Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)
Site work for Lofts at Headwaters Park mixed-use project to begin
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Site work to clear the way for construction of The Lofts at Headwaters Park is set to begin in January. The "Lofts" will be a six-story mixed-use building that will in...
Dec 30, 2021
Warrant issued for man at the center of deadly Lima Road shootout
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A warrant has been issued for a man in connection with a shootout in Fort Wayne just before Christmas. Court documents say 28-year-old Henry Myers Junior was angry wit...
Dec 30, 2021
Ohio-based hospital groups team to promote face-mask mandates
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – A pair of Ohio-based hospital groups want local school districts to consider imposing mask mandates ahead of the new school term. In the joint letter issued early this w...
Dec 30, 2021
Uber, Lyft credits available to curb impaired driving over the holidays
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Sober Ride Indiana program is teaming up with Uber and Lyft to cut down on impaired driving over the holidays. In Fort Wayne and Indianapolis, $15 ride credits w...
Dec 30, 2021
Arrests made in death of 9-year-old
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Charges were filed Monday against Jenna Miller, 36, the biological mother of Elijah Ross, the 9-year-old boy who was beaten to death on December 18 off Putnam Street. ...
Dec 30, 2021
Allen County closing Coliseum vaccine clinic
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – One of Fort Wayne’s largest coronavirus vaccine clinics will be closing after giving over 50,000 doses. The Allen County Health Department says Wednesday is the ...
Dec 29, 2021
Ohio minimum wage to increase beginning January 1st
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Minimum wage workers in Columbus are set to get a raise starting this weekend. Beginning January 1st, 2022, Ohio’s minimum wage will increase to $9.30 an hour for ...
Dec 29, 2021
Foul play not suspected in man's death at W. Coliseum hotel
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say they are investigating after a man was found dead Monday afternoon at a hotel off W. Coliseum near Goshen Road. Officers were called to the Subur...
Dec 29, 2021
Allen County Commissioners to consider redistricting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to consider new district boundaries for Commissioners and County Council at a special legislative session on Decem...
Dec 29, 2021
Humane Fort Wayne chosen for $5,000 donation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Humane Fort Wayne announced that it will receive $5,000 through the Meijer Team Gives fall donation program. The organization is one of an estimated 500 nonprofits to ...
Dec 28, 2021
