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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...
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. ...
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,...
Firefighters battle blaze at Sugar Creek Fabricators
A fire early Saturday morning gutted a business north of the city. Crawfordsville firefighters were dispatched at 4:16 a.m. Saturday to Sugar Creek Fabricators at 503 W. C.R. 300N. Crawfordsville Fire Chief Scott Busenbark said the initial call, which likely came from a motorist traveling on nearby Interstate 74, came...
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