Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Mom of murdered northern Indiana toddler gets prison time
PLYMOUTH, Ind. (ADAMS) – It’s two-and-a-half years in prison for the mother of a murdered northern Indiana toddler. A judge in Marshall County yesterday sentenced Tiffany Coburn for neglec...
Joey Martin Mar 02, 2022

Our HEALing Kitchen grants now available
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The St. Joseph Community Health Foundation, in partnership with Parkview Health, is now taking applications for the Our HEALing Kitchen program. Our HEALing Kitchen is...
Joey Martin Mar 02, 2022

INDOT wants input on the I-469 and U.S. 24 project
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation will host a public hearing for the proposed interchange modification project at I-469 and U.S. 24. INDOT says that the preferre...
Joey Martin Mar 02, 2022

Lawsuit accuses NACS nurse of inappropriately touching student
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – One Fort Wayne-area family is suing their school district over how a school nurse treated their child. Michael and Alissa Reed are suing Northwest Allen County Schools...
Joey Martin Mar 02, 2022

Speed, alcohol suspected in fatal crash
GARRETT, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police say a Fort Wayne man is dead following a crash Sunday evening. He was the passenger in a car that reportedly lost control on a county road in Garrett and collided ...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022

Woman killed in Oliver Street shooting identified
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Two men were hurt and a woman killed in a shooting over the weekend. Police are still trying to figure out why someone opened fire on multiple people on Oliver Street ...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022

Police: Pothole causes rollover crash
DEKALB CO, Ind. (ADAMS) – No injuries were reported after a driver lost control of a vehicle and crashed into a ditch on Monday, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department. Around 5 p.m...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022

County launches broadband website to better connect community
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Commissioners have launched a county broadband website – they say to better serve the community. The website will host a broadband speed test, b...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022

FWPD: Standoff began as drunken family fight
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say a weekend standoff began as a drunken card game between 57-year-old Thomas Neuhaus and his adult son. According to local reporting, at some point...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022

Purdue Fort Wayne implements relaxed face mask requirement
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – With Indiana and Allen County currently experiencing significant declines in COVID-19 case counts and positivity rates, with self-reported cases on campus at an all-ti...
Joey Martin Mar 01, 2022