Good morning, Fort Wayne.

The new Sparrow Café opened Tuesday at Trinity English Lutheran Church (450 West Washington Boulevard) and now serves meals on a pay-what-you-can basis using recipes by chef Lindi Miller.

Guests can pay the suggested price, donate at least $5, or volunteer for 30 minutes.

Honor Flight Northeast Indiana safely transported 87 veterans to Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Sept.

2 — local residents later gathered at Fort Wayne International Airport for a Welcome Home celebration at about 8:30 p.m.

Fort Wayne high school students will join a free AI Bootcamp this fall at Indiana Tech—hosted in partnership with the Mark Cuban Foundation—on October 31, November 7, and November 14, where they will learn to use AI tools and develop projects with local mentors.

Eligible lower-income Indiana students can get a tuition-free education next fall under the new Saint Francis Promise program at University of Saint Francis, announced today.

Students must complete the FAFSA for 2026-27 by April 15 and meet full federal aid criteria (many families under $70k typically qualify).

Trine University welcomed record enrollment this fall at its Angola campus, with over 760 new students and growing numbers at its health professions college in Fort Wayne.

The school also expanded its dual enrollment program & added new training spaces to support career-focused education.

Memorial Park STEAM Middle School’s jazz band Big Noise will be the subject of a documentary.

Filmmaker Robbie Shinder will spend the year at the school to capture how music builds confidence and connects students.

Early Sunday morning, Indiana State Police trooper Sam Waterhouse stopped a speeding vehicle on I-69 near Auburn after learning the driver's wife was in labor.

He used his medical kit + carefully removed the umbilical cord and ensured the newborn was safe before medics arrived.

FEMA approved over $2.1 million in disaster support for Hoosier families hit by August storms and flooding, Gov. Mike Braun announced Wednesday — over 25,000 residents have applied and SBA low-interest disaster loans are available until Oct.

25.

The Fort Wayne Police Department is asking residents to fill out a public branding survey on Engage Fort Wayne to share opinions on trust, transparency & community engagement.

The survey will remain open until Sept. 30 to help shape future communications.

Indiana hospitals have agreed to stop sending ambulances to other facilities during high patient volumes — using diversion only during disasters or critical infrastructure failures starting in September.

This change, made with state health and EMS partners, seeks to reduce delays and ensure patients receive care quickly.

Tuesday night, the Fort Wayne TinCaps beat the Lansing Lugnuts 6-4 at Jackson Field + Kerrington Cross hit a three-run homer and Robbie Lavey added a go-ahead double in the 11th inning as Will Varmette closed the game with six scoreless frames.

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.