Good morning, Fort Wayne.

The Women’s Fund Dignity Drive collected over 1,250 tampons and 5,300 pads in July from local sites to assemble 147 hygiene kits for girls at Allen County Juvenile Center.

The drive is part of an ongoing study to help solve product access issues & support these teens.

United Way’s Day of Caring returns today with over 1,300 volunteers set to complete 60 community service projects across Allen County.

The event kicks off at Parkview Field with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. + a 2025 Campaign Awards presentation at 8:15 a.m.

Local businesses are excited as the Leesburg Rd. roundabout opens after a year-long construction project near shops, easing traffic plus offering better access for local customers.

Spirit Halloween is set to return to Fort Wayne by occupying former Big Lots on Illinois Road + former Party City on Coliseum Boulevard.

Signage has recently appeared as the pop-up store prepares for its seasonal opening, with official dates coming soon.

The local zoo is celebrating its first king penguin egg since 2009, and staff say the egg will take about 55 days to hatch.

The EPA has issued an emergency fuel waiver that ends summer-blend gasoline rules from Sept.

1 until Sept. 15 — a move meant to boost fuel supplies and ease rising gas prices amid record costs.

Fort Wayne City Council President Geoff Paddock asked IDEM (Indiana Department of Environmental Management) to enforce strict environmental standards during its review of Google’s request to fill 2.13 acres of wetlands for three new data center buildings; a public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 25.

VA centers in Fort Wayne, Marion, and Indianapolis launch a new electronic health record system today — it creates one lifelong record for nearly 103,000 veterans and pauses online scheduling and refills as staff train on the upgrade.

Indiana VA medical centers are transitioning to a new digital record system to improve veterans’ access to care.

Officials say the upgrade will roll out over the coming months + additional guidance will be provided.

Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control is asking for donations of pate-style wet cat food to help care for over 1,200 cats and kittens admitted this summer.

Donations can be shipped or dropped off at the Hillegas Road location and an Amazon wishlist is available for details.

Monarch Festival

The Little River Wetlands Project announces its annual Monarch Festival to be held on Sunday, September 20, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Eagle Marsh Nature Preserve barn, located at 6801 Engle Road, Fort Wayne. This family-friendly event celebrates the incredible lifecycle and transformation of monarch butterflies through a variety of engaging programs and activities.