Category Archives: WJFX Regional News (Imported)

Over 200 cited for impaired driving during 6-State Trooper Project
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol joined forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on impaired driving enforcement. During the project, 219 people in Ohio ...
Joey Martin Dec 09, 2021

Meijer gives away over $500,000 in shopping sprees
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., (ADAMS) – While the holiday season still looks a bit different, many families are excited to return to their traditions this year. To help spread the holiday cheer, Meijer c...
Joey Martin Dec 09, 2021

Ohio State Highway Patrol launches new recruitment website
COLUMBUS, Ohio – On Tuesday, the Ohio State Highway Patrol announced the launch of its newly redesigned recruitment website. The user-friendly and interactive webpage includes in-depth informati...
Joey Martin Dec 08, 2021

Ohio agencies, partners launch new resources to keep older drivers safe
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – As older adults hit the road to join family and friends over the holidays, Governor DeWine, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Ohio Department of Public S...
Joey Martin Dec 07, 2021

Missing Ohio National Guard soldier found alive in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio National Guard says a soldier who had been missing since October has been found alive. Officials confirmed yesterday that Specialist Michaela Nelson was located...
Joey Martin Dec 02, 2021

Ohio Highway Patrol releases Thanksgiving holiday traffic report
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The Ohio State Highway Patrol says 13 people died on the highways during the long Thanksgiving weekend this year. According to a report released yesterday, four deaths r...
Joey Martin Nov 30, 2021
Woman who killed three kids at bus stop won't get early release
ROCHESTER, Ind. (ADAMS) - The woman who hit and killed three kids at a northern Indiana school bus stop in 2019 won't be getting out of prison early. A judge yesterday denied Alyssa Shepherd's request...
Joey Martin Nov 30, 2021

There's a new searchable use of force database for Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – Office of Criminal Justice Services (OCJS) Executive Director Karhlton Moore has announced that the public can now access Ohio's database listing incidents of use of for...
Joey Martin Nov 30, 2021

30 winners in Ohio's Vax-2-School scholarship lottery announced
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – The first prize winners are now in the books after Ohio’s inaugural Vax-2-School drawing on Monday. The lottery drew the names of 30 students from across the state...
Joey Martin Nov 30, 2021

Jury finds major pharmacy chains helped fuel the opioid epidemic
CLEVELAND, Ohio (ADAMS) – A federal jury in Ohio has found that Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS Health were responsible for fueling the opioid epidemic that has ravaged communities across the nation...
Joey Martin Nov 24, 2021