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Employee who stole $250,000 from Lafayette church sentenced to 4 years

LAFAYETTE, IN — Julia Wonnacott will spend four years in prison, four years on community correction and four years on supervised probation for using her job as Heartland Community Church office administrator to enrich herself. Wonnacott, now 37, used church money to buy a house, to pay for vehicles, vacations and surgeries in Mexico. In 2023, she stole $250,000 of the church's money, according to prosecutors. She also opened lines of credit in the church's name with her as the authorized person to access the credit, which was $170,000, according to court documents. Between January 2024 and August 2024, when her four-year crime spree was discovered, Wonnacott stole $100,000 from the church, according to documents. It wasn't until the bank accounts were drained to zero that church officials noticed. She'd worked for the church since Feb. 1, 2020, through Aug. 30, 2024. Wonnacott, now 37, received her sentence Tuesday. According to Indiana law, she will have to serve 75% of her four-year prison sentence, and she already has two years' credit for pretrial detention, according to court records. After prison, she will serve four years on community corrections. But if she does not qualify for community corrections, she will serve

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Autopsy: Multiple injuries contributed to man’s death in Tippecanoe County crash

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Tippecanoe County Coroner’s Office has released the preliminary autopsy results for a Crawfordsville man who died after a single-vehicle crash near Lafayette. The crash happened just after 9:30 p.m. Saturday near the intersection of U.S. 52 South and 900 South. The driver, identified as Harold Morrison Jr., 74, was taken to […]

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Hear Wolves Howl Up Close At An Indiana Park Built Around Wolves, Foxes, And Bison

Every Saturday night, a pack of gray wolves lifts their voices across the Indiana countryside. Visitors gather close and howl right back. Would the wolves answer you? On a good night, they just might. The pack lives at a nonprofit research center founded in 1972. A university professor started it...

Battle Ground, IN · 1d

WKBN

‘Head over heels about it’: Canfield standout officially signs with Big 10 program

Canfield baseball's Anthony Groner signs with Purdue Boilermakers

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Journal & Courier

Judge refuses to postpone trial for accused gunman in judge's shooting

LAFAYETTE, IN — Raylen Ferguson, the man accused of shooting and wounding Tippecanoe Superior 2 Judge Steve Meyer, is scheduled for trial on Jan. 19 — one year and one day after the Jan. 18, 2026, assault at the judge's house. Ferguson's attorney, David Shircliff, asked to postpone the trial during a Tuesday hearing, saying they're not ready and still have not taken depositions of witnesses. But Shircliff also implied that the case might never go to a jury. “We have reached out to the state on some other issues, and we’re trying to work out possible other avenues than trial,” Shircliff said, without mentioning a plea agreement. “As the court knows, it’s just a very serious case," Shircliff said. "My client’s looking at basically the rest of his life in prison. He’s got a Level 1 (felony) with habitual (offender). We’re doing the best we can to turn over every stone and rock we can to figure out the best resolution. “The court’s probably aware, my client made a lengthy statement. So in some ways, we want to surgically decide who we need to depose.” Special Judge Lisa Swaim kept the Jan. 19 through Feb. 5 trial dates, for

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Final pretrial hearing delayed for man accused of plotting to shoot local judge

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Raylen Ferguson appeared in court before Judge Lisa Swaim Tuesday afternoon. As News 18 has previously reported, Ferguson is the alleged gunman in the plot to shoot Tippecanoe County Judge Steven Meyer. During the hearing, Ferguson’s defense team asked for a continuance in the case, wanting...

Tippecanoe County, IN · 2d

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Lafayette Franciscan Health adds new board-certified OB-GYN

Lafayette’s Franciscan hospital will be enlisting the work of a new board-certified specialist, according to a press release from Franciscan Health. The new doctor, Dr. Jasmine Johnson, specializes in obstetrics and gynecology with a focus on maternal fetal medicine. Specialists in this field typically work with high-risk pregnancies, according to Franciscan’s website.

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Small businesses in Lafayette say new federal THC ban has them scrambling for answers

On December 11th a federal ban on THC infused products will go into effect. The ban prohibits the sale of items with more than a .4 milligram THC content. Lafayette businesses say their questions haven’t been answered with only one month until the ban begins. They still don’t know what to do with the leftover product once the ban starts. The only thing they know of is downsizing their inventory.

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Crime log: What police reported at IU Indianapolis and Purdue in Indianapolis, Nov. 1-10

The IU Police Department at IU Indianapolis logged 51 cases reported from Nov. 1 through Nov. 10, according to its daily crime and fire log. Officers made arrests in six of them, and 11 were referred to university officials for review. Twenty-one of the 51 cases happened at Methodist, Riley...

