Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Suspect in Glenbrook Mall shooting arrested
UPDATE (July 13, 2023): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Police Department officials say that an arrest has been made in a shooting at the Glenbrook Mall last weekend. Police say that Grego...
Joey Martin Jul 14, 2023

New neighborhood to open in northwest FW
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A new neighborhood is set to open in northwest Fort Wayne. Dupont Meadows will be introduced with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 19 at 2131 Swe...
Joey Martin Jul 13, 2023

Mercer Co. officers arrest suspect in Kokomo child abduction case
CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – Police in northwest Ohio say that an Indiana woman is behind bars after a multi-agency search. Police say 32-year-old April Spence was the suspect in a child abduction cas...
Joey Martin Jul 13, 2023

Weather is no longer and issue for Wednesday FW Farmers Market
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Weather will no longer be an issue for the Wednesday Fort Wayne Farmers Market at Electric Works. The market will be now set up in the Union Street Market. It moved in...
Joey Martin Jul 13, 2023

Bamboo Forest set for early fall opening at the FW Children's Zoo
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo is adding an adventure playground to its Asian Trek exhibit. The Bamboo Forest will include a two-story play area and marketplace. ...
Joey Martin Jul 13, 2023

Recycling pilot program to launch at Lunch on the Square
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Brightmark, a circular innovation company with a mission to Reimagine Waste,in strategic partnership with Downtown Fort Wayne, announced a plastic recycling pilot as p...
Joey Martin Jul 12, 2023

Rescue Mission announces new leader
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – After an “extensive national search”, The Rescue Mission's Board of Trustees says it has selected Pastor Thomas McArthur as the organization's new Presiden...
Joey Martin Jul 12, 2023

No injuries in High Street garage fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Fire Department is investigating a fire that damaged a home northwest of downtown Tuesday night. Crews were called to the 1400 block of High Street just...
Joey Martin Jul 12, 2023

Covington Road to close over I-69 for road work
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation says a portion of Covington Road over I-69 will close soon for work. Crews are scheduled to begin a thin deck overlay starting ...
Joey Martin Jul 12, 2023

HEAL Farmers Markets set for return
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Locally grown produce will be for sale starting July 12 at the three area HEAL Farmers Markets, which are located in food deserts. Food deserts are areas that have low...
Joey Martin Jul 12, 2023