Wednesday, September 10
Hi – 81° Low – 56° | 🌤 Mostly Sunny | Light winds
Morning clouds will quickly clear for a bright and warm afternoon, with highs reaching 81°F and just a light breeze in the air. The evening stays calm and comfortable, dipping to 56°F under mostly clear skies—perfect for a late walk or some stargazing.

🚧 Portion Of Engle Road Closed For Emergency Repairs

🐣 Look: First Chick Of Its Kind Hatches At Fort Wayne Zoo

🧬 Parkview Genetics Program Now Open To The Public

🏈 Indianapolis Law Firm Investigating Claims Of Snider Football Players Experiencing Health Issues

🎤 4 Voices With National Impact Take The Stage For PFW’s Omnibus Speaker Series

🔥 Fire Ignites In Bedroom At Southeast Fort Wayne Home

🚚 Semi Rollover Slows Traffic On I-69 Near Goshen Road

📱 Two Teens Arrested In Fake Phone Repair Turned Robbery Scheme

🚔 Two Men Arrested For Racing On I-69 And I-469

🏒 Magera, Willets Settling In To Fort Wayne Ahead Of Komets Season

🚧 Engle Road in southwest Fort Wayne is closed for emergency railroad track repairs between Ardmore Avenue and Bluffton Road. The closure, beginning Tuesday, affects access to Kekionga Middle School. Norfolk Southern is performing the repairs, which are expected to last until the end of day September 17. Recommended detours include Ardmore Avenue to Nuttman Avenue, Brooklyn Avenue, and Bluffton Road or neighborhood routes off Sand Point Road or Wawonaissa Trail. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🐣 The Fort Wayne Zoo welcomed its first successful wattled crane hatch on August 29, born to 8-year-old mother Starling and 23-year-old father Hannibal. The chick’s name and sex will be revealed later. Wattled cranes are listed as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Zoo officials said the parents are attentive, and the chick is already foraging in its habitat. Visitors may spot it blending into tall grasses. The zoo participates in the Wattled Crane Species Survival Plan to support conservation and genetic diversity. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🧬 Parkview Health has opened its DNA Insights genetic screening program to the public. The free program, previously limited to Parkview patients and staff, is now available to anyone 18 or older with a Parkview MyChart account. Participants complete an online consent form, visit a Parkview lab for a blood draw, and receive no-cost genetic screening for hereditary cancers, high cholesterol risk, and select traits such as caffeine sensitivity and sleep patterns. Roughly 1-2% of participants are expected to have a genetic variant that may put them at risk. Those who test positive are offered free counseling with a Parkview genetic counselor. Parkview aims to enroll 100,000 participants over the coming years as part of its partnership with the Helix Research Network. Insurance is not required to join. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🏈 An Indianapolis law firm is investigating claims that multiple Snider High School football players suffered heat-related health issues during practices and a scrimmage in early August when temperatures were around 90 degrees. Nineteen players were alleged to have been hospitalized following an August 9 scrimmage, according to CohenMalad Trial Lawyers. Fort Wayne Community Schools acknowledged that some students became ill with similar symptoms but said Snider followed proper heat protocols. The law firm alleges players were forced to train in full gear without adequate breaks, shade, or water. FWCS has been contacted for further comment. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🎤 Purdue Fort Wayne’s Omnibus Speaker Series returns for its 30th season with four nationally recognized voices. Karl Rove, former presidential advisor, opens the series October 7. Andrea Mitchell, NBC News correspondent, follows on November 18. Melissa Proctor, Atlanta Hawks executive vice president and CMO, speaks February 12, 2026. V Spehar, creator of “Under the Desk News,” closes the series on March 23, 2026. All events begin at 7:30 p.m. in Auer Performance Hall with free general admission tickets available about two weeks before each event. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🔥 A bedroom fire broke out Monday afternoon at a home on the 3300 block of Central Dr. in southeast Fort Wayne. The Fort Wayne Fire Department arrived at 3:56 p.m. and extinguished the small fire within 10 minutes. One person inside escaped with minor smoke inhalation and did not require hospital treatment. The home’s working smoke detectors responded properly. FWFD reminded residents to check their smoke detectors regularly. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚚 A semi crashed on Interstate 69 Tuesday morning, slowing traffic in northwest Fort Wayne but not causing a complete stop. The crash happened around 11:30 a.m. near mile-marker 309, close to the Goshen Road ramp and West Coliseum Boulevard. The two right northbound lanes were temporarily closed, according to INDOT. Another crash in the area congested eastbound U.S. 30 near the ramp to northbound I-69. It’s unclear if anyone was hurt. Traffic was cleared in the afternoon. Read more from WANE 15 here.

📱 Two 19-year-olds, Jaylin Early and Kayden Shane Kubisty, were arrested and charged after allegedly luring a victim into a robbery disguised as a phone repair on September 3. Court documents say Early grabbed the victim’s phones before three others entered and began beating the victim with a gun. The victim suffered head injuries, scrapes, and briefly lost consciousness. Two silver necklaces and two phones were taken. Police recovered guns, ammunition, rifle parts, drugs, and the necklaces during a search. Both suspects face Level 2 felony robbery and Level 5 felony battery charges and are being held on $50,000 bond. Read more from WANE 15 here.

🚔 Two men were arrested early Sunday morning after racing their vehicles on I-69 and I-469. Around 12:39 a.m., Indiana State Police Troopers observed a group of sports cars lining up and accelerating side-by-side three times. A white Ford Mustang and black Chevrolet Camaro were identified. The Camaro stopped, but the Mustang fled onto I-469 before being stopped by troopers. The drivers, ages 51 and 31, were booked into the Allen County Jail for engaging in a speed contest, a class B misdemeanor, and reckless driving, a class A misdemeanor. Read more from WANE 15 here.

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🏒 Free agent signees Austin Magera and Jake Willets are settling into Fort Wayne ahead of the Komets’ upcoming season. Last week, they read to children at the Allen County Public Library’s Tecumseh Branch and participated in the “Play Like Bray” Memorial Game honoring the late son of former Komet Adam Lewis. Magera, a 6-foot-1 left winger, previously played for the South Carolina Stingrays and earned ECHL Rookie of the Year (2023-24). Willets, a 6-foot-1 defenseman, split last season between Romania and the Maine Mariners and has prior ECHL experience with Toledo Walleye and Atlanta Gladiators. The Komets kick off training camp in early October and open the season Friday, October 17 at the Indy Fuel. Read more from WANE 15 here.