Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Traffic alert! Sewer work to close section of East Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A project that is set to upgrade local sewers will close a local roadway for the next three months. A section of East Wayne Street between Glasgow Avenue and South Ant...
Joey Martin Sep 06, 2022

Fort Wayne Fire Department welcomes 20 new firefighters
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – 20 firefighters were welcomed to the Fort Wayne Fire Department in a graduation ceremony last night at the Public Safety Academy. 60 percent of the FWFD's 94th recruit...
Joey Martin Sep 02, 2022

Contract extended for PFW basketball coach Jon Coffman
Jon Coffman FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Purdue University Fort Wayne and head men’s basketball coach Jon Coffman have agreed to a contract extension, Director of Athletics Kelley Hartley Hu...
Joey Martin Sep 02, 2022

Fort Wayne man airlifted following suspected drunk driving crash
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Police out of DeKalb County say that a Fort Wayne man was hurt when his truck crashed into a tree Thursday morning. Right now, police say that alcohol and speed could ...
Joey Martin Sep 02, 2022

September is National Preparedness Month
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 48% of Americans do not have emergency supplies. National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to ra...
Joey Martin Sep 02, 2022

Fort Wayne named in top five for minor league sports
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The City of Fort Wayne has once again been tabbed as one of America's five best cities for minor league sports. The Summit City checked in at No. 4 on Livability's rec...
Joey Martin Sep 01, 2022

Fort Wayne Fire Department accepting applications for 2023 class
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Beginning September 1 at noon, the FWFD will accept applications for firefighter positions. The Department is seeking qualified applicants, ages 21 - 35, who will be c...
Joey Martin Sep 01, 2022

Federal agents arrest 'bulk' fentanyl dealer in Fort Wayne
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Federal agents say they took a bulk fentanyl dealer off the streets of Fort Wayne. Federal prosecutors this week charged 29-year-old Robert Lamons with selling thousan...
Joey Martin Sep 01, 2022

Man facing felony charge after standoff Wednesday morning
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The FWPD says that one man is facing a felony charge after a barricaded subject situation Wednesday morning. Police believe he had locked a woman and her child in a ro...
Joey Martin Aug 31, 2022

Local sweets shop celebrates one year anniversary
Kilwins Team in front of the store FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – One year ago, Kilwins owners Paul and Renee Marinko took a leap and opened the chain’s first Indiana store bringing old-fashio...
Joey Martin Aug 31, 2022