Today’s Weather

Wednesday, May 7
Hi - 74° | Low - 47° | 🌤️ 10% | Wind NNE 4 mph
Expect partly cloudy skies today with a high of 74°F and light, variable winds from the north-northeast at 4 mph. Tonight will be cloudy with a slight chance of rain, and temperatures will drop to a cool 47°F with light northeast winds at 5–10 mph. Enjoy the mild weather while it lasts!

In today’s edition:

🏫 Central Noble Schools Faces Financial Uncertainty Ahead of Special Election

💸 Allen County Spring Property Taxes Are Due Soon

🚛 I-69 Exit Ramp Shuts Down After Semi Rolls Near US 24

🧠 Drue Tranquill Headlines Remedy LIVE’s Texteractive 2025

🌳 Lutheran Health Network Kicks Off Nurses Week with a Remembrance Tree

🎓 Fort Wayne Native Teaches in Sister City Takaoka

🖼️ Vote for your favorite logo to represent historic Fort Wayne areas

🚧 Driver Suffers Medical Emergency Striking Construction Worker

🚛 Semi Driver Sentenced to 20 Years in Bus Crash that Injured 16 Hockey Players

🚲 Coroner identifies Fort Wayne bicyclist killed in hit-and-run

Sports

🎳 ‘Fort Wayne’s most prestigious tournament’: ‘Masters’ kicks off big week of Summit City bowling

📰News

🏫 Central Noble Schools in Noble County is proposing a property tax increase of $187.72 per household to counter a $2.4 million state funding loss. Tuesday’s special election will determine if cuts to staff, transportation, and programs can be reduced. Read more from WANE 15 here.

💸 Allen County residents must pay spring property taxes by May 12 to avoid penalties. Payments can be made by mail, online, by phone, or dropped off. If you've lost your bill, you can print a new one online. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚛 A semi rolled over on the I-69 exit ramp to U.S. 24 in the Coventry area Tuesday, prompting a temporary closure. The crash caused minor injuries and slowed traffic for hours while crews cleaned up. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🧠 Super Bowl Champion and Carroll High School alum Drue Tranquill joined RemedyLIVE’s tenth annual “Texteractive” event at the Clyde Theatre, advocating for mental health awareness. The night included a game show, dinner, and personal stories of healing. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🌳 Lutheran Health Network began Nurses Week by planting a tree outside Lutheran Hospital in honor of nurses who have passed. The tribute includes a plaque with a poem celebrating their legacy. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🎓 Miranda Bearman, a Carroll High School graduate, has spent nine months teaching English in Takaoka, Japan—Fort Wayne’s sister city since 1976. She works with elementary and junior high students and shares U.S. culture. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🖼️ Engage Fort Wayne is asking residents to vote on logos for the South Calhoun and East State Boulevard areas as part of a revitalization effort. The new branding, created by AMP Lab and Fort Wayne Marketing, aims to update these historic areas. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚧 A driver experienced a medical emergency while turning onto Wallen Road, causing their car to strike a construction worker at N. Clinton Street. The worker sustained minor injuries, and the car was found just north of the scene. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚛 Victor Santos, a New York truck driver, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to OWI and recklessness in a Warsaw crash that injured 16 student hockey players. Victims expressed disappointment in his apology. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚲 The Allen County Coroner’s Office identified Luis Antonio Figueroa, 37, as the bicyclist killed in a hit-and-run on Saturday. He was found near Lafayette and Williams streets and later died at the hospital. Police continue to investigate. Read more from WANE 15 here.

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Events 

Wednesday, May 7th

🎨 Art

• PFW Summer Selections Exhibition
  8:00 am – 9:00 pm @ PFW Visual Arts Gallery
  Art from freshmen to senior majors in Art and Design
  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

• Ancient Methods, Modern Visions
  10:00 am – 6:00 pm @ Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  $8 – $10

• 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

• Fort Wayne Philharmonic: String Duo
  10:00 am @ Crescendo Coffee & More
  Free

• Adam Gundrum
  12:00 pm @ Sweetwater Sound
  Free

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

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

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

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

• Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy
  8:00 pm @ The Brass Rail
  $10

🎭 Theater

• Project Ballet’s Cinderella
  6:00 pm @ Embassy Theatre
  $20 – $29

🎤 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

🧵 Festivals

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

🦁 Tours

• Glo Wild
  6:30 pm – 9:30 pm @ Fort Wayne Zoo
  $20 – $25

🏒 Sports

• Central Division Finals, Game 4: Komets vs. Toledo
  7:35 pm @ Memorial Coliseum
  $10 – $32

🏀🏈Sports🏒⚾

🎳 The Fort Wayne Metro USBC’s “Masters” tournament kicks off at MVP Lanes, regarded as the city's most prestigious event. The tournament, offering the “Pat Alexander Eagle” trophy, has been a local tradition for over 40 years. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🗓️ Tincaps Schedule

Wed, May 7
⚾ @ South Bend — 11:05 AM EDT
🏆 PSM Baseball Classic — 4:30 PM EDT

Thu, May 8
⚾ @ South Bend — 7:05 PM EDT

Fri, May 9
⚾ @ South Bend — 7:05 PM EDT

Sat, May 10
⚾ @ South Bend — 4:05 PM EDT

Sun, May 11
⚾ @ South Bend — 2:05 PM EDT

Komets Playoffs

Game 4
📍 @ Fort Wayne – Memorial Coliseum
🗓️ Wed, May 7 | 🕢 7:35 PM

Game 5
📍 @ Fort Wayne – Memorial Coliseum
🗓️ Thu, May 8 | 🕢 7:35 PM

Game 6
📍 @ Toledo – Huntington Center
🗓️ Sat, May 10 | 🕢 7:15 PM

Game 7 
📍 @ Toledo – Huntington Center
🗓️ Mon, May 12 | 🕢 7:15 PM