Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

The 'March to Fort Wayne' begins
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On February 27, ten Fort Wayne structures and facilities will change their exterior lighting to NCAA Blue. This is being done in celebration of the NCAA Division III M...
Joey Martin Feb 27, 2023

Portion of State Road 1 to close in St. Joe
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) - The Indiana Department of Transportation says that a portion of State Road 1 in St. Joe will close soon for work. Starting on or after February 27, crews will begin a paveme...
Joey Martin Feb 27, 2023

Teen killed in shooting close to McMillen Park
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police are investigating after a teenager was found shot dead Thursday afternoon. The victim was shot around 4 p.m. in a neighborhood near McMillen Park. Po...
Joey Martin Feb 24, 2023

Traffic alert! Lane restrictions begin Monday at Lafayette and Superior
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Beginning Monday, February 27, 2023, crews will work to repair a sewer pipe on Lafayette Street. The City says that work will require three lanes of Lafayette to be cl...
Joey Martin Feb 24, 2023

Woman hit by vehicle on Decatur Rd. has life-threatening injuries
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police are investigating after a woman was hit by a car late Thursday night. Around 10 p.m. witnesses reported the woman on the road and bleeding on the 7800 block of ...
Joey Martin Feb 24, 2023

Black Pine loses 'beloved resident' Koda
ALBION, Ind. (ADAMS) – The staff, volunteers, and donors are mourning the loss of Koda, the Red Fox at Black Pine Animal Sanctuary. Representatives say that she lived there for five years and wa...
Joey Martin Feb 24, 2023

"Discarded smoking material" to blame for mobile home fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Fire Department says that smoking materials that were not properly put out caused a mobile home fire near then Glenbrook mall. Crews responded on Thursd...
Joey Martin Feb 24, 2023

Indiana students to get free FAFSA filing help at College Goal Sunday
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne and Warsaw and other various sites in Indiana to help college-bound students ...
Joey Martin Feb 23, 2023

Boys & Girls Club celebrates diversity in new library from Pepsi
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The local division of Pepsi North American Beverages recently announced a partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne to promote literacy and diversity pro...
Joey Martin Feb 23, 2023

Identification made in fatal Trier Road hit and run
UPDATE (February 23, 2023): A man that was hit and killed by an SUV early Sunday morning has been identified. The coroner says that 28-year-old Andrew Follett was hit on the 4200 block of Trier Road j...
Joey Martin Feb 23, 2023