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Greater Lafayette welcomes President Daniels
More than 200 Greater Lafayette residents, Purdue University employees, international students and business leaders came to downtown Lafayette science center Imagination Station on Monday to enjoy free food and get a chance to meet University president Mitch Daniels.
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Truck hits 4K-pound boulder, rolls over
According to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office, a man was driving a business vehicle sometime after noon Monday south on North Ninth Street in Lafayette when it crashed.
Michael Ashley left the summer sale at the downtown branch of the Tippecanoe County Public Library Sunday afternoon with more books than he could carry back to his car in one trip.
Local man charged in fight outside apartment complex
Jonathan T. Thomas, 20, was charged Friday in Tippecanoe Circuit Court with attempted battery by means of a deadly weapon; criminal recklessness while armed with a deadly weapon; and carrying a handgun without a license.
No 'signs' of flooding on Ind. 225
A woman stalled her car Friday morning after driving into a flooded portion of Indiana 225 that police said should have been posted with warning signs and closed to traffic.
Lafayette teen re-arrested after trying to flee court hearing, scuffling with officers
He left in handcuffs after trying to escape, police said. Armstead, 18, of Lafayette, showed up for a 9 a.m. hearing in Tippecanoe Superior 1 for a trial readiness hearing on a charge of conspiracy to commit robbery while armed.
Will you get a taste of the Taste?
Summer in Greater Lafayette means a lot of things - and fun-filled festivals is one of them.
Ivy Tech official: Degree attainment takes group effort
For the remaining counties in the Lafayette area, the news isn't so good. Most of the 10 counties surrounding Tippecanoe ranked anywhere from 57 to 86 among Indiana's 92 counties.
Tippecanoe County happenings, June 15-16
All weekenda a Paint the Rain : The race is on. Find all of the 25 barrels throughout the Lafayette/West Lafayette area, take your picture with each one and submit the photos for some neat prizes.
Students charged in grade-change scheme
Three Purdue engineering students are facing dozens of felony charges after prosecutors say they illegally accessed their professors' accounts and altered their grades to better scores.
Police say man sold drugs to informant
According to Tippecanoe County court documents, 46-year-old Dale England of Lafayette faces felony charges.
Lafayette DISH customers unhappy about unexplained loss of Indianapolis stations
Dish Network satellite subscribers in the Lafayette area are looking for answers, and so far getting few, about the sudden loss last week of Indianapolis-based major network affiliates of ABC, NBC and Fox in their "local" station lineup.
Derecho poses moderate-to-high risk of damaging winds for Lafayette area tonight
A string of severe storms -- produced by a massive storm system called a derecho -- is expected to start coming through the Lafayette area around 7 p.m. tonight, according to an Indianapolis meteorologist.
Deputies investigate string of thefts
But between Monday night and early Tuesday morning, Tippecanoe County Sheriff's deputies received reports of at least a half-dozen car burglaries in the Lindberg Village neighborhood.
Wheels turning in Tippecanoe County budget-setting process
The Tippecanoe County Council's budget hearings for the 2014 spending plan are months away, but the process already has started for department heads.
Texting-while-driving law rarely enforced, records show
Sgt. Art Choate of the West Lafayette Police Department already had watched the vehicle commit a minor traffic violation when, while stopped next to it at a traffic light, he got the confirmation he was looking for: The driver, just as Choate suspected, was on his cellphone and typing a text message.
Health calendar: Week of June 11
The same class is offered from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Monday. For more information or to register, call 765-449-5133.
Big banana may violate county ordinance
Granite Management wanted to spruce up a piece of property. Chipped white paint was replaced by gray, and a large banana was added to the spot at 138 S. Chauncey Avenue in West Lafayette.
One critically injured in crash at U.S. 231 and Veterans Memorial Pkwy
The crash happened around 9:15 a.m. Tuesday when a woman driving a white Chevy Malibu attempted to turn south from Veteran's Memorial Parkway onto southbound U.S. 231.
Crash on U.S. 52 closes northbound lanes
A traffic accident around 7 a.m. today on U.S. 52 just north of Tippecanoe County Road 800 South has closed northbound lanes, according to the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Office, which indicated people had been injured in the crash.