Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

TinCaps' Merrill selected for 2023 MLB All-Star Futures Game
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne TinCaps shortstop Jackson Merrill has been selected to play in Major League Baseball's 2023 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game. The exhibition showcasing baseba...
Joey Martin Jun 27, 2023

Parkview education program welcomes 30 new resident physicians
Transitional Year: First-year resident physicians in Parkview's transitional year program are, from left, Aatif Basher, MD; Eleazar Fariscal, DO; Alexander Huang, MD; Spencer Jude, MD; Joseph Lane, MD...
Joey Martin Jun 27, 2023

Four hurt, dog dies in mobile home fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Fire Department says four people were hurt after a fire broke out in a mobile home Sunday night. The flames broke out just before midnight in the home o...
Joey Martin Jun 26, 2023

Semi fire shuts down I-69 early Monday
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says that a semi fire was to blame for traffic being shut down on I-69 overnight. Officials said that the interstate was c...
Joey Martin Jun 26, 2023

No injuries reported in DeKalb County rollover crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Interstate 69 in DeKalb County was shut down early Friday morning due to an overnight semi crash. It happened close to Auburn around 3:30 a.m., police said that a semi...
Joey Martin Jun 23, 2023

Public meeting Monday for the Gateways for Growth initiative
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The public is invited to attend a Call-To-Action Community Meeting regarding the Gateways for Growth (G4G) initiative on Monday, June 26, at 8:30 a.m. at Parkview Fiel...
Joey Martin Jun 23, 2023

Five badly hurt in Schlatter Road crash
LEO, Ind. (ADAMS) – Five people have suffered critical injuries in a two-car crash in Allen County. The wreck involved a Chevrolet Cruze and a Chevy Cobalt that collided head-on in the 7900 bloc...
Joey Martin Jun 23, 2023

Semi hits abandoned trailer, snarling I-69 traffic
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Traffic was backed up on I-69 Thursday morning after a semi hit an abandoned trailer on the side of the roadway. It happened just south of Auburn at about 5:35 a.m., a...
Joey Martin Jun 23, 2023

Mural, tributes and events to honor Bill Class
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – To celebrate Bill Blass on what would have been his 101st birthday, two groups are working to create a mural honoring Blass's "Blasstastic life." On Thursday, Bill Bla...
Joey Martin Jun 23, 2023

Parkview to join Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers
BRYAN, Ohio (ADAMS) – Effective Oct. 1, Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers (CHWC) will be joining Parkview Health. Representatives say that both organizations have approved a definitive ag...
Joey Martin Jun 23, 2023