Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Ohio House considering bill to lower hiring age for police officers
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – State lawmakers are discussing legislation that would lower the minimum age for hiring police officers in Ohio. House members are considering a bill that passed through ...
Joey Martin Jun 08, 2023

ACPL's Genealogy Center to welcome German Genealogy Conference
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Public Library says that its Genealogy Center will extend hours to welcome the International German Genealogy Partnership's (IGGP) 2023 Conference. Th...
Joey Martin Jun 08, 2023

Grasshopper food truck set to return to Ivy Tech Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne's Grasshopper Food Truck is opening for its summer season on Wednesday, June 7, serving up some summer staples at affordable pric...
Joey Martin Jun 07, 2023

Man charged with intimidating, harassing Congressman Jim Banks
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Prosecutors are charging a Fort Wayne man with intimidation and harassment of Congressman Jim Banks. Aaron Thompson reportedly called Banks’ office once on April...
Joey Martin Jun 07, 2023

Fort Wayne Community Shools' free summer meals program underway
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Community Schools is again sponsoring the Summer Food Service Program for Children (SFSPC) providing free meals to all children ages 18 and younger and to a...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023

TinCaps, PNC Bank launch new program to benefit small business
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne TinCaps announced the "Going To Bat for Small Business" program in collaboration with PNC Bank. The inaugural program will provide an opportunity for sm...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023

Johnnie Mae Farm Market now open
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) -The City of Fort Wayne says that the Johnnie Mae Farm Market, located in the Renaissance Pointe Neighborhood at 2518 Winter St., is now open on Fridays throughout the summer ...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023

Arrest made in years old murder case
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A man has been arrested seven years after the shooting death of Dontay White. White was 17 at the time and a student at Snider High School. He and another person were ...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023

New Fort Wayne Daisies monuments unveiled at Memorial Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Parks Deputy Director of Recreation Chuck Reddinger, TinCaps Team President Mike Nutter and Fort Wayne Daisies Alumni Dolly Vanderlip Ozburn and Catherine (...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023

Discussion: Why Black mothers and infants are dying at greater rates in Indiana
Dr. Lauren Dungy-Poythress FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The St. Joseph Community Health Foundation is inviting area residents interested in prenatal and infant care to an upcoming event featuring ...
Joey Martin Jun 06, 2023