Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Traffic alert! Portion of Harrison shut down for two months
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Traffic Engineering Department says that a portion of a main thoroughfare in downtown Fort Wayne will close soon for almost two months. Starting Thursda...
Joey Martin Aug 31, 2023

FWPD officer pleads to misdemeanor charge in lawyer's death
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Police Sergeant Joshua Hartup is pleading guilty to a misdemeanor charge of not yielding to a pedestrian. Officer Hartup hit attorney Henry Najedski in Apri...
Joey Martin Aug 31, 2023

Aboite Branch of ACPL to close temporarily for construction
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Aboite Branch of the Allen County Public Library will close for building construction beginning Monday, September 4, 2023. The temporary closure is anticipated to ...
Joey Martin Aug 30, 2023

City offices to be closed on Labor Day
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne's offices will be closed on Monday, September 4 in recognition of Labor Day. There will be no residential garbage and recycling collection on La...
Joey Martin Aug 30, 2023

Portion of S.R. 105 to close for bridge replacement
WHITLEY CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the closure of part of State Road 105 for a bridge replacement. Crews will be working between State Road 114 an...
Joey Martin Aug 30, 2023

FWCS serving fresh corn on the cob with new partnership
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Summer in Indiana brings the golden harvest of corn, and Fort Wayne Community Schools’ Nutrition Services says it will now also be on the menu thanks to a partne...
Joey Martin Aug 30, 2023

Man suffers life-threatening injuries in hit-and-run on Lake Avenue
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) -The Fort Wayne Police Department says a man suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle on Lake Avenue early Monday. It happened just after 2 a.m. on Mond...
Joey Martin Aug 29, 2023

Driver killed in crash on Wayne Trace identified
UPDATE (August 29, 2023): The Allen County Coroner has identified the driver who died in a crash Friday morning. The coroner identified the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle as 41-year-old Jerem...
Joey Martin Aug 29, 2023

Parkview virtual care now available for Whitko Schools
LARWILL, IND. (ADAMS) – Students and staff at Whitko Community Schools (WCS) are now able to receive telehealth care without leaving school grounds through virtual care clinics, according to Par...
Joey Martin Aug 29, 2023

FWCS receives Ford NGL designation 
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Monday, Fort Wayne Community Schools announced that it has been recognized by a Ford Motor Co. program for its Master Plan. According to FWCS, the district has been...
Joey Martin Aug 29, 2023