Tippecanoe County News

Three teenagers face criminal charges for what police say was an attempted robbery during which shots were fired at a sport-utility vehicle on Interstate 65 near Lafayette.

A convicted child molester whose 1993 murder of a 10-year-old boy led to the creation of Indiana's sex offender registry was resentenced Monday to life in prison without parole.

Shots are fired at a vehicle near U-S 52 and Schuyler Avenue in Lafayette. Police say the shooting happened around 5 this morning.

Ind. Courts - More on "Tippecanoe County superior court judge Michael Morrissey is one of the few Indiana judges who uses ignition interlocks" This May 14, 2008 ILB entry is quoting from a report from May 13, 2008 by Bob Segal of Indianapolis Eyewitness News 13 : Tippecanoe County superior court judge Michael Morrissey is one of the few Indiana ...

LAFAYETTE - Tippecanoe County farmer Kirk Young is in a position a lot of area farmers would envy.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Two Wainwright Middle School students were injured, one seriously, after a fire erupted Wednesday during an eighth-grade science experiment.

There will be fewer Vote Center locations in Tippecanoe County during the 2010 elections.A A The Tippecanoe County Board of Elections and Voter Registration voted to drop the County Extension Office and McAllister Center from the Vote Center locations next year.

A decision is pending in the case of Malenchik v. State , which was argued before the Supreme Court on Oct.

Ind. Gov't. - Tippecanoe County Assessor's "software plea rebuffed" From the Lafayette Journal Courier today, this story by Dorothy Schneider: The Tippecanoe County commissioners denied a request from county assessor Samantha Steele for new software to process personal property taxes.

INDIANAPOLIS - A felon's friends and hobbies could influence how much time he spends behind bars if the Indiana Supreme Court upholds a lower-court ruling.

The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether judges should be able to determine how long someone goes to prison according to how many points the person scores on a standardized test.

Tippecanoe County residents waited patiently for the health department to hold its first open clinic for H1N1 vaccinations.

A camera phone can be a criminal combination for some teenagers. Camera phones capture a quick picture, but those snapshots don't just freeze a moment in time.

The Area IV agency is running a new program in Benton and Tippecanoe counties called "Enhance Fitness." The newest class is at the Senior Center of Tippecanoe in Lafayette.

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. - Despite the economy, Tippecanoe County could end the year with money in the bank.A Council President Kevin Underwood said projections show there will be a positive balance going into the new year.A "That's typically, to a certain degree, the way we do our budgeting.A Because we do expenses over revenues and not looking at ...

Police continue to search for a suspect in Saturday night's shooting at the Stone Crossing Subdivison.A Sheriff Tracy Brown said several shots were fired into a house at 3936 Spinel Street just after 10:00 p.m. Saturday.A He said one person was home at the time of the shooting and was not injured.A Initially neighbors reported that a silver or blue ...

A group of Purdue students is trying to raise awareness of Tippecanoe County's Court Appointed Special Advocates program and help it find more volunteers.

The Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Department is looking for a person of interest for questioning in a shooting yesterday, November 5, 2009 at the Emerald Pines Apartment Complex.

A Lafayette man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest following an argument at an apartment complex on the city's east side.

Steven and Michelle Mitchell charged with neglect Updated: Thursday, 05 Nov 2009, 6:29 PM EST Published : Thursday, 05 Nov 2009, 3:37 PM EST Sue Scott LAFAYETTE, Ind - A house owned by a Tippecanoe County couple was declared unsafe earlier this year.