Traffic tickets issued for excessive honking near Tippecanoe Co. Courthouse at anti-Trump rally stand Judge fines drivers 50¢ (+ court costs) One driver: 'I still think we were targeted. It was about protest suppression.' The scene in the courtroom today www.basedinlafayette.com/p/tickets-fo...

'I think this is how they plan on silencing us, if possible.' Ticketed for honking to support anti-Trump rallies, drivers say they're ready to fight back in court. Sheriff responds, as rallies become more frequent near the Tippecanoe County Courthouse. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/ticketed-f...

SK hynix, PRF accused of ‘broken trust’ on $3.87B plans, as they vow to do more to win over neighbors. Sentiment at first of 3 community meetings: Welcome to West Lafayette, SK hynix … just not next to our neighborhoods. Crucial zoning vote coming May 5. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/sk-hynix-p...

The $350M District at Tapawingo, proposed by Lafayette-based Trinitas Ventures, would cover 11 acres, include 960 units and build a series of new downtown city streets in West Lafayette. A Q&A with the developer about how this came together. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/q-and-a-a-...

"(The officer) then told me, ‘What you're saying never happened,’ and walked away." Lafayette City Council gets earful on how LPD handled scene when a Trump fan confronted protesters, got head-butted, then grabbed assault-style rifle at ‘Hands Off’ rally. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/city-counc...

Point of sale on 6th St: ➡️ YWCA Greater Lafayette looks to downsize into ‘mobile advocacy' ➡️ City of God Church looks for a permanent home. ➡️ Some supporters look to answer whether sale undercuts YWCA's mission, sullies its legacy. Details in BiL. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/ywca-finds...

‘Granny flats’ do, in fact, die in West Lafayette. In which a few swings aimed Purdue's way as a proposal to help solve a housing crunch in West Lafayette winds up a dead ordinance walking. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/granny-fla...

"Basically, I look at life like a runway, and I want to help my students put on their crown. I want to help them straighten it, and I want to help them walk with confidence." Meet this year’s Golden Apple Award teachers. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/meet-this-...

A Lafayette school board vote is coming on plan that shakes up how the district hires security officers for Lafayette Jeff and other schools. Details here, including why a full-on LSC police department was in the mix as the district looked at options. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/lsc-looks-...

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"... when one of us becomes targeted by these policies, will the university do anything in support of us?” Faculty to Purdue President Mung Chiang: Does the university have our backs on federal and state threats? www.basedinlafayette.com/p/faculty-to...

After telling Taletha Coles to get a job/pay her restitution, the judge gave the ex-Fairfield Township trustee a warning as she let out a heavy sigh at the end of her hearing. “Be careful, Ms. Coles.” The scene in court today. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/judge-tell...

“As a human being, if you’re leaving your shopping cart out in the parking lot? I’m judging you.” -Stephanie White, @purduewbb.bsky.social legend/ @indianafever.bsky.social coach, on on-court/off-court intangibles she watches for when putting together a team www.basedinlafayette.com/p/stephanie-...

The Purdue legend and new Indiana Fever coach talks about her days on campus, coaching Caitlin Clark and why evaluating talent extends to what you do with your shopping cart in the parking lot. Stephanie White: ‘No better time to be a woman in sport.' www.basedinlafayette.com/p/stephanie-...

Things got salty for Gov. Mike Braun Wednesday night at the Tippecanoe Co. Fairgrounds Coliseum. Greeted by protest at a GOP-sponsored town hall, Braun told the crowd he'd meet w/each one individually after a contentious Q&A. And he did. This was the scene. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/braun-gree...

"If anyone thinks there is waste or excess, do tell, because things are always tight.” As a Senate committee tones down @GovBraun's property tax plan, Greater Lafayette cities/schools push back on assumptions that they have room to shoulder hefty cuts. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/brauns-pro...

As a bill that rolls back DEI in schools, state government and other agencies w/state funding clears the Indiana Senate, why Lafayette state Sen. Ron Alting joined four Republicans in voting no. 'We are taking steps backwards.' Details in latest BiL: www.basedinlafayette.com/i/156700203/...

LSO, Elvis, ‘Hadestown,’ gallery openings and a few punks. Five prime ideas to get things lined up. It's a Tim's Picks Thursday at Based in Lafayette. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/tims-picks...

'We couldn’t get it to fit where we had it.' Tippecanoe County scraps a juvenile detention center plan next to Cary Home. Another, more expensive, proposal being weighed now. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/juvenile-d...

Purdue remains mum as a Senate bill puts student IDs on the ropes as valid voter identification. Election security? Local senators say they understand that for Purdue, the university just wants out of the voter ID business. Details after #SB10 advances: www.basedinlafayette.com/i/156493837/...

Full slate: ➡️ WL's Adriana Harmeyer in ‘Jeopardy’ ToC semi today ➡️Dylan's coming to Elliott Hall ➡️Rezoning plan shaking things up at a Purdue-backed subdivision gets past blowback ➡️ Lafayette trash rules OK'd ➡️A key change in pipeline bill And more: www.basedinlafayette.com/p/a-full-sla...

