Today’s Weather

Monday, June 9
Hi – 75° Low – 55° | 🌤️ Partly Sunny | Wind SW 10–20 mph (day), WSW 10–15 mph (night)
Monday will be partly sunny and breezy, with a high around 75°F. Winds from the southwest will pick up during the day, and the UV index will be very high, so be sure to wear sunscreen if you're outside. Humidity will stay comfortable. At night, a few early clouds will give way to mostly clear skies. It will cool down to 55°F with a light breeze from the west-southwest. The Waxing Gibbous Moon will be visible after sunset, lighting up the clear night.

In today’s edition:

🍗 New Chick-fil-A Opening on Fort Wayne’s North Side

💫 Make-A-Wish Raises $170K at Fort Wayne Fundraiser

🎶 Fort Wayne Remembers Local Blues Legend G. Money

🚰 Fort Wayne Water Tastes Strange, But It’s Safe

🌱 Fort Wayne Launches Program to Fight Childhood Obesity

👟 Support Sight-Saving Research at Fort Wayne VisionWalk

🚗 Lawton Park Car Show Returns for 2025 Season

🚧 More I-69 Ramps in Fort Wayne Set to Close

⚰️ Braun Signs Burial Bill for Veterans

⚠️ Coroner Identifies 83-Year-Old Run Over by Own Vehicle

Sports

⚾ Snider, Norwell Baseball Roll to Regional Titles

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📰News

🍗 A new Chick-fil-A opened today at 4773 Dupont Road on Fort Wayne’s north side, creating 120 jobs. It will operate daily from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., except Sundays. This marks the fourth Fort Wayne location, joining sites at Glenbrook Square Mall, Coliseum Boulevard, and Apple Glen Crossing. To celebrate, guests wearing cow-themed outfits can get a free entrée or kids meal. Owner PJ Strength, who took over the Glenbrook Square location in 2022, says the new site includes a playground for families. Read more from WANE 15 here.

💫 Make-A-Wish Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana hosted its 2025 Hanning & Bean Cheers for Wishes event Thursday night in Fort Wayne. The fundraiser, emceed by WANE 15’s Alyssa Ivanson, raised $170,000, enough to grant 17 wishes. The evening featured inspiring stories, hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and entertainment. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🎶Fort Wayne’s music community is mourning the loss of Gary Brabson, known as G. Money, who passed away May 31. He was a blues icon, host of the Monday Blues Jam at the Club Room at the Clyde since 2019, and founder of the G Money Band. The Clyde honored him with a marquee tribute, and WBOI’s Meet the Music hosted two tribute nights. Longtime friend Lee Lewis recalled their decades of collaboration and called him “encouraging” and “inclusive.” A Celebration of Life will be held June 29 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Clyde. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚰Fort Wayne’s water may taste or smell unusual due to recent heavy rains increasing organic material in the system. As of June 6, City Utilities described the water as possibly “organic, swampy, grassy, sweet, medicinal, fishy or rancid.” Despite the taste, it is safe to drink. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🌱The Plant, Pick and Plate program started Friday at Johnnie Mae Farm in southeast Fort Wayne. It offers free, year-long classes for 5th to 9th graders to learn how to grow, harvest, and cook their own food. The program aims to combat childhood obesity by teaching lifelong healthy eating skills. Some produce grown is sold locally to help the food desert community. Classes run Tuesdays 1–2:30 p.m. this summer, alternating between gardening and cooking, with plans to continue year-round. You can find a link to apply for this program here. Read more from WANE 15 here.

👟The 2025 Fort Wayne VisionWalk is scheduled for Saturday, June 14, starting at 9 a.m. at the Parkview Family YMCA, 10001 Dawsons Creek Boulevard. The event raises awareness and funds for sight-saving research through the Foundation Fighting Blindness. You can register here and it’s free. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚗The Mizpah Shrine Car Club hosts the 2025 Lawton Park Car Show on Saturday, June 14, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lawton Park. The event includes prizes, a silent auction, and food vendors. Vehicle registration costs $15 and requires submitting personal info and payment by mail. Spectators attend for free. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚧 Starting today June 9, INDOT will close two I-69 ramps: the on-ramp from northbound State Road 3/Lima Road to southbound I-69, and the off-ramp from southbound I-69 to southbound U.S. 27/Lima Road. Concrete patching and joint repair work will last about two weeks, weather permitting. Drivers are advised to use alternate routes and exercise caution in work zones. Read more from WANE 15 here.

⚰️Indiana Governor Mike Braun ceremoniously signed Senate Enrolled Act 520 to create a new resting place for veterans in Allen County at the Veterans National Memorial Shrine and Museum. The law waives a $100,000 state deposit for a columbarium by allowing sales of its 157 niches to fund upkeep through a dedicated trust. The bill was authored by State Sen. Justin Busch and supported by State Rep. Martin Carbaugh. The Shrine honors U.S. veterans with extensive memorials and artifacts. Read more from WANE 15 here.

⚠️The Allen County Coroner identified an 83-year-old Fort Wayne man, Baltazar Guzman, who died after being run over by his own vehicle. On Tuesday, police responded to the 800 block of Ardis Drive where Guzman was found with severe injuries and later pronounced dead at a hospital. The investigation revealed the vehicle rolled backward over him after he parked and exited. Read more from WANE 15 here.

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Events 

Monday, June 9th

🎨 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

🎶 Music

• Monday Blues Jam Sessions (Blues)
  7:00 pm @ The Club Room at The Clyde
  no cover

• The Fairfield Barrel Room Open Mic Night w/Chris Hambrick
  7:00 pm – 10:00 pm @ The Fairfield
  Free

🐾 Tours

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

 🎉Festivals

• RiverDrums 2025
  4:30 pm – 10:30 pm @ Promenade Park
  Free

🎨Workshop

• Sweetwater Summer Rock Camp: Week 1
  10:00 am – 4:00 pm @ Sweetwater Academy
  $449

🎶 Special Events

• Steve-O
  7:00 pm @ Summit City Comedy Club
  $37 – $62

• Karaoke Night w/PK Houston
  9:30 pm @ Latch String Bar & Grill
  no cover

🏀🏈Sports🏒⚾

⚾ Snider beat Homestead 9-1, winning its first regional baseball title since 2009. Norwell won the Class 3A regional title with a 2-1 victory over Bishop Dwenger, marking its third regional title in five seasons. Westview crushed Adams Central 11-1 in Class 2A, while Canterbury won its second-ever regional title with a 6-4 win over Triton. Semi-state games are set for next Saturday at locations to be announced. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🗓️ Tincaps Schedule

Tue, June 10
⚾ @ South Bend— 7:05 PM EDT

Wed, June 11
⚾ @ South Bend— 7:05 PM EDT

Thu, June 12
⚾ @ South Bend— 7:05 PM EDT

Fri, June 13
⚾ @ South Bend— 7:05 PM EDT

Sat, June 14
⚾ @ South Bend— 6:35 PM EDT

Sun, June 15
⚾ @ South Bend— 1:05 PM EDT

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