Today’s Weather

Thursday, May 22
Hi – 58° Low – 40° | 🌧️50% | Wind WNW 10–20 mph (day & night)
It’s a cool and breezy Thursday with scattered morning showers giving way to gray skies. Expect a high around 58°F, so keep that jacket handy. By night, skies start to clear and temps dip to a chilly 40°F. Bundle up if you’re heading out late!

In today’s edition:

🐢 Radiated Tortoise Lays Eggs at Fort Wayne Zoo

🏰 1812 Siege Reenactment Coming to the Old Fort

🚧 Carroll Road Construction Project Approved

🔫 TSA Detects 7th Firearm at Fort Wayne Airport

🎭 Arts United Exceeds $40M Goal, Sets Grand Reopening

✈️ Honor Flight Sends 84 Veterans to D.C.

🎒 School’s Out for FWCS and EACS Students

🚨 Child Shot on Fort Wayne’s South Side

Sports

⚾ TinCaps Lose Rain-Shortened Game to Kernels

📰News

🐢For the first time ever, a radiated tortoise at the Fort Wayne Zoo has laid eggs. Venus, one of the zoo's critically endangered tortoises, has laid multiple clutches—eight of her eggs are now viable and being carefully incubated. The zoo is participating in a national Species Survival Plan to help preserve the species. The eggs are expected to hatch this winter. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🏰The Siege of Fort Wayne 1812 will be reenacted at the Old Fort on June 7–8. The event features soldiers from the U.S., U.K., and Native American allies, along with demonstrations on period cooking, gardening, and crafts. Admission is free, and donations support restoration efforts at the nearly 50-year-old fort. Read more from WFFT here.

🚧City Council approved a $704,976 public works project along Carroll Road to improve water flow and quality. The project includes a new water main and nearly a dozen fire hydrants between Carroll Lake Drive and Dante's Voyage Drive. It’s expected to be completed by May 2026, though a start date has not been set. Read more from WFFT here.

🔫A loaded firearm was detected in a carry-on bag at Fort Wayne International Airport on Monday, marking the seventh firearm found at the airport this year—the same total as in 2024. TSA officials remind travelers that firearms must be packed properly in checked luggage. Violators face civil penalties and may lose TSA PreCheck privileges. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🎭Arts United has surpassed its $40 million Capital Campaign goal, raising $41.5 million to fund major renovations of the Arts United Center. The historic venue will reopen on October 25, 2025, featuring new elevators, upgraded theatrical technology, enhanced seating, and expanded lobby spaces aimed at improving accessibility and the overall patron experience. Read more from WANE 15 here.

✈️Honor Flight Northeast Indiana took 84 veterans to Washington, D.C., on its 51st flight, including veterans from the Korean, Cold, Vietnam, and Lebanon wars. The public is invited to welcome them home at Fort Wayne International Airport by 8:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21. Parking is free. Upcoming flights are scheduled for Sept. 10, Oct. 8, and Nov. 5. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🎒Wednesday marks the last day of classes for students at Fort Wayne Community Schools and East Allen County Schools. EACS staff showed unity with matching t-shirts for Solidarity Day. EACS students return August 6, and FWCS students return August 7. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚨A 7-year-old child was shot early Wednesday morning while inside a home on Oliver Street. The shots came from outside, and the child, who sustained multiple gunshot wounds, is in stable condition. Police believe the shooting was intentional and are asking for the public’s help. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for information. Read more from WANE 15 here.

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Events 

Thursday, May 22nd

🎨 Arts

• 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

• Suzie Emley’s Oil Paintings & Julie Langensiepen’s Soft Sculpture
  10:00 am – 6:00 pm @ The Orchard Gallery of Fine Art
  Free admission

• Truthful Illusions: Realism in the Age of Abstraction
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  $5 – $10

• My PURSEonal Favorites
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  $5 – $10

• FAILE: A Riot of Existence, Wishing on You
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  $5 – $10

• Color in Motion
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
  $1 – $7

• Grace Yencer: Gentle Turning
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
  $1 – $7

• Matt Plett: Too Big to Hold
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Artlink
  Free admission

• Heads Up: Current Approaches to Portraiture
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Artlink
  Free admission

• Whitney Sage: Traces, Remnants & Recollections
  10:00 am – 8:00 pm @ Artlink
  Free admission

🎶 Music

• Joe Justice
  1:00 pm @ Active Adult Day Care
  Free

• John Panaccio
  5:30 pm @ Vinland Reserve Winery
  Free

• Logan Hickloy
  6:00 pm @ Cricket's 7th St. Bar & Grille
  No cover

• Sunny Taylor
  6:00 pm @ Sylvan Cellars
  No cover

• The DeeBees
  6:30 pm @ Lakelife Bar & Grill
  No cover

• Joe Hess Band
  7:00 pm @ The Club Room at The Clyde
  No cover

• 3Ballmty
  8:00 pm @ Piere's
  $20 – $75

• Guardin
  8:00 pm @ Piere's
  $22

• Tronic Thursdays
  10:00 pm @ O'Sullivan's
  No cover

🦒 Tours

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

• Black Pine Animal Sanctuary
  1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
  $10 – $17.50

• Glo Wild
  6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
  $20 – $25

🛍️ Shopping

• Leo-Cedarville Farmers Market
  4:00 pm – 7:00 pm @ Leo-Cedarville Downtown Plaza
  Free

🎭 Theater

• Billy Gardell
  7:00 pm @ Summit City Comedy Club
  $27 – $37

🎤 Special Events

• The Time Band Masterclass
  7:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Sweetwater Sound
  $25

• Backroads Distilling Grand Opening
  5:30 pm – 9:00 pm @ Country Heritage Winery
  Free

🏀🏈Sports🏒⚾

⚾ The Fort Wayne TinCaps opened their home series against the Cedar Rapids Kernels with a rain-shortened 5–1 loss. After a 28-minute pregame delay and continuous rain, the game was suspended after five innings. Cedar Rapids’ Kaelen Culpepper hit a leadoff home run on the first pitch. Fort Wayne stranded eight runners in the first three innings, while the Kernels racked up four runs in the fourth. Brendan Durfee drove in the TinCaps’ only run. The game was officially called after a second weather delay. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🗓️ Tincaps Schedule

Thu, May 22
⚾ @ Cedar Rapids — 7:05 PM EDT

Fri, May 23
⚾ @ Cedar Rapids — 7:05 PM EDT

Sat, May 24
⚾ @ Cedar Rapids — 6:35 PM EDT

Sun, May 25
⚾ @ Cedar Rapids — 6:35 PM EDT