Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

ISP: 87-year-old woman dies following LaGrange County crash
UPDATE (March 14, 2023): An 87-year-old LaGrange woman died Sunday from injuries she suffered in a crash on Wednesday (full story below). Indiana State Police say that the Allen County Coroner’s...
Joey Martin Mar 14, 2023

Apartment complex fire kills Fort Wayne man
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Fire Department says a man died in a fire at the Edsall House Apartments downtown. The building is described as an “affordable senior apartment co...
Joey Martin Mar 14, 2023

Fort Wayne UNITED searching for new leader
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) -Mayor Tom Henry and Fort Wayne UNITED announced on Friday that Executive Director Iric Headley has transitioned to the position of Fort Wayne UNITED Steering Committee Co-Cha...
Joey Martin Mar 10, 2023

City celebrates construction kickoff for southeast side market
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Mayor Tom Henry and the City of Fort Wayne's Community Development Division led a celebration ceremony on Thursday to mark the beginning of construction on a full-serv...
Joey Martin Mar 10, 2023

Fort Wayne pediatric dentist sentenced for fentanyl purchases
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A pediatric dentist in Fort Wayne will spend five years on probation after pleading guilty to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or deception. 49-year-old Lucia...
Joey Martin Mar 09, 2023

Woman killed in DeKalb County crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff's Department says that a Butler woman was killed Tuesday after a head-on crash with a semi-truck close to Kendallville. Chantel Wells, 30, wa...
Joey Martin Mar 08, 2023

City: Proactive community plan to address homelessness unveiled
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Last month, Mayor Tom Henry and the City of Fort Wayne's Office of Housing & Neighborhood Services unveiled "Everyone Home: Fort Wayne's Community Plan to Prevent...
Joey Martin Mar 08, 2023

Grace College receives grant from Lilly Endowment
Grace College engineering campers compete to see whose CO2 race car can go the farthest. WINONA LAKE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Grace College was recently awarded a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through ...
Joey Martin Mar 08, 2023

More traffic restrictions, closings head to Barr and Superior
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Work continues on the consolidation sewer pipe to keep sewage out of the St. Marys River. As of Monday, the City says the intersection of Barr and Superior Street will...
Joey Martin Mar 07, 2023

Waterloo woman killed in three vehicle crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says that a Waterloo woman died in a three vehicle crash on US 6 Friday afternoon. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Departme...
Joey Martin Mar 06, 2023