Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Honor Flight confirms Purple Heart Flight date
Honor Flight NorthEast Indiana (Courtesy: Northeastern REMC) FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Honor Flight Northeast Indiana has announced an August flight date for Purple Heart. They will take off on...
Joey Martin Feb 08, 2023

Dartford Court shootings ruled homicide/suicide
UPDATE (February 8, 2023): Fort Wayne Police Department officials say that an incident that left two people dead was murder and suicide. Initially, police said that Taylor Bushroe was pronounced dead ...
Joey Martin Feb 08, 2023

Child safe, man being evaluated following overnight standoff
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Police Department officials say one child is safe and a man is under evaluation following an overnight standoff on Andrew Street. It started around when a 9...
Joey Martin Feb 07, 2023

Sheriff: Suspect in Wells Co. 117 mile-per-hour crash walked away
BLUFFTON, Ind. (ADAMS) – Authorities in Wells County know who they are looking for in a 117-mile-per-hour wreck over the weekend, they just don’t know where that person is. Deputies with t...
Joey Martin Feb 07, 2023

Teenager suffers critical injuries in Monday morning shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police in Fort Wayne are investigating after a shooting Monday morning at an Oaklawn Court apartment complex. FWPD officials say a teenager was left with critical inju...
Joey Martin Feb 07, 2023

Visit Fort Wayne launches tourism master plan initiative
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Visit Fort Wayne is touting a new plan aimed at attracting more Allen County tourism. Visit Fort Wayne says that Allen County benefits from $741 million a year in visi...
Joey Martin Feb 07, 2023

Ohios' Safe Routes to Schools Program accepting applications
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has an opportunity for Ohio school districts or their partners to apply for funding to develop and implement projects that e...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2023

One person rescued in South Calhoun apartment fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Firefighters in Fort Wayne rescued one person from a burning building late last night. The call came in just after 10:45 – sending crews to an apartment building...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2023

Traffic alert! Portion of Decatur Road to close
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Work to improve drainage along Decatur Road begins Monday, February 6, 2023. The City says that Decatur will be closed to through traffic between Paulding and Tillman ...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2023

New fiber-optic internet options head to Churubusco
ELKHART, Ind. (ADAMS) - Surf Internet has announced plans to deploy fiber-optic internet in Churubusco, Indiana. The company says it will deliver its reliable, high-speed fiber network to over 750 add...
Joey Martin Feb 06, 2023