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Q&A: Jermaine Bush, electric unicycle delivery man
Seen zipping across the streets of Purdue with his large delivery backpack, atop an electric unicycle, Jermaine Bush said he feels like “a local legend.”. After starting out delivering food through Doordash on a bike, Bush, 19, moved to an electric scooter. He now drives a unicycle that goes up to 50 mph and keeps up with traffic.
Motorcyclist killed after crash
A Lafayette motorcyclist died after a crash occurred at Old US Highway 231 South and Veteran’s Memorial Parkway South in Lafayette, IN. The crash happened June 13, at roughly 5:30p.m, and Roger Clemons, 60, was the one occupying the motorcycle when, according to Lafayette police, a SUV struck him.
Harmeyer pulls out win in Final Jeopardy! nail biter
Into Final Jeopardy! on Friday, the game was as close as it's been with Adriana Harmeyer playing it. From the Purdue archivist standing on the left, the bankrolls read: $12,400, $10,200 and $12,800. In first was Kaitlin Tarr, an aspiring ceramist from Denver, Colorado who had made much of her...
With 1 senior on roster, Purdue's junior guards will lead team
Even before their Final Four banner is hung in the dark rafters of Mackey Arena, they're back to the start. To square zero. "It's go time now," junior guard Fletcher Loyer said at Purdue's first practice of the new season Tuesday. "It's something special we did for this school, for coach, this town, but we didn't win. So I think we are all hungry to go back, win another Big Ten championship, make another run in March, go back to the Final Four. "
Sister facing charges after threatening sister with knife near West Lafayette
A Thursday altercation between sisters turned into one threatening the other with a kitchen knife resulting in two felony and one misdemeanor charges. Around 7:30 p.m., Thursday, police were called to a residence at Woods Edge Court in rural West Lafayette. The victim called to indicate she was being threatened by her sister, Taylor Renee Kelp, 24, 281 Woods Edge Court.
‘It was so hard to make a life decision at the age of 18’
Some students know exactly what they want to do when they grow up. Others spend hours taking online “What career is right for you?” quizzes. Here’s the good news: all students have time and options. Whether coming in undecided or switching majors one semester in, Purdue’s exploratory...
Men's golf promotes Sapp to head coach
Two-year assistant men's golf coach Andrew Sapp has been promoted in the wake of former head coach Rob Bradley's departure, a Purdue Athletics release read Friday. Sapp brought a wealth of coaching experience to Purdue after having head coaching stints at East Carolina (2017-21), his alma mater North Carolina (2012-17) and the University of Michigan (2002-11). He was a part of the Purdue coaching staff from 1998 to 2002. Sapp also served as the President of the Golf Coaches Association of America from 2016-18.
Harmeyer wins again, up to $278.5K on Jeopardy!
Adriana Harmeyer, the Purdue archivist on a historic Jeopardy! streak, kept on pulling from her seemingly limitless knowledge to win again Thursday. In her 12th victory, her competition wasn't particularly close to her. Mike Flanagan, a non-profit executive in a blazer, took third, though he answered correctly in Final Jeopardy! The question asked, from the category "!960s British novels," was:
Prosecutor files 6 child molestation charges against Lafayette man
UPDATE: Formal charges were filed by the prosecutor's office on Friday against Francisco Franco Jr., 29, on six counts of child molestation. On Jan. 29, according to court filings, a juvenile victim reported that she was molested by Franco "on multiple occasions when (she) was between the ages of 6 and 7 years of age" when she was at Franco's residence in Lafayette.
'Unconstitutional' assessment shifts: New statute causes drops in apartment valuations in Tippecanoe County
Across the county five-plus multifamily housing, better known as apartment complexes, have seen significant changes in property valuations as a result of a new assessment statute, according to data provided by Tippecanoe County’s tax assessor Eric Grossman. For example, 211 E. State Street’s 389 apartment room building saw a...
Purdue professor does it again! Harmeyer wins 11th on Jeopardy!
Jeopardy! "super-champion" Adriana Harmeyer won her 11th game Wednesday night to push her earnings total to $258,700 total. Harmeyer's streak is becoming increasingly remarkable; when she achieved super-champion status Tuesday night, she became one of only 17 contestants ever to do so. She is in 15th place in all-time Jeopardy! regular play winnings.
Traffic accident causes two-hour outage near campus, power now restored
UPDATE: Power has been restored at approximately 10 p.m. to a near-campus area that impacted 692 Duke Energy customers on Wednesday night. Power has gone out for 692 locations in an area near Northwestern Avenue, extending onto West Stadium Avenue and Salisbury Street, according to a Duke Energy outage map.
'Animosity' and 'fear,' a reality for local Jewish community since Oct. 7
Since the Hamas attack of Oct. 7, rates of anti-Jewish hate crimes and anti-semitism have increased nationally, according to the FBI and and Anti-Defamation League audit. “Since then, we’ve seen the threat elevated,” Christopher Wray, director of the FBI, said as reported by The Times of Israel. “To be more specific, between October 7 and January 30 of this year, we opened over three times more anti-Jewish hate crime investigations than in the four months before October 7.”
West Stadium Avenue closed east to Vine Street after car crash
A grey BMW sedan with three minors in it collided with a Subaru SUV at the intersection of West Stadium Avenue and Vine Street late Wednesday afternoon, according to Lt. Stason Wiete of the Purdue Police Department. Officers responded to the area at 4:50 p.m., finding the front of the...
Vine St. car crash
The red Subaru pictured was travelling north on Vine St. when it ran a stop sign, obstructed by view from a tree according to the driver, and hit the grey BMW going west on W Stadium Ave, according to police at the scene. Israel Schuman | Summer Editor.
Lafayette certifies $64.5 million Subaru tax abatement
Lafayette’s Subaru Automotive Indiana plant, one of the only domestic producers of Subaru, is expanding to accommodate hybrid vehicles. They were granted a 10-year tax abatement by the city of Lafayette that will cover $64.5 million of the property equipment needed to make refinements, with another $5 million towards building changes.
They put a pool where? Purdue swimmers head to Indy for Olympic trials
So much will be new for four Purdue swimmers this weekend. For one, they’re swimming in a football stadium. And football stadiums mean crowds. For swimmers, crowds are a new thing, too. Also new is the competition level. They don’t expect to “win,” at least not really or in...
As Olympic trials draw near, Boudia set to plunge into coaching role
Diving requires an athlete to suspend the belief that their fear can hurt them. It can’t, of course, because they’ve jumped from 10 meters – about the height of a three-story building – thousands of times. They’ve watched replays of themselves doing it and analyzed how to be better.
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