Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Troopers: Fatalities increase over Memorial Day weekend
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting an increase in roadway fatalities over this past Memorial Day weekend. OSHP says 22 crashes resulted in 23 deaths across the s...
Joey Martin May 31, 2023

Part of S.R. 5 to close for bridge and culvert construction
HUNTINGTON CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation says that a portion of State Road 5 north of Huntington will close soon for work. Starting on or after June 6, crews will ...
Joey Martin May 31, 2023

Man hospitalized following motorcycle crash close to Auburn
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says that a man is in critical condition following a motorcycle crash crashing Monday in Auburn. According to a release, offic...
Joey Martin May 31, 2023

Fort Wayne UNITED Late Night Basketball returns
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne UNITED Late Night Basketball Initiative will continue during the months of June and August. Late Night Basketball is held at the Renaissance Pointe YMCA...
Joey Martin May 30, 2023

Fort Wayne house fire under investigation
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A house fire on the north side of Fort Wayne took about ten minutes to be brought under control by firefighters just before 10 p.m. last night. Crews responded to Hidd...
Joey Martin May 30, 2023

Medical emergency causes crash on I-69
AUBURN, Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says that a medical emergency caused a crash on I-69 Saturday morning. Police say he was driving northbound on I-69 near mile marker 327...
Joey Martin May 30, 2023

Public Art Commission seeking artists for new pilot program
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Public Art Commission is seeking proposals from artists for Phase 1 of a pilot program, SHOUT-OUT: Fort Wayne!, to work collaboratively with two neighbo...
Joey Martin May 30, 2023

Speed reported as factor in DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department says that speed played a factor in a crash early Saturday morning. According to a release, a California man was heading north on...
Joey Martin May 30, 2023

Indiana Toll Road crash injures six
ORLAND, Ind. (ADAMS) – Six people were injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on the Indiana Toll Road. Indiana State Police say it happened near Orland just before 5 p.m. when one of t...
Joey Martin May 30, 2023

ACPL awarded for excellence in financial reporting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Alle...
Joey Martin May 30, 2023