Battle Ground News

BATTLE GROUND, Ind. -- From 1980 through 2005, Gene Keady was the face of Purdue men's basketball, coaching the Boilermakers to a school-record 512 victories, including six Big Ten championships.

David Schenck's efforts to save the 1781 Guilford battlefield will be honored on Tuesday with a Highway Historical Marker on US 220 at Green Hill Cemetery.

Gens. George Patton and Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz are out at the Indiana War Memorial and homegrown heroes Raymond Spruance, David Shoup and Samuel Woodfill are in.

People were left picking up the pieces from last night's storm. The National Weather Service reported winds at 58 miles per hour in Tippecanoe County, one point five inch diameter hail and more than two inches of rain in our viewing area.A The combination left lots of work for area residents.

More than 100 local painters hit the picket lines after their union and three Lafayette area businesses couldn't agree on a contract.

The Wabash Valley Trust for Historic Preservation hopes federal money can help save a piece of history.

The recent layoffs announced at Caterpillar mean more unemployed workers in Tippecanoe County.

For Members of the Battle Ground Saddle Club horse riding offers a relaxing way to spend an afternoon, but with the nearest horse trail more than an hour away from Lafayette some members are spending more time on the road then on the trail.

Your summer get-away may be closer than you think. Last week we shared some ways you could save if you are traveling out of state.

Battle Ground fire crews have been called to a large field fire that is approaching a house in the area of State Road 225 between State Road 43 and the town of Battle Ground.

The Tippecanoe County School Corporation has named Louie Laskowski, Art Teacher at Harrison High School, as the 2009 Tippecanoe County School Corporation Teacher of the Year.

The town of Battle Ground has started replacing underground gas and electric lines, and that means some streets are being torn up.

Eric W. Tendam, 40, was charged Thursday with two felony counts of arson and misdemeanor offenses of obstructing or interfering with a firefighter, criminal mischief and possession of marijuana.

A Lafayette firefighter faces five criminal charges including arson, after a fire last October.

Sheffield, Perry, Washington and Tippecanoe Townships plan to take part in the fire territory.

Rising water has made several roads in the county dangerous for drivers. Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Sergeant Bob Brewer said drivers should be cautious near low-lying county roads, especially those near the ...

Today's dogs are descendants of ancient wolves. Now, it turns out, at least some of today's wolves inherited traits from ancient dogs.

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. - An area school corporation is being recognized by both the state and a national agency for its efforts at energy efficiency.

You're excited, aren't you? So excited that you're driving to Washington for the inauguration of our next president, who is, so improbably, a black Chicagoan named Barack Hussein Obama.

Shattered glass, a pink and purple sock and a pair of latex gloves marked the scene Sunday of a car crash that killed two people and injured three Saturday.