Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Man faces several charges after police chase and crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Police Department officials say that a 19-year-old is facing charges after running from police and crashing on Wednesday. It started when an officer tried t...
Joey Martin Jun 02, 2023

ACPL's Genealogy Center and Rolland Center win travel awards
(Left to right: Jessa Campbell, Visit Fort Wayne; Damaine Vonada; Jessie Cortesi, ACPL; Curt Witcher; Elizabeth Granger; Kayla Gustafson, ACPL) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Public...
Joey Martin Jun 02, 2023

Coroner identifies woman killed in I-69 crash
UPDATE (June 1, 2023): The Allen County Coroner has identified a woman killed in a Wednesday morning crash on I-69. The coroner says that the 24-year-old Kentucky woman was pronounced dead at the scen...
Joey Martin Jun 02, 2023

Library's SPARK Summer Learning Program returns
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – This Summer the Allen County Public Library is inviting Allen County families and individuals to join the SPARK Summer Learning Program. Summer SPARK runs June 1 throu...
Joey Martin Jun 02, 2023

St. Joe Foundation awards more than $550,000 in grants
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The St. Joseph Community Health Foundation is investing $585,800 in local nonprofits and grassroots organizations that work with low-income and vulnerable residents. T...
Joey Martin Jun 02, 2023

New traffic signal to be activated on S.R. 14
ALLEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation says that a new traffic signal at the intersection of State Road 14 and S Noyer Road/Rock Dove Road will be activated on Thursd...
Joey Martin Jun 01, 2023

Volunteers step forward to make a life-changing difference for kids
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Allen County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) will hold a Swearing-In Ceremony on Thursday, June 1, 2023, 5:30 pm, adding eight new advocates to their voluntee...
Joey Martin Jun 01, 2023

Indiana State Police investigating Allen County inmate's death
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police are investigating the death of Allen County Jail inmate Courtney Luckadoo. The 35-year-old man had only been in jail for about 45 minutes when he ...
Joey Martin May 31, 2023

FPWD: Guns found in car of man caught drinking behind the wheel
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The FWPD says that a man is facing several charges after a traffic stop early Tuesday morning close to downtown. Fort Wayne Police Department officials say an officer ...
Joey Martin May 31, 2023

Traffic alert! Portion of Old Mill Road shut down
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – As progress continues in connecting neighborhood pipes to the Three Rivers Protection and Overflow Reduction Tunnel (3RPORT) near Foster Park, the City of Fort Wayne s...
Joey Martin May 31, 2023