Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

City of Fort Wayne looking for crossing guards
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Representatives with the City of Fort Wayne and the Fort Wayne Police Department put out a call on Monday for crossing guards. According to Jeremy Webb, Public Informa...
Joey Martin Oct 01, 2021

Portion of SR 5 in Whitley Co. to close for culvert replacements
WHITLEY CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces the closure of S.R. 5. Crews will replace two culverts on S.R. 5 between U.S. 30 and U.S. 33. Work is scheduled to ...
Joey Martin Oct 01, 2021

Last chance to register for the Fair Housing Summit
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Registration for the 2021 Fair Housing Summit is set to close on October 4. The event features keynote speaker Aaron Carr, who is the Founder and Executive Director of...
Joey Martin Oct 01, 2021

USF receives $300,000 grant for violence against women program
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Department of Justice's Office of Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $300,000 grant to the University of Saint Francis to initiate a new program to address dom...
Joey Martin Oct 01, 2021

Man accused of holding gun to woman's head at hotel
Raymond Lothamer DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Officers with the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department say that a man is facing charges after allegedly holding a gun to a woman’s head in a hotel...
Joey Martin Oct 01, 2021

Ivy Tech Fort Wayne Surgical Technology receives accreditation
Photo of Colby Allen (right) with surgical technology students in the renovated lab space. FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne's Surgical Technology program is now a...
Joey Martin Oct 01, 2021

Woman's Ventura Lane shooting death ruled homicide
UPDATE (September 30, 2021): A woman’s shooting death has been ruled a homicide. The coroner says Arlene Shelton died of gunshot wounds from the incident on Ventura Lane late Tuesday night. The ...
Joey Martin Oct 01, 2021

Ohio House tables vote on Vaccine Fairness Bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – A bill to allow people to opt-out of employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccine requirements is heading back to committee. On Wednesday, the Ohio House tabled a vote on Bill 435...
Joey Martin Sep 30, 2021

Mayor Henry leads business walk in downtown Fort Wayne
Twitter via @MayorTomHenry FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Wednesday, Mayor Tom Henry led a business walk in downtown Fort Wayne. The walk served as an opportunity for Mayor Henry and City of Fort...
Joey Martin Sep 30, 2021

Downtown display to promote healing, ending to domestic violence
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Mayor's Commission on Domestic Violence, Sexual Harassment & Rape is hosting a Silent Witness display from 7:30 a.m.-noon on Friday, Oct. 1 outside the Courth...
Joey Martin Sep 30, 2021