Today’s Weather

Wednesday, May 28
Hi – 64° Low – 50° | 🌧️60% | Wind ESE → WSW 10–15 mph (day), W 10–15 mph (night)
Expect a gray and damp Wednesday with a high of 64°F and off-and-on showers throughout the day. Winds will shift from the southeast to the southwest, adding a bit of a breeze to the mix. By night, the rain tapers off, but clouds will stick around as temps dip to a cool 50°F. Keep that jacket handy—and maybe an umbrella just in case!

In today’s edition:

🎉 Lighthouse Community Center Hosts Sober Memorial Day Party

👮‍♂️ FWPD detective honored for recovering $2M in stolen goods

🐠 Dive Team Keeps Zoo’s Aquariums Clean

🚨 Arrest warrant leads to standoff at Fort Wayne apartment complex

⚖️ Fort Wayne Man Sentenced for Dealing Fentanyl

🦠 Indiana’s Measles Outbreak Ends as U.S. Case Count Rises Slightly

🌾 Indiana Farmers Win on Taxes, Lose on Key Credit

🐾 New K-9 Teams Join Indiana’s Wildlife Protection Efforts

🏀 Caitlin Clark Sidelined with Quad Injury

Sports

⚾ Wildcat Baseball Honors SAC’s Top Athletes

📰News

🎉 The Lighthouse Community Center held its fourth annual sober Memorial Day party, offering a free, family-friendly event in Fort Wayne. Guests enjoyed food, music, face painting, a petting zoo, and yard games, all in a safe, alcohol- and drug-free environment. The center, which provides faith-based addiction recovery services, emphasized the importance of creating spaces for sober fun. “We want to make sure our community and the people we serve have a safe place to have fun,” said Director Brandon Bower. Read more from WANE 15 here.

👮‍♂️FWPD Detective Joseph Lyon received national recognition at the 2025 LeadsOnline Conference in Texas for recovering over $2 million in stolen property. Lyon, who leads the department’s “Pawn Detail” unit, credits much of his success to strong relationships with local pawn shops and second-hand stores. Read more from WANE here.

🐠 A dedicated dive team at the Fort Wayne Zoo helps keep the massive reef aquariums clean by scrubbing algae, vacuuming gravel, and cleaning acrylic panels. Divers also monitor animal health during their weekly dives into the fish and shark tanks. The team includes nine trained divers from departments across the zoo, all certified in diving, first aid, and emergency response. A full support crew, including tenders and gallery spotters, ensures diver safety. Read more from WANE here.

🚨 Police responded early Tuesday morning to River Pointe Townhomes near Hanna Street and Creighton Avenue in southeast Fort Wayne after an arrest warrant was issued. The situation escalated into a standoff involving Fort Wayne Police, Allen County Sheriff’s Department, SWAT, and a K9 unit, with a heavy police presence throughout the afternoon.
Read more from WANE 15 here.

⚖️ Melvin Green, 35, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl. Undercover officers arrested Green in July 2022 after organizing several drug buys. Police found 30 grams of fentanyl in his car and more drugs and guns in his home. Green pleaded guilty to distributing at least 40 grams of fentanyl and will serve four years of supervised release following his prison term. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🦠 The U.S. recorded 1,046 confirmed measles cases as of last week, an increase of 22, according to the CDC. Texas leads with 729 cases, while Indiana’s outbreak — eight cases all in Allen County — has officially ended. Other active outbreaks are ongoing in Kansas, Michigan, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. Measles remains highly contagious but preventable through vaccination. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🌾 Indiana farmers saw legislative wins in 2025, including property tax changes and a new online portal for resources. The state updated the farmland assessment formula and passed new water protection laws. However, a retiring farmers tax credit aimed at easing land transitions to young farmers was dropped due to budget shortfalls, despite broad support. Read more from WFFT here.

🐾 Four new Indiana conservation officer K-9 teams have graduated and are now on duty. These specially trained dogs help locate wildlife, ginseng, and missing persons, and play a key role in tracking poachers and finding evidence like hidden firearms and shell casings. The nine-week training program is part of the Indiana DNR’s ongoing K-9 initiative, launched in 1997, to support conservation and public safety statewide.
Read more from WFFT here.

🏀 Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark will miss at least two weeks due to a left quadriceps strain. She’ll be out for four games, including two Commissioner’s Cup matchups. Clark, averaging 19 points, 9.3 assists, and six rebounds, will be re-evaluated after the two-week period. Read more from WFFT here.

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Events 

Wednesday, May 28th

🎨 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

• Color in Motion (Live butterflies exhibit)
  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

• 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
  11:00 am – 6:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  $8 – $10

🎶 Music

• Joe Justice
  10:00 am @ Ashton Creek Health & Rehab
  Free

• Jeff McDonald
  5:30 pm @ American Legion Post 296
  $5

• The Hubie Ashcraft Band
  6:00 pm @ Union 12, Columbia City
  Free

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

• Brett Hall
  6:30 pm @ Lakelife Bar & Grill, Warsaw
  No cover

• Los Electro (Featured)
  7:00 pm @ The Club Room at The Clyde
  No cover

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

🦒 Tours

• Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo
  9:00 am – 6:00 pm @ 3411 Sherman Blvd.
  $22 – $24

🎪 Festival

• Union 12 Food Truck Night w/ The Hubie Ashcraft Band
  5:00 pm – 9:00 pm @ Union 12, Columbia City
  Free

🎪 Workshops

• Sculpting the Human Head
  6:00 pm – 8:30 pm @ TekVenture Makerspace
  $120 for 8-week course

🎤 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

• Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Featured)
  7:30 pm @ Embassy Theatre
  $35 – $75

🏀🏈Sports🏒⚾

⚾ The Wildcat Baseball League hosted its annual awards banquet at War Memorial Coliseum, celebrating standout athletes from the Summit Athletic Conference (SAC). Snider was crowned baseball champion with a perfect 14-0 conference record, while Bishop Dwenger took the softball title, going 7-0 in league play. The event also recognized the All-SAC baseball and softball teams.
Read more from WANE here.

🗓️ Tincaps Schedule

Wed, May 28
⚾ @ Great Lakes — 6:05 PM EDT

Thu, May 29
⚾ @ Great Lakes — 6:05 PM EDT

Fri, May 30 
⚾ @ Great Lakes — 6:05 PM EDT

Sat, May 31 
⚾ @ Great Lakes — 6:35 PM EDT