Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Fast food restaurant burglary suspect arrested after crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say that a man who is a suspect in multiple restaurant burglaries is facing charges after crashing a stolen car when police spotted him. The FWPD say...
Joey Martin Apr 28, 2023

Embassy to acquire Middle Waves Festival
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Embassy Theatre has announced that the organization is in the process of acquiring the Middle Waves Festival. To celebrate this collaboration, the Embassy will hos...
Joey Martin Apr 28, 2023

Man arrested in hostage incident close to Maplecrest Rd.
UPDATE (April 28, 2023): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A 52-year-old Fort Wayne man is facing charges of domestic battery, criminal confinement, and intimidation for holding a woman hostage for fou...
Joey Martin Apr 28, 2023

Albion animal sanctuary gets big boost to plan for the future
ALBION, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Dekko Foundation, located in Kendallville, IN, has awarded a $4,800 grant towards Black Pine Animal Sanctuary's Strategic Planning Project. "Having a strategic plan in...
Joey Martin Apr 27, 2023

Road resurfacing plan approved at City Council
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne's Public Works Division went before City Council Tuesday evening to request approval for resurfacing packages for each quadrant of the City. Cit...
Joey Martin Apr 26, 2023

How you can help protect water quality in our streams and rivers
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Rain barrels collect rainwater and decrease the amount of stormwater runoff that leaves your property. Using rain barrels is one way to reduce your household’s i...
Joey Martin Apr 26, 2023

City awards of neighborhood improvement grant projects
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Mayor Tom Henry and the City of Fort Wayne's Neighborhood Planning and Activation Workgroup announced this week that a record 47 neighborhood improvement grant project...
Joey Martin Apr 26, 2023

Motorcyclist killed in crash on Leesburg Road
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Allen County Sheriff’s Department says that a man was killed in a motorcycle crash Tuesday morning. It happened off Leesburg Road just before 3 a.m. Police d...
Joey Martin Apr 26, 2023

Electric Works now listed on National Register of Historic Places
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) -The former General Electric plant, now known as Electric Works, has been included on the National Register of Historic Places, the nation's official list of properties consid...
Joey Martin Apr 26, 2023

Fort Wayne Parks reopen restored Pavilion 3 in Foster Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation gathered with Mayor Tom Henry, Friends of the Parks of Allen County, and South West Area Partnership at Pavilion 3 in Foster Park to ce...
Joey Martin Apr 26, 2023