Today’s Weather

Wednesday, June 4
Hi – 86° Low – 66° | 🌦 PM Showers & Storms | Wind SW 10–20 mph (day), WSW 10–20 mph (night)
Expect a mix of variable clouds and scattered showers with thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon, and a high near 86°F. Winds will be steady from the southwest at 10 to 20 mph. There’s a 50% chance of rain, so keep an umbrella handy! Evening brings mostly cloudy skies with more scattered thunderstorms and lows dropping to 66°F. Winds shift to the west-southwest at 10 to 20 mph, and humidity climbs to 86%. The UV index remains high, so make the most of the dry morning hours.

In today’s edition:

🏐 Fort Wayne to host 2025 ParaVolley World Cup

🚴 Free bike safety sessions for kids this summer

📉 Ivy Tech Fort Wayne announces job cuts

🍻 Witness speaks on Pike’s Pub beating

🗣️ Mayor Tucker addresses Pike’s Pub attack

🛣️ Who are the Outlaws Motorcycle Club?

📞 Fort Wayne/Allen County 911 director suspended

🔫 Teens claim self-defense in fatal Wells Street shooting

Sports

⚾ Snider Panthers Baseball: Team of the Week

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📰News

🏐 Nearly 500 visitors from over 20 countries will arrive in Fort Wayne for the 2025 WPV Sitting ParaVolley World Cup, held October 12–18 at Turnstone’s Plassman Athletic Center. The event, featuring both men’s and women’s divisions, will include up to 16 national teams. It marks the first time the World Cup will be hosted in the U.S. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚴 The City of Fort Wayne is offering four free bicycle safety workshops for elementary-aged kids this summer. Led by the Fort Wayne Police Department Bike Patrol and Trek Fort Wayne, the sessions will cover safety tips, helmet fitting, bike maintenance, and end with a 1-mile guided ride. Free helmets and practice bikes will be available while supplies last. Read more from WANE 15 here.

📉 Ivy Tech Fort Wayne will lay off nine employees, eight staff members, and one faculty member as part of a larger reduction of 202 positions statewide. The move follows a five percent cut in state funding to higher education, with a potential for another five percent to be withheld. Ivy Tech has 45 locations across Indiana. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🍻 A witness to the Pike’s Pub beating says the attack was not about unpaid tabs. The victim, a regular customer, had his card ready to pay when the owner’s boyfriend, who was intoxicated, tried to force him out. Members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Club arrived and assaulted the victim with punches, kicks, and thrown chairs, using racial slurs. Police were called after the assault; the victim was hospitalized in fair condition but declined to name the attackers. The investigation is ongoing. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🗣️ Mayor Sharon Tucker responded to a viral attack at Pike’s Pub involving several white men in “Outlaw” vests beating a Black man while racial slurs were heard. The incident, which took place outside city limits, is under the jurisdiction of the Allen County Sheriff’s Department. Tucker affirmed her support for law enforcement and urged the community to unite in peace. Read the full statement from the mayor from WANE 15 here.

🛣️ In the aftermath of a viral video showing a group of white men wearing Outlaws Motorcycle Club vests beating up a Black man at a bar, WANE 15 looked into the organization and its ties to the Summit City. The Outlaws Motorcycle Club, founded in 1935, has 1,700+ members and is considered an outlaw motorcycle gang by the U.S. DOJ. The Fort Wayne chapter has faced multiple FBI raids, arrests, and federal charges. It was formerly listed as a nonprofit but dissolved in 2013. Read more from WANE 15 here.

📞 David Bubb, Executive Director of the Consolidated Communication Partnership for Fort Wayne and Allen County, has been suspended with pay and benefits. No official reason was provided. His employment status is under review, and it’s unclear how this affects his position on the Statewide 911 Board. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🔫 Two teens, 18-year-old Jayden Cosme and 19-year-old Jaylen Murray, face murder charges after 59-year-old Laron Duane Rosse was found shot to death in his home on Wells Street. The teens claim they acted in self-defense during a fight, but investigators say they acted together. Both were arrested after a traffic stop. Read more from WANE 15 here.

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Events 

Wednesday, June 4th

🎨 Arts

• Charles Yang: Fermata
  8:00 am – 5:00 pm @ Clark Gallery, Honeywell Center
  Free admission

• PFW Summer Selections Exhibition
  8:00 am – 9:00 pm @ PFW Visual Arts Gallery
  Free admission

• Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes: New Views of the Universe
  10:00 am – 4:00 pm @ Science Central
  $10 – $12

• Color in Motion
  10:00 am – 5:00 pm @ Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
  $5 – $7

• Grace Yencer: Gentle Turning
  10:00 am – 5:00 pm @ Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
  $5 – $7

• My PURSEonal Favorites
  10:00 am – 6:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  $8 – $10

• FAILE: A Riot of Existence, Wishing on You
  10:00 am – 6:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  $8 – $10

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

🎶 Music

• Ron Rumbaugh (Variety)
  2:00 pm @ StoryPoint Senior Living
  Free

• The Y’s Guys (Rock)
  6:00 pm @ Union 12
  Free

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

• Static-X w/Gwar, Dope, A Killer’s Confession (Metal)
  6:30 pm @ The Clyde Theatre
  $39.50 – $144.62

• Mitch Gallagher Band (Jazz)
  7:00 pm @ The Club Room at The Clyde
  No cover

• The Cistcos (Yacht rock)
  7:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Indian Trails Park
  Free

• Open Jazz Jams (Variety)
  7:00 pm – 10:00 pm @ Pedal City
  Free

• Arcola Inn Open Mic w/Chris Hambrick
  7:00 pm – 10:00 pm @ Arcola Inn & Ale
  Free

• Blank Hellscape w/Signal Decay, Necromoon, Etymon (Rock)
  9:00 pm @ The Brass Rail
  $10

🦒 Tours

• Fort Wayne Zoo
  9:00 am – 6:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Zoo
  $22 – $24

🎉Festivals

• Union 12 Food Truck Night: Cruise-In w/The Y’s Guys
  5:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Union 12
  Free

• Craft Club
  7:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Union Street Market at Electric Works
  Free

🎤 Special Events

• Hellcat Trivia
  6:00 pm @ Chapman's Brewing at Electric Works
  Free

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

• Nasser Al-Rayess
  7:00 pm @ Summit City Comedy Club
  $30 – $40

🏀🏈Sports🏒⚾

⚾ The Snider Panthers baseball team won their 12th sectional title, sweeping the SAC with a 14-0 record and beating Carroll and Northrop. They now advance to regionals with a 23-6 season record. Key players include Brandon Logan (.410 AVG, 31 RBI, 7 HR), Landen Fry (.467 AVG, 43 RBI), and pitcher Noah Hess (0.73 ERA, 61 strikeouts). The Panthers face Homestead next, aiming for their third regional title and first since 2009. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🗓️ Tincaps Schedule

Wed, June 4
⚾ @ Beloit — 7:05 PM EDT

Thu, June 5
⚾ @ Beloit — 7:05 PM EDT

Fri, June 6
⚾ @ Beloit — 7:05 PM EDT

Sat, June 7
⚾ @ Beloit — 7:35 PM EDT

Sun, June 8
⚾ @ Beloit — 2:05 PM EDT

🗓️ Fort Wayne Football Club

Wed, June 4
⚾ @ West Virginia United— 6:00 PM EDT

Sat, June 7
⚾ @ Dayton Dutch Lions FC— 7:35 PM EDT

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