Lafayette is about to update the rules on Garbage Day. Proposed ordinance includes what can and can’t be put at the curb. First vote lined up for Monday night. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/lafayette-...

The statewide water regulation bill getting the best traction early in the Indiana General Assembly session cleared a Senate committee last week. Why it came with a lone no vote from a local senator, as LEAP pipeline murmurs persist just off stage. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/why-one-in...

Crime was up slightly in Lafayette in key categories in 2024, but still well down from a decade earlier. LPD Chief Scott Galloway sees it ‘as a good thing,’ and hopes the community feels that way, too. A Q&A, in today's edition of Based in Lafayette. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/q-and-a-lp...

Purdue President Mung Chiang says the university is trying to minimize enrollment surprises in wake of another applications record. Meanwhile, he doesn't commit on faculty questions about DEI executive orders, Statehouse bill impacts for campus. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/chiang-pur...

After what's been a busy decade, outgoing GLC CEO Scott Walker offers up the easiest things to sell about Greater Lafayette and Purdue, along with the hardest, as he heads for a similar economic development role in southwest Louisiana. An exit interview. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/an-exit-in...

Jennifer Teising threatens a lawsuit over back pay and more after being booted as Wabash Township trustee. She's seeking $834K, 20 times more than township board offered in a proposed settlement last summer. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/teising-th...

With a $25M grant announced in 2023 but finalized this week, here's a look at Wabash River pedestrian/bike bridge plan, along with more new trails along – and over – the river in and around Lafayette/West Lafayette. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/with-25m-g...

Five ideas to get your weekend started. Tim’s Picks: Colder, Colder, Warmer … www.basedinlafayette.com/p/tims-picks...

Serving a 130-year sentence in Delphi murders of Abby Williams and Libby German, Richard Allen raises four issues his attorneys say would have turned his 2024 trial www.basedinlafayette.com/p/richard-al...

Scenes from Main Street: Lafayette Christmas Parade 2024. An expanded gallery in today's Based in Lafayette. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/scenes-fro...

“Thank you for giving me the sky." As she heads into retirement, former Indiana Teacher of the Year Kathy Nimmer revels in the small moments amid big awards from her own career as she encourages a new generation of teachers. In today's Based in Lafayette. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/an-indiana...

If holiday playlists are your thing ... A BiL Holiday Playlist grows through December. How you can add three of your own: www.basedinlafayette.com/p/a-bil-holi...

Here’s the deal … www.basedinlafayette.com/f8f7c2ed

'Candidly, were a little surprised with the concern raised. But that's on us.' Old Town taps brakes at Purdue’s Provenance after homeowners say Carmel-based developer’s rezoning request is going back on promises.

Starting today, through Christmas, Based in Lafayette will curate three holiday/seasonal songs a day from folks around Greater Lafayette. Along with: how you can add your three tracks. A holiday playlist starts here. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/a-holiday-...

This and that: A Community Feast edition Bonus cut: Some behind the scenes turkey prep for the LUM Thanksgiving Community Feast www.basedinlafayette.com/p/this-and-t...

“I’m comfortable saying that the $1,000 doesn’t fully compensate for what the transportation plan did, in teachers’ minds." Frustration lingers as LSC approves teacher contract. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/frustratio...

When I try to explain to the uninitiated what the Based in Lafayette reporting project is all about, this bit of news about manhole covers on your daily commute comes close. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/leveling-o...

Homeowners say they took a leap of faith when buying into Provenance, a subdivision key to Purdue's Discovery Park District Now,they say a Carmel-based developer is reneging on original promises by rezoning to put up apts instead of more owner-occupied homes www.basedinlafayette.com/p/homeowners...

SK hynix’s $3.87B chip facility will be second in Indiana to get big incentives from an Innovation Development District. First, West Lafayette has to get out of the way, even as it deals with IEDC over city's cut of the tax revenues. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/wl-clears-...

What’s everyone’s experience with the new two-way Third and Fourth streets in downtown Lafayette?

Is your house one of 3,200 in Lafayette up for lead water line replacement in the next 10 years? Check here with this new database. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/is-your-ho...

A deal for new the new basedinlafayette.com folks over here. Through Sunday. Tell your friends. Tell the people you don’t like all that much. Details … www.basedinlafayette.com/p/still-on-1...

Cool new mural on at GrowLocal Urban Garden on Erie Street. Cool chance to help a crowdfunding challenge aimed to spread the good from 20 GrowLocal community gardens in Lafayette. Details here: www.basedinlafayette.com/i/151729357/...

The buffer wheel on Netflix got no votes. But maybe you did. Counting the 499 presidential write-ins cast by Tippecanoe County voters on Nov. 5 ... and other election certification takeaways. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/counting-p...

Restitution paid so far by Taletha Coles, convicted former Fairfield Township trustee? $20, prosecutors say. Prosecutors want a hearing to discuss that situation, a new court filing says: www.basedinlafayette.com/i/151729357/...

A mission statement, of sorts. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/what-am-i-...

A mission statement, of sorts. www.basedinlafayette.com/p/what-am-i-...