Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

House fire claims four lives in Fremont
FREMONT, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say a house fire in Fremont Saturday has claimed the life of a woman now identified as 37-year-old Rebecca White and her three children. Five-year-ol...
Joey Martin Jan 16, 2023

Traffic alert: New sewer work begins on East Superior
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Starting Monday, January 16, 2023, East Superior Street, between Lafayette and Clinton Street, will have lane restrictions for the construction of a consolidation sewe...
Joey Martin Jan 16, 2023

Troopers arrest drunk driver after US 27 crash
Scott R. Moorehead FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say that a man has been arrested for his role in a crash that hurt two women on Thursday of last week. Police say that the man&...
Joey Martin Jan 16, 2023

Man arrested in southwest Fort Wayne attack
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – FWPD officials say a woman who was found on January 7 in “life-threatening condition” in a southwest apartment was stabbed. Just before 8:15 a.m., officers...
Joey Martin Jan 16, 2023

Three arrested during HIT Operation in Mercer County
CELINA, Ohio (ADAMS) – Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey reports the arrest of three individuals on drug-related charges during a HIT Operation (Heroin Interdiction Team), on Thursday, January 12t...
Joey Martin Jan 16, 2023

122nd Fighter Wing slated for F-16 conversion
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft assigned to the 122nd Fighter Wing (FW), drop flares, taxi, bank and take off in historical footage Jan. 5, 2023, at the Fort Wayne Air National Guard base...
Joey Martin Jan 13, 2023

FWPD looking for lateral transfers
Courtesy: Fort Wayne Police Department FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department is hoping to attract new officers. Department officials say that the starting pay for a lateral...
Joey Martin Jan 13, 2023

Couple arrested in connection to death of four-year-old
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say that officers arrested a couple in connection to the death of a four-year-old child who died in July 2022. WANE-TV reports that according to cour...
Joey Martin Jan 13, 2023

Ohio AG requests temporary restraining order against Dollar General
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says Dollar General stores are continuing to charge higher-than-advertised prices. Yost returned to Butler County Common Pleas Court on W...
Joey Martin Jan 12, 2023

Fort Wayne Philharmonic cancels shows through February
UPDATE (January 12, 2023): The Fort Wayne Philharmonic has canceled all shows through February as management and their union musicians are at odds in contract talks. The musicians went on strike over ...
Joey Martin Jan 12, 2023