Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Fort Wayne's 311 line flooded with garbage complaints
UPDATE (January 7, 2022): Add this to Fort Wayne’s garbage problems. WANE-TV reports that the city’s 311 helpline is being inundated with calls from people who have garbage piling up on th...
Joey Martin Jan 07, 2022

Local Lutheran employee blood drives help address national shortage
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Lutheran Health Network employee blood drives held at its hospitals during December helped to potentially save more than 300 lives. Bluffton Regional Medical Center, D...
Joey Martin Jan 06, 2022

New year, new beer sampler from the TinCaps
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – If you were previously interested in the TinCaps beer samplers and didn’t take part, you have another chance. The team is offering another round for the new year...
Joey Martin Jan 06, 2022

City's winter weather contingency plan in place for those in need
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – With the cold temperatures and wind chills the City’s winter weather contingency plan is in place. Under the plan, several groups will provide overnight accommod...
Joey Martin Jan 06, 2022

Woman killed in DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO., Ind (ADAMS) – Police in DeKalb County say that a 70-year-old woman was died after crashing into a garage on Tuesday. According to a report, Marsha Edgar of Auburn was traveling south...
Joey Martin Jan 05, 2022

No details about NACS superintendent's leave
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – No one is saying why Northwest Allen County Schools Superintendent Chris Himsel is on leave. And it doesn’t look like anyone will. The school district yesterday ...
Joey Martin Jan 05, 2022

Greater FW Inc.: Allen County posts strong growth in 2021
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Allen County set new records for new jobs and construction value in 2021 and, for the fourth consecutive year, posted positive numbers for attracting and retaining tal...
Joey Martin Jan 05, 2022

TinCaps hiring for 2022 season at Parkview Field
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The TinCaps are hiring for the upcoming season. With Opening Day at Parkview Field coming up on April 12, the Fort Wayne TinCaps are hiring part-time, seasonal team me...
Joey Martin Jan 05, 2022

FW Public Art Commission seeks input in new survey
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Public Art Commission is seeking input on types and potential locations to place artwork in the Northeast Quadrant of Fort Wayne. Residents or those who...
Joey Martin Jan 04, 2022

Coroner identifies man killed in New Year's Day crash on Kensington
UPDATE (January 4, 2022): We now know the identity of a man killed when he crashed into a tree in the early hours of New Year’s Day. While we know that he was the first traffic fatality of the n...
Joey Martin Jan 04, 2022