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Lafayette man arrested after stabbing bar patron in leg during fistfight
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Police say a 21-year-old man pulled a knife during a fistfight. Now, Chance Shoemaker is accused of battery with a deadly weapon, among other preliminary charges. Witnesses say Shoemaker started a fight with two acquaintances early Friday evening at Digby's Pub and Patio in downtown...
Indiana: Semi-Truck Fire Shuts Down I-65 Early Tuesday
Lafayette, IN – I-65 is currently shut down in both directions at the 156-mile marker following a semi-truck fire early Tuesday morning, causing significant traffic disruptions. According to the Indiana State Police-Lafayette District, the fire occurred just after 2 a.m. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported. Authorities have diverted...
Friday stabbing on Digby's patio sends man to hospital
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A 28-year-old Lafayette man was stabbed about 4:45 p.m. on Friday, according to Lafayette police, sending him to the hospital with non-life threating injuries. Officers responded to a report of a stabbing on the Digby's patio, 133 N. Fourth St., Lafayette police Sgt. Shawn Verma said,...
IU, Purdue recruiting target Trent Sisley transfers to Montverde Academy
(WISH) — Former Heritage Hills High School star Trent Sisley announced today on a post on X (formerly Twitter) that he will be transferring to Montverde Academy in Florida. “I would like to thank the Heritage Hills community as well as all of my coaches and teammates,” Sisley wrote in the post. “I will be […]
Purdue basketball's Matt Painter to coach with Team USA select ahead of 2024 Summer Olympics
WEST LAFAYETTE — Matt Painter's extensive history coaching with Team USA basketball continues this summer. The Purdue men's basketball coach will be an assistant on USA's men's select team that will train with the USA men's national team from July 6-8 in Las Vegas to prepare the roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Purdue grad student who jumped last year from bridge presumed dead
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue grad student Anik Paul stepped off the John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge in the wee hours of July 3, 2023, and other than the first officers who saw him flailing in the river after his jump, he's not been seen since. After months of searching the Wabash River from Attica to the pedestrian bridge, no one has found Paul's body. ...
Purdue University launches free shuttle service connecting Lafayette, West Lafayette, and Indianapolis
Following the successful Purdue Indianapolis event, Purdue University has introduced a free shuttle service for its faculty, staff, and students. The new transportation option will offer six round-trip journeys daily between Lafayette, West Lafayette, and Indianapolis, facilitating easier and more efficient travel for the Purdue community.
Resolution passed to create task force
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — The West Lafayette City Council passed a resolution Monday night to create a task force. The task force will study historical racial housing discrimination and work to fix harm caused by it in West Lafayette. As News 18 previously reported, since 2014 members of...
Rossville state champion wrestler Noah Weaver commits to Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE — Keeping a quiet profile and staying modest about accomplishments is the way incoming senior Rossville wrestler Noah Weaver was raised. And while Weaver maintains his unassuming posture, the captain put Hornets' wrestling on the map in 2024. Weaver took his talent to unprecedented heights, going 50-0...
IU Indianapolis and Purdue University Indianapolis officially part ways
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis officially split in two Monday following an official agreement made June 12. IU Indianapolis and Purdue University Indianapolis will become two independent campuses in the heart of downtown Indianapolis, separated for the first time since IUPUI’s inception. IUPUI formed in 1969 as a merger...
Local government meetings vote to restrict Airbnb's
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - The Tippecanoe County Commissioners, Lafayette and West Lafayette City Council's all voted to pass an ordinance restricting Airbnb's. The ordinance states transient guest houses are not permitted by right or by special exception in single-family zones. These four zones include R1, R1A, R1B, and R1U.
Today Indianapolis’ Purdue marks monumental day with groundbreaking of urban extension
INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue University is launching its new extension in Indianapolis on July 1, with the opening of Purdue University in Indianapolis. The comprehensive urban campus is Purdue’s portion of the former Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), a 55-year collaboration between Purdue and Indiana University in the state’s capital city that has formally ended. Purdue University in Indianapolis will create an innovative, STEM-based collegiate experience by connecting future-ready Purdue students and faculty in Indianapolis to local businesses to accelerate Indiana’s STEM pipeline and tech ecosystem, fueling impact for central Indiana and the world.
Purdue, IU paths cross with USA Basketball
(WISH) — Just over a year ago, they faced off as rivals. Now, they put the past aside to represent their country. Trayce Jackson-Davis, former Indiana basketball star, and Matt Painter, Purdue men’s basketball head coach, will both be headed out to Las Vegas with the USA Basketball Select Team. The USA Basketball Select Team […]
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