Category Archives: WJFX Local News (imported)

FWPD: Motorcyclist critically hurt in Reed Road crash
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Fort Wayne Police Department says a motorcyclist has life-threatening injuries after a crash Wednesday night. Reports of the wreck came in shortly after 9 p.m. at ...
Joey Martin Sep 07, 2023

The Landing Streetscape wins prestigious award for design
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (INASLA) has awarded MKSK Studios and the City of Fort Wayne the Merit Award for exceptional work o...
Joey Martin Sep 07, 2023

Fort Wayne TinCaps announce 2024 schedule
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – While it remains to be determined if the TinCaps will host playoff baseball at Parkview Field next Tuesday and beyond, at the very least, fans can now look forward to ...
Joey Martin Sep 07, 2023

Motorcyclist hurt after crashing on curve in DeKalb County
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says a motorcyclist suffered cuts and a dislocated elbow during a crash Tuesday night in DeKalb County. Kenneth Wood, 44, of A...
Joey Martin Sep 06, 2023

Ohio troopers arrest four murder suspects over Labor Day weekend
COLUMBUS, Ohio (ADAMS) – During the 2023 Labor Day holiday weekend, the Ohio State Highway Patrol says that troopers saw an increase in traffic stops. A total of 17,965 traffic enforcement stops...
Joey Martin Sep 06, 2023

Portion of S.R. 4 to close for pipe replacements
DEKALB AND STEUBEN COUNTIES, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the closure of a portion of State Road 4 west of Ashley and Hudson. Starting on or after Septem...
Joey Martin Sep 06, 2023

Motorcyclist flown to hospital after crash
STEUBEN CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – A motorcyclist was flown to a hospital Sunday after an SUV crashed into him at a rural Steuben County intersection on Sunday. Steuben County Sheriff's deputies respon...
Joey Martin Sep 06, 2023

Illinois man arrested after high-speed chase on Toll Road
LAGRANGE CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Indiana State Police have arrested a 19-year-old Illinois man for a chase on the Indiana Toll Road of over 150 miles an hour. Adrian Martinez of Home Glen, Illinois ...
Joey Martin Sep 05, 2023

Several rescued, two hospitalized after fire downtown
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Two people were hospitalized following a fire at an apartment building in downtown Fort Wayne early Sunday morning. The Fort Wayne Fire Department says that crews resp...
Joey Martin Sep 05, 2023

ACPL celebrates 'Library Card Sign-Up Month'
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when the Allen County Public Library joins libraries nationwide to remind everyone about the valuable resources availab...
Joey Martin Sep 05, 2023