Tippecanoe County News

Twenty years in the making and nearly $100 million later, a major road project in Tippecanoe County is slowly, but surely coming to an end.

May 28: RIP Squad *, Celery Bog Nature Area , 3-5 p.m. Meet at the parking lot near Lilly Nature Center.

A Lafayette man is sentenced to nearly two decades in prison after pleading guilty to multiple felonies, including neglect of a dependent and possession of heroin.

An Indiana lawmaker who sponsored a bill that would have required seat belts on school buses hopes two high-profile collisions in a span of a week that left more than 60 people injured will spur parents to urge the General Assembly to act.

May 25: Round the Fountain Art Fair . This is the 40th year for this event. Over 90 artists are scheduled to participate in this juried art fair.

The Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office, SIA, and Vision of Hope were given Good Neighbor awards.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI - More than 400 veterans are buried at Greenbush Cemetery.

Tropicanoe Cove, Castaway Bay, Vinton Pool, West Lafayette Pool, Buccaneer Bay , and Indiana Beach provide a cool respite throughout warm summer days.

Granite Management's plans to bring a banana-themed mural to Chauncey Hill may have a few brown spots.

Tippecanoe County Highway Department Executive Director Opal Kuhl said since some county roads will become part of the city, if the annexation passes, she wants the city's input on the projects.

May 21: RIP Squad*, 3-5 p.m., Celery Bog . Meet at the parking lot adjacent to the Lilly Nature Center.

A school bus carrying severely disabled students home from a trip to the zoo rolled over Thursday on a highway near Indianapolis, injuring a dozen people, including five children, state police said.

May 18: Mind BOGgling Event, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Celery Bog . Check out the 3rd annual event celebrating American Wetlands Month and National Kids to Parks Day.

May 18: Open house, Ayers Mansion, 2 -6 p.m. State and 9th St. This mansion long lay in sore need of attention.

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

Breaking down cyber forensics may be easier in the courtroom, thanks to a new unit made up of law enforcement agencies in Tippecanoe County.

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.

After months of speculation, hesitation and frustration, conference uncertainty appeared to end for Harrison, Lafayette Jeff and McCutcheon in February.

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.