Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

Boys & Girls Club future soccer stars get a big boost
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Last week, youth at Boys & Girls Clubs of Fort Wayne were joined by Fort Wayne FC and its owner, internationally renowned soccer player and Fort Wayne native, DaM...
Joey Martin Aug 03, 2022

Humane Fort Wayne, NBC look to 'clear the shelter'
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Humane Fort Wayne has joined NBCUniversal Local's 2022 Clear The Shelters pet adoption and donation through August 31. This is the eighth consecutive year NBC and Tele...
Joey Martin Aug 03, 2022

Police warn of uptick in Kia, Hyundai thefts sparked by online videos
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The “Kia Boyz” have come to Fort Wayne. Yes, you read that correctly and it is actually something you should worry about according to the police. Law enfor...
Joey Martin Aug 02, 2022

Work heads to several railroad crossings this month
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – There’s another traffic alert for local residents. The Allen County Highway Department says that through the end of the month you can expect to see several closu...
Joey Martin Aug 02, 2022

Woman left with life-threatening injuries in Lima Road hit and run
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne police say that a woman has life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle at Lima and Washington Center. Around 12:15 a.m. Saturday morning, FWPD o...
Joey Martin Aug 01, 2022

100+ evacuated after accidental hotel fire
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – FWFD officials say that 125 people, including pets and 25 children, had to be evacuated from a West Coliseum motel on Saturday morning as crews responded to a fire. Ac...
Joey Martin Aug 01, 2022

FWCS kindergarten, 6th, 9th-grade students to get head start
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Students entering kindergarten and sixth and ninth grades in Fort Wayne Community Schools will get a sneak peak of their new school year when they visit their schools ...
Joey Martin Aug 01, 2022

Albion man killed in three-vehicle crash on US 33
NOBLE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police say that a motorcyclist died Friday in a crash involving two other vehicles on US 33. Troopers from Fort Wayne and the Noble County Sheriff's Depar...
Joey Martin Aug 01, 2022

Fort Wayne man sets U.S. record for tallest sunflower
UPDATE (August 1, 2022): FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – A Fort Wayne man has the tallest sunflower in the United States. Alex Babich set the record over the weekend when he measured his sunflower at...
Joey Martin Aug 01, 2022

Man critical, another hurt in Gaywood Drive shooting
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department says officers are investigating a shooting that happened near the intersection of Sherwood Terrace and Gaywood Drive on Friday evening...
Joey Martin Aug 01, 2022