Good morning, Fort Wayne.

The Fort Wayne Zoo announced on Wednesday that a new male reticulated giraffe was born on Monday; the 6-foot-tall, 196-pound calf is the zoo’s 22nd giraffe and grows the herd to seven.

Introductions with the herd will happen slowly as the young animal builds confidence in its outdoor habitat.

Waterloo-Grant Township Public Library hosts Auto Indiana, a traveling exhibit by the Indiana Historical Society that showcases the state’s automotive past until Aug.

31 at its 300 S. Wayne St. location.

Fort Wayne Community Schools began their new academic year today as Superintendent Mark Daniel greeted students at Washington Elementary and several schools — including Memorial Park Middle, South Side High, Towles Intermediate, and Kekionga Middle — to kick off the term with a strong team spirit.

Huntington County Plan Commission held a workshop Wednesday evening to review new rules for green energy and technology projects — residents voiced concerns about data center development despite a temporary moratorium and no active proposals.

Fort Wayne police officer Jonathan Cutler shared five back-to-school safety tips today that include obeying traffic signals, waiting for crossing guards, yielding to pedestrians, not passing vehicles stopped at crosswalks, and stopping behind the crosswalk line.

Drivers are urged always to stay alert for children on the street.

State officials urged safe travel after heavy rains caused flooding and road closures in affected areas.

The Indiana Department of Transportation and state police are monitoring conditions and expect more severe weather through Friday (six inches of water can be dangerous).

City officials resolved two formal citations after Hendricks Behavioral Hospital agreed to pay a $2,500 fine for each case following unauthorized patient drop-offs to The Rescue Mission in Fort Wayne & the violations will not proceed to court.

Alternating lane closures will begin Monday, Aug.

17 on S.R. 930 and U.S. 30 between Minnich Road and Ryan Road in Allen County. INDOT crews will patch concrete for about one month — work schedules may change with the weather.

The Red Cross is urging local donors to give blood or platelets as the national supply remains low amid school and post-summer travel.

Donation events in northeast Indiana, including at the Fort Wayne Blood Donation Center (1212 E. California Road), continue through Aug. 31 with a $20 Amazon gift card for donors.

The Fort Wayne TinCaps lost 5-4 to the Quad Cities River Bandits on Tuesday (Aug.

11) after giving up three runs in the ninth, leaving them 5 games behind in the Eastern Division.