Lafayette News

West Lafayette leaders are preparing for the first vote on the proposed annexation that would nearly double the city's area.

Fr. Murray addressed some charitable residents about the starving poor in Ireland.

In the 1960's it was not uncommon to see 55 gallon drums under rainspouts throughout Lafayette.

After nearly four decades in the Greater Lafayette community, a local school supplies store owner is calling it quits.

Tippecanoe County Prosecutor Pat Harrington testified for Senate Bill 352. He said gangs are everywhere in Indiana, including the Greater Lafayette area.

A new subdivision got a seal of approval from area planning officials Wednesday night.

Tuesday morning, Tom Taulman, President of TKO Graphix out of Indianapolis, stood before the Tippecanoe County Council and requested a tax abatement for a new project in the works.

The city's only roller center is set to close. Owners say money troubles had a heavy hand in the decision to shut down Great Skates Fun Center.

On Monday, 50-year-old Cornellious Brown was charged in Tippecanoe Circuit Court with four counts of child molesting and two counts of criminal confinement.

Welcome to one of those Great Spring Swings in temperature. Lafayette was sub-freezing yesterday morning - today high's in Tippecanoe County should be well into the low 80s.

From Scott Lods' desk inside a cramped blue-and-white construction trailer, it's not unusual to see a car or two pull down the gravel path from County Road 100 North to check out the American Suburban Utilities owner's property at 802 Wexford Drive in Lafayette.

Indiana State Police said three people traveling on the interstate Sunday evening were unharmed, after a bullet blasted through their car.

Area art lovers got four times the fun with a special unveiling Friday. The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette showcased a quartet of new exhibitions.

A new public charter school is opening in Lafayette. Whether you're 18 - or 75 - and you don't have a high school diploma, here's your chance.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Homeowners who want to protect their ash trees from the destructive emerald ash borer should have trees treated no later than mid-May, a Purdue Extension entomologist says.

A Lafayette man has a few felony charges on his plate after police said they caught him selling controlled substances.

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Two locals found themselves the object of police attention last week when officers say they discovered a meth lab inside the couple's car.

With all the rain we've had already this season, experts predict we'll probably see a lot more mosquitoes.

The era of uncertainty is over for one of Lafayette's most visible vacancies. The old Home Hospital property will soon be home to another medical facility.