Good morning, Fort Wayne.

Supporters of former Allen County Sheriff’s corporal Ben Fries launched a GoFundMe campaign so his longtime K9 partner, Django, can retire with the Fries family.

The fundraiser, which raised over $20,000, comes as the department confirmed Fries cannot keep Django — donations will be refunded if the county declines the retirement.

Boundless Bags, formerly Blessings in a Backpack, will host Bumblesnoot’s Ice Cream Social on Oct.

21 from 5-7 p.m. at Oh Five Scoop Shop in Fort Wayne + First Merchants sponsors the event, which debuts a new dragon mascot and offers free kiddie scoops for the first 100 guests.

ARCH, Inc. will host the 2026 ARCHie Awards on November 5 at 5:30 p.m. to recognize local historic preservation projects, and it will hold an open house at 7 p.m. for a tour of the Calhoun Project at 1902 South Calhoun Street.

Indiana corn harvest reached 46% and soybean harvest hit 59% last week after rain reduced fieldwork.

Topsoil remained mostly adequate + pasture conditions stayed strong as farmers worked to meet their five-year averages.

At Monday’s public hearing, no public feedback was offered on a one-year contract proposal for Northwest Allen County Schools that would boost teacher pay by 3%.

The board will review the tentative agreement on Oct. 26 + further details on salary and benefits are expected then.

The City of Fort Wayne’s annual leaf collection program will begin Nov.

2 and continue through Dec. 19, covering over 400 neighborhoods; crews will work in north, central & south zones with daily updates available online. Residents can also schedule bagged leaf pickup through the end of 2026.

Crews will begin construction on SR 930 over the railroad bridge near the interchange with E.

Washington Boulevard on or after Oct. 19 — lane and ramp closures will affect eastbound and westbound traffic for about a week, weather permitting.

No Kings held rallies at the Allen County Courthouse and 39 other locations on Saturday to urge residents to vote in the midterm.

Veteran Todd Freuhling said there was 'too much on the line' for anyone to stay home.

The American Red Cross received a $500,000 donation from the Hefner Foundation to expand its Immunohematology Reference Laboratory in Fort Wayne—serving 43 hospitals and supporting Indiana University Health’s sickle cell exchange program.

Construction is underway and will finish in 2027.

On October 16, the Indiana Department of Health reported two new measles cases in Adams County — raising the county's total to 8 amid 45 statewide cases — and officials advised vaccination to help protect against the outbreak.

Parkview Health reported Monday that its network was disabled due to suspicious activity during a systemwide internet outage and said no patient data appears compromised.

The hospital advised patients with urgent needs to call their provider or visit a walk-in clinic while working to restore MyChart services.

Parkview Health (nonprofit) reached an agreement to acquire Ovation Healthcare to help rural providers reduce costs.

The deal, announced Oct. 16, will close in the coming weeks pending regulatory review as Parkview expands community support.