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Journal & Courier

Lillie Graves has a chance at Indiana Miss Basketball history this season

LAFAYETTE — There is no higher individual honor in Indiana high school girls basketball than winning the Miss Basketball award. Handed out to the state’s top performing senior, the list of recipients in the 50-year history include multiple future college and WNBA stars. Amazingly, though, nobody from a high school in Lafayette city limits has won the prestigious honor. That could change this winter. McCutcheon is home to Lillie Graves , and she is an early frontrunner for the award in her senior season. It doesn’t take long to discover why. Rated a four-star recruit and ranked 60th nationally by ESPN, the Virginia Tech commit has become a prolific talent. She averaged 17.2 points, 7.2 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game last season on 47% shooting from the field for the Class 4A semi-state runner-up Mavericks , while also shooting a career-best 33% from behind the arc. More: Top returning 2026-27 girls basketball teams from Lafayette area Graves is also likely to break the Tippecanoe County scoring record set by Lafayette Jeff’s Maya Layton last year. Layton finished her career with 2,044 points, while Graves was at 1,565 before this season began — 479 points off. She has

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BLITZ’S CLASS 5A REGIONAL PRIMER: Warsaw at Lafayette Jeff

Outside the Huddle is breaking down every area regional matchup scheduled for this Friday. We continue in Class 5A as Warsaw (10-1) hits the road to take on Lafayette Jeff (9-2). TWO STORYLINES. 1. BACK AGAIN. After a one-and-done postseason last season, one year after reaching the state title game,...

Lafayette, IN · 1d

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Ohio visits Purdue following Jacobsen's 20-point game

Ohio Bobcats (2-0) at Purdue Boilermakers (1-2) BOTTOM LINE: Purdue hosts Ohio after Daniel Jacobsen scored 20 points in Purdue's 76-59 victory against the Illinois State Redbirds. Purdue went 30-9 overall with a 12-5 record at home during the 2025-26 season. The Boilermakers shot 49.9% from the field and 38.3%...

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Week 11 CFB Top 25 Picks: Purdue at No. 15 Iowa

Danny Kanell and Leger Douzable join Tommy Tran to give their picks for Purdue at No. 15 Iowa.

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West Lafayette native wins prestigious film scoring scholarship

West Lafayette native Sebastien Hollich has received Berklee College of Music's BMI Film Scoring Scholarship, an annual award recognizing a promising student composer. Hollich, a Berklee senior majoring in screen scoring, received the scholarship during the college's annual BMI Day on Nov. 2, according to a community announcement. The Screen Scoring Department selects the recipient based on musical ability, financial need and potential for career success. "Receiving this award has been one of the highlights of my Berklee experience thus far, and I’m incredibly grateful to BMI and the department for believing in my work," Hollich said. Hollich began pursuing media composition in ninth grade after hearing Lorne Balfe's score for "His Dark Materials." He taught himself composition and production for four years before college. At Berklee, Hollich is the Screen Scoring Department's student ambassador, vice president of the Student Government Association and president of the Film Scoring Network. His music has been recorded by professional musicians at Vienna Synchron Stage, and he produces showcase content for Vienna Symphonic Library. After graduation, Hollich hopes to work as an additional composer or composer's assistant and eventually establish his own scoring studio and production team. Berklee's BMI Day also included Emmy-nominated composer

West Lafayette, IN · 2d

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Purdue Women’s Basketball winning streak continues

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Purdue women’s basketball earned its third straight win to open the season, defeating Southeast Missouri State 73-50 on Tuesday. Hannah Wickstrom led the Boilermakers with 19 points, five rebounds and four assists. Jelena Bulajić and Taylor Henderson added 14 points each. Purdue coach...

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50 years after the death of a broadcast journalist, younger brother shares grief journey in new book

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - A new book is bringing attention to the story of a broadcast journalist who struggled silently with mental health at a time that no one talked about it. Former WLFI journalist Don Lambert was news director and the 5 and 6 p.m. anchor in the...

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Former members of the armed forces and American Legion Chaplain speak at Indiana Veterans Home

Today the Indiana Veterans Home celebrated Veterans Day with a ceremony. The ceremony included several speakers who are former members of the armed forces and a Chaplain with the American Legion. They spoke about their time in the service and what being able to speak today means to them. They went on to talk about the importance of honoring members of the military.

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Iowa vs. Purdue: Meet the Boilermaker's Top Talents, How Iowa Slows Them Down

Iowa's defense can win the day again with another strong performance. Here's who they need to shut down and how they can do so.