One area woman is suing the zoo and two construction companies to say otherwise. In a February filing in Allen Superior Court, Pamela Fields claims that on Aug. 9, 2024, she took a spill in the area around the sea lions exhibit. The “trip and fall,” she said, resulted in permanent injuries.

Last Friday, the Fort Wayne Police Department went out to clean up downtown Fort Wayne. The operation from 4 p.m to 8 p.m. means it was still light outside when they arrested nine people, including some aging prostitutes whose mugshots will not be published here, their sorry lives already exposed in local media.