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Indiana Gubernatorial Candidates to take part in live debate
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- Three candidates for Indiana’s Gubernatorial race have agreed to take part in a live debate. The Indiana Debate Commission says that republican Mike Braun will join democrat Jennifer McCormick and libertarian Donald Rainwater for a live debate on October 24. The debate will be live-streamed on the Indiana Debate Commission’s website, and […]
Indiana Heat Alert: Heat Indices to Reach Dangerous Levels
Indianapolis, IN – Residents across Indiana are advised to prepare for a significant heat wave next week. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), above-average temperatures with heat indices between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit are expected. Some areas may experience heat indices exceeding 100 degrees. These elevated temperatures...
Team Sheep overtakes the herd at 2024 Greasy Watermelon Race at Tippecanoe County Fair
WEST LAFAYETTE - Miss Tippecanoe County 2024 winner Abby Fitzmorris wore a wig and joined the action disguised as an elderly member. The Purdue agriculture student and former cross country member had done enough glamorizing for the week. It was time to dive head first into the mush for the yearly Greasy Watermelon...
Bowling Against Bullying Looks To Strike Down Growing Bullying Statistics
During the 2022-23 school year, 38% of reported bullying incidents in Indiana schools were verbal, with 30% being physical. Social/relational bullying and a combination of bullying each were 11%, while written/electronic bullying was 10%, according to the Indiana Department of Education website. In total for the 2022-23 Indiana school year, there were 5,460 reported bullying incidents, up from 5,103 in 2022; 1,984 in 2021 and 4,495 in 2020.
DNR: A frog species that mysteriously disappeared from the Tri-State in the 1980s is back
A species of prairie-dwelling amphibians that disappeared from the Angel Mounds Historic Site a generation ago has been reintroduced there, Indiana state officials said this week. The crawfish frog, endangered in the Hoosier State, is back following an effort led by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Angel Mounds. ...
Westfield veteran calls for change to property tax law
A Westfield veteran has started a grassroots campaign to lobby elected leaders at the state level to increase the property tax deduction for veterans in Indiana. Mike Madigan served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam. An Illinois native who lived in Wisconsin before moving to Indiana in 2020, Madigan said when he moved to Westfield, he was surprised to find the property tax exemption in the Hoosier State is far different from what was available in Wisconsin.
Ryan Walters Big Ten media day recap: What did he discuss?
Purdue second-year coach Ryan Walters discussed a lot of topics during Big Ten media days this week. A look at what he said. The post Ryan Walters Big Ten media day recap: What did he discuss? appeared first on On3.
Lawsuit: LPD officers pull guns on wrong man at Chik-Fil-A drive-thru
What was supposed to be a trip through the drive-thru after work turned into a nightmare for Danny Brooks. The Illinois man, who was in Lafayette for work, was pulled over at gunpoint, cuffed and held in a police cruiser because officers thought his truck was stolen. What was supposed...
Two concerts being held at Long Center this weekend
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Two concerts originally scheduled for outdoors at Loeb Stadium are coming indoors to the Long Center this weekend. The Platinum-selling band Parmalee is performing Friday. They are one of only four groups since 2001 to earn three consecutive Top 10 singles from a debut Country...
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