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Ex-Lafayette Jeff choir director gets prison time for child seduction, sexual battery
Judge sentences Ja’Shon Burks to five years in prison, two years on probation for pattern of grooming and assaulting eight girls in Lafayette Jeff’s…
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LPD: Killer drove from Nebraska the day he shot customers at Lafayette Laundry without a word
Motive is still unclear. Plus, what you can do if your tires were damaged by metal scraps leaking on Sagamore Pkwy., other streets, on way to recycler…
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Bruno’s, a West Lafayette and Purdue landmark, closing this week
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As Natalia Grace doc looms, prosecutor releases evidence blocked in Barnett case
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Lafayette fines former Purdue basketball player who won’t fix rentals with no heat
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Pastor Steve Viars, asked to resign, leaves Faith Church
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A look inside the historic Ball home on Ninth Street Hill
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Next up for Chauncey Hill Mall: 13-story development, plaza proposed near Purdue
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Tim’s Picks: Packed for the holidays
Carols, art, markets, concerts, DJs and more to fill your weeks ahead of Christmas.
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This and that for a Thursday morning
A few things to get the day started.
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A step toward censure leaves WL school board members still at odds
Dacia Mumford says she doesn’t plan to stop publishing her summaries and commentary about school board meetings, something others say cross a line…
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Barry Odom’s promise: Purdue football's rebound ‘going to happen very, very quickly’
As Purdue introduced its new head football coach, Tuesday provided quotes you can circle for future reference.
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LPD: Shooter didn’t know victims in fatal Lafayette laundromat attack
Police piecing together why 73-year-old Nebraska man stepped into Lafayette Laundry, started shooting. Plus, West Side accepts city’s $750K offer on…
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A few notes on a Monday in December
Purdue’s new football coach arrives. What evidence jurors asked to review during Delphi murder case deliberations. Getting ahead of the Community…
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A this and that Sunday edition
Man in Lafayette Laundry attack ID’d. Purdue lands UNLV’s Barry Odom as next football coach. Remembering Vic Klinker, ‘Mr. Sheila Klinker.' More…
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