Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Howard Bailey Financial officer appears with daughter on AGT: Extreme
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Matthew Chambers, Chief Operating Officer for Howard Bailey Financial, Inc., a Fort Wayne-based independent retirement planning firm and publisher of finance-based edu...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Coroner identifies man killed in motorcycle crash downtown
UPDATE: The Allen County Coroner's Office has identified a man killed in a motorcycle crash in downtown Fort Wayne on Monday. 65-year-old Jeffrey Lynn Terrell’s death was ruled an accident due t...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Renowned corporate leader to speak at Indiana Tech commencement
Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Dr. Maurice A. Stinnett will be Indiana Tech's commencement speaker during the university's annual commencement celebration on Saturday, May 14...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2022

Fort Wayne Police looking at emergency alert system
UPDATE (March 8, 2022): Police in Fort Wayne are looking for what went wrong with their emergency alert system over the weekend. On Sunday night, people got a string of alerts from police on their pho...
Joey Martin Mar 08, 2022

One resident, three dogs rescued from house fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Fire Department says that one person and three dogs were rescued from a house fire that Monday afternoon. Crews were called just before 12:30 p.m. to a ...
Joey Martin Mar 08, 2022

Five arrested in southwest drug raid
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say a raid in the city’s southwest side ended with five people facing charges. Police say they found drugs, needles, scales, and nearly $2,000 ...
Joey Martin Mar 08, 2022

Several people hurt in afternoon crash on I-69
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Police say that several people were hurt in a crash on I-69 Saturday afternoon. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says that around 2:10 p.m., deputies arriv...
Joey Martin Mar 07, 2022

Taylor's Dream Boundless Playground to receive upgrades
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City says that in order to perform routine upgrades to the playground surfacing for Taylor's Dream Boundless Playground in Kreager Park, Fort Wayne Parks and Recre...
Joey Martin Mar 07, 2022

Neighborhood Presidents Meeting returns on Monday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne's Neighborhood Planning and Activation Workgroup has announced the return of the Neighborhood Presidents Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for M...
Joey Martin Mar 06, 2022

More development heads to the southeast side
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Another major project is headed to the city’s southeast side. On Thursday, Mayor Tom Henry, joined by the City's Community Development Division and other public ...
Joey Martin Mar 04, 2022