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Lafayette Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Lafayette, IN.

Results 1 - 20 of 1,344 in Lafayette, IN

  1. Obama VP Search: Hill Vet Or Change Agent?Read the original story

    14 hrs ago | WIBW-TV Topeka

    ... the presumptive Democratic nominee at a panel discussion on national security threats at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. Obama is expected to head to Iraq and Afghanistan soon with Sen. Jack Reed (R.I.), a West Point graduate considered a ...

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  2. Floods swept off pest bugsRead the original story

    Yesterday | The Courier-Journal

    WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Spring flooding that damaged Indiana cropland delivered an unexpected bonus to farmers and homeowners -- fewer crop-eating insects.

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    Related Topix: West Lafayette, IN, Lafayette Metro, Purdue University System, Purdue University, Agriculture, Science, Entomology

  3. Seventh Motorist This Month Killed On Area RoadsRead the original story

    21 hrs ago | WBIW-AM Bedford

    ... on South Central Indiana roads, this one in Morgan County. State Police Putnamville say 19-year-old Jesse Gerst of Lafayette was riding his 2007 Suzuki bike on IN-42 eastbound when 20-year-old Megan Ward of Martinsville was coming the opposite way. ...

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    Related Topix: Central, IN, Morgan County, IN, Martinsville, IN, Monrovia, IN

  4. Crop-dusting helicopter crashes near LafayetteRead the original story

    22 hrs ago | WNDU-TV South Bend

    ... The pilot was able to walk away from the Thursday afternoon crash near the town of Buck Creek, a few miles east of Lafayette. The Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Department says pilot John Wahl of Pendleton, Ore., dumped most of the insecticide as part ...

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    Related Topix: Tippecanoe County, IN, Buck Creek, IN

  5. Pilot walks away from helicopter crash northeast of LafayetteRead the original story

    Yesterday | WANE-TV Fort Wayne

    The pilot of a crop duster managed to walk away after his helicopter crashed Thursday in northeastern Tippecanoe County. 1 comment

    Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Tippecanoe County, IN

  6. Jill E. Wilson, 54Read the original story

    Thursday | Star-Press

    ... (Miller) Wilson. Jill loved animals and enjoyed dealing in antiques. Survivors include one son, Scott Alva, Lafayette; her mother, Nelva L. Wilson, Muncie; one brother, Jerry Wilson, (wife-Susan), Yorktown; and one sister, Loretta Nicholson, ...

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  7. Social briefs -- July 23, 2008Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 23 | The Times

    ... gravy, brats, eggs, fruit, juice, milk and coffee - plus a special gift for attending. Maury Williamson of West Lafayette will speak on new farming trends, and another speaker will share ideas about saving taxes with philanthropy. The breakfast will ...

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    Related Topix: Life, Food, Food Festival, Martinsville, IN, Lafayette Metro, West Lafayette, IN

  8. Fitch Takes Rating Actions on Commercial Mortgage Acceptance Corp., Series 1998-C2Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 23 | BusinessWire

    ... default. The loan is collateralized by a 245,010 square foot (sf) grocery-anchored retail center located in Lafayette, IN. As of Dec. 31, 2007, the center was 76% occupied, and had a servicer-reported debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) of 0.66 times ...

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    Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

  9. The FixRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 23 | The Washington Post

    ... centrism) than any core belief system. Sens. Barack Obama and Evan Bayh at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., July 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) To the extent Bayh has organizing political principles, they come out of the Democratic ...

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    Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Lafayette Metro, Purdue University System, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, Hillary Clinton

  10. Former youth worker sentenced in sex caseRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 23 | The Courier-Journal

    LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A former worker at a treatment center for at-risk youth was sentenced to four years in prison for having sexual contact with a 16-year-old boy who lived at the center.

