LAFAYETTE-WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — On Saturday, October 11th, artists from all over Indiana and the general public are invited to draw and paint the beautiful fall landscape along the Wabash River. Spectators are also invited to wander through the area to see how paintings are created, and listen to acoustic music by local musicians. [...] Read the full story

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Immigration issues were a divisive force in the 2004 election, so this year’s candidates are taking a quieter, more direct approach to reaching the Latino population, says a Purdue University political scientist. “What we’re seeing instead is microtargeting the Latino demographic,” says James McCann, a professor of political science who is surveying [...] Read the full story

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Purdue University board of trustees, meeting at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, on Friday (Sept. 26) approved a proposal to add a parental leave benefit for employees. The new parental leave policy allows both male and female faculty, staff and graduate staff to take paid time off for a birth or [...] Read the full story

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to a single vehicle personal injury crash in the 700 block E 900 N, shortly after 10:00pm on Monday, September 29. The crash killed a West Lafayette man and injured three others when the vehicle they were riding in left the roadway and flipped. Bradley [...] Read the full story

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Community Foundation of Greater Lafayette awarded a Community Beautification Field of Interest Grant, in the amount of $1,800, to the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. The funds will be applied to landscaping the Art Museum grounds. John Collier, Director of Campus Planning for Purdue, has volunteered to design a new landscaping [...] Read the full story