Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

AARP Foundation provides free tax prep through ACPL
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation's largest volunteer-run, free tax preparation and assistance service, is offering individualized, no-strings-attached, assistance ...
Joey Martin Jan 30, 2023

City Utilities: Beware of employment email scam
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne has become aware of fraudulent emails going to residents who may have applied for jobs with City Utilities. The email presents a time and date a...
Joey Martin Jan 26, 2023

Promenade Park announces agreement with teds Snack+Bar
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – At their monthly meeting on Thursday, December 8, 2022, Fort Wayne Board of Park Commissioners signed a lease agreement with Perry St. Market to Go, LLC d/b/a/ teds Sn...
Joey Martin Jan 26, 2023

Multi-vehicle crashes snarl Wednesday traffic on I-469
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say that winter weather and excessive speeds caused several crashes on I-469 Wednesday. As a result, ISP says a six-mile stretch of the interstate...
Joey Martin Jan 26, 2023

Record amount of snow falls in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne has broken its snow record for January 25, receiving 6.2 inches Wednesday. The old record of 5.4 inches was set in 1978 during the blizzard. Snow in Fort Wa...
Joey Martin Jan 26, 2023

FWPD: Officer acted appropriately in now viral video
Courtesy: Fort Wayne Police Department FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department says it is aware of a video showing an FWPD officer “engaged in enforcement action with a...
Joey Martin Jan 25, 2023

Mayor Henry, FWPD and FWFD recap 2022 and present plans for 2023
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – On Tuesday, Mayor Tom Henry, Police Chief Steve Reed and Fire Chief Eric Lahey provided a public safety recap of 2022 and highlighted plans for 2023 that they say are ...
Joey Martin Jan 24, 2023

FWCS returns to two-tier schedule
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – After input from the public, Fort Wayne Community Schools announced new start and end times for the next school year. Monday start times for middle schools and high sc...
Joey Martin Jan 24, 2023

Grace College providing "curbside" tax returns
Grace College student Lila Schuiteman receives tax documents from a participant of the curbside VITA program. WINONA LAKE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Grace College School of Business prepares for its fo...
Joey Martin Jan 24, 2023

Steuben County law enforcement arrest alleged child molester
Kevin A. Lambos STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Steuben County Sheriff's Office says that a man has been arrested after an investigation into child molestation. Officials say that it happened in...
Joey Martin Jan 24, 2023