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    Related Topix: Lafayette Metro, Tippecanoe County, IN

  11. Appeals court cuts sentence of former Purdue University football playerRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 23 | Indystar.com

    ... it transferred to the Indiana Supreme Court. "The court's decision won't be final for another 30 days," she said. Lafayette attorney Dan Moore, who represented Williams on appeal, was out of the office Tuesday and could not be reached for comment. ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, NCAA Sports, Purdue Boilermakers NCAA Football, Purdue University NCAA, NCAA Football

  12. Eagles soar to SLABA summitRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 23 | North County Journal

    ... be held July 29 in Grand Ledge, Michigan. A victory there would advance the Eagles to the Pony World Series in Lafayette, Ind., the following week. "My teams have played in four or five Pony Zones," said Becher. "We've never won them. We've finished ...

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  13. Ex-youth worker sentenced for sex with teenRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 23 | The Indianapolis Star

    LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A former worker at a treatment center for at-risk youth was sentenced to four years in prison for having sexual contact with a 16-year-old boy who lived at the center.

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    Related Topix: Lafayette Metro, Tippecanoe County, IN

  14. Richard to make big league debutRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Major League Baseball

    ... had yet to even throw a Major League pitch. It was the same television reporter and camera man who came from Lafayette, Ind., Richard's hometown, to cover the left-hander's temporary move to Chicago. White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen couldn't help but ...

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  15. Court cuts ex-Purdue player's sentence in attacksRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | NWI Times

    LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Indiana Court of Appeals has reduced a 31-year-sentence imposed on a former Purdue linebacker who was convicted of attacking two women on campus.

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    Related Topix: Sports, NCAA Sports, Purdue Boilermakers NCAA Football, Purdue University NCAA, NCAA Football

  16. Post 6 organizes Legion Rider ChapterRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Kokomo Tribune

    ... from Post 6 Tuesday in the local group's first-ever run. The riders travel to legion posts in Monticello through Lafayette and back to Kokomo. "It's a nice scenic ride into Monticello," Lipkey said aboard his Harley-Davidson just before the run. ...

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    Related Topix: Kokomo Metro, Kokomo, IN, Harley-Davidson Motorcycles, Motorcycles

  17. Ex-youth worker sentenced for sex act with teenRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Star-Press

    LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A former worker at a treatment center for at-risk youth was sentenced to four years in prison for having sexual contact with a 16-year-old boy who lived at the center.

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    Related Topix: Lafayette Metro, Tippecanoe County, IN

  18. David Sirota: Homogeneity Threatens DemocracyRead the original story

    Friday Jul 11 | Alter Net

    ... mix), and attended Hollywood's latest paean to mediocrity (Will Smith's Hancock ). I was in the bucolic suburbs of Lafayette, Ind., but really, I could have been anywhere or everywhere in America -- which is both satisfying and troubling. In the ...

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    Related Topix: Lafayette Metro, Black Entertainment, Will Smith, Hip-Hop, Drama, Action, Short, Independence Day, Thriller, Science Fiction Movies, Opinion

  19. CAT Breaks RecordRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | WEEK-TV

    ... offsetting the slow U.S. economy. "When you walk around our factories in East Peoria, in Decatur, in Aurora, in Lafayette, Indiana at our solar turbines facility in San Diego, California those facilities are going all out. It doesn't feel like a ...

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    Related Topix: Manufacturing, Construction, Insurance, Caterpillar, East Peoria, IL, Peoria, IL, Peoria Metro

  20. Wabash National Corporation: Wabash National Awards Scholarships for 2008Read the original story

    Tuesday Jul 22 | Market Wire

    ... to $32,000. Scholarships were presented at an awards ceremony held this afternoon at the company's headquarters in Lafayette, Ind. Wabash National's annual scholarship program provides recipients with $1,000 per semester for up to four years. ...

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    Related Topix: Veedersburg, IN, Pine Village, IN, Lafayette Metro, Transportation, Automakers, Wabash National Corporation, Brookston, IN