Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Registration open for 2022 'Welcoming Fort Wayne Awards'
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Registration is now open for the 2022 Welcoming Fort Wayne Awards honoring outstanding immigrants and refugees and those who work to create a welcoming community. The ...
Joey Martin Aug 10, 2022

Suspected drunk driver causes three-vehicle crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say that a suspected drunk driver caused a three-vehicle crash Tuesday that left a woman with life-threatening injuries. FWPD officials say that disp...
Joey Martin Aug 10, 2022

FWPD: Ten-year-old killed, juvenile arrested
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Police in Fort Wayne are not saying how old the suspect in the shooting death of a ten-year-old boy is – investigators will only say the suspect is another juven...
Joey Martin Aug 10, 2022

ISP: 12 sent to hospital after US 27 wreck, alcohol suspected
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana State Police say alcohol played a role in a wreck in Fort Wayne that sent 12 people to the hospital. It happened about 7:15 p.m. Monday night on Highway 27...
Joey Martin Aug 10, 2022

Fort Wayne tops the 'Best Places to Live' for affordability
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – There is more good national press for the Summit City. Fort Wayne is now getting some attention for its affordability. Forbes.com recently featured Niche’s fifth...
Joey Martin Aug 10, 2022

Teen charged in southeast side shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A 23-year-old man is dead following a shooting Monday afternoon on the city’s southeast side. And police now say that a 19-year-old is facing a charge of Murder....
Joey Martin Aug 10, 2022

Man found dead in Stophlet St. home
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police are investigating after a man was found dead in a home close to downtown on Monday night. There are not many details that have been made public at th...
Joey Martin Aug 09, 2022

Man killed in shooting at Villages of Hanna Apartments
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say that a man is dead after a shooting inside a southeast apartment on Monday. Officers were called just before 1 p.m. to the 1400 block of Greene S...
Joey Martin Aug 09, 2022

Paving operations to begin on U.S. 6
NOBLE Co. and DEKALB Co., Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced asphalt resurfacing on U.S. 6. Crews will be working between the north junction of State Road 3 an...
Joey Martin Aug 09, 2022

Orphan Kitten Club awards grant to boost FWACC foster program
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control has received a grant of $37,135 from the Orphan Kitten Club to support the shelter's growing foster department. The grant was use...
Joey Martin Aug 09, 2022