Florals & Heart Motifs 10:00 am to 6:00 pm @ The Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Free admission
• Watercolors 10:00 am to 6:00 pm @ The Orchard Gallery of Fine Art, Free admission

🎶 Music and Open Mics
• Monday Blues Jam Sessions 7:00 pm @ The Club Room at The Clyde, Free
• Barrel Room Open Mic w/Chris Hambrick 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm @ The Barrel Room at The Fairfield, Free

🎤 Karaoke, DJs, & Trivia
• Latch String Karaoke 10:00 pm @ Latch String Bar & Grill, Free

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