Murder suspect claims to have been across town during killing

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — A 74-year-old man was hospitalized early Tuesday after his 64-year-old wife shot him in the leg, Sheriff Bob Goldsmith says. Theresa Gevers faces a preliminary charge of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon after she pointed a small handgun at her husband and fired a single shot, Goldsmith says.

Tippecanoe County Coroner Costello says the inmate was a 42-year-old Black male. His autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. Costello says the inmate was a 42-year-old Black male. The autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Tippecanoe County Coroner has released the identity of a man found dead with a gunshot wound ,Sunday at Pheasant Run apartments. Officials said the victims name is Michael McCord Jr., a 21-years-old from Rockford, IL. Preliminary cause of death was multiple gunshot wounds. Officers responded...

A Lafayette business owner has been dropped by her landlord for something she says was not her fault. News 18's Pari Apostolakos spoke to the business owner and tells us why she is "devastated" after a shootout that happened near her business is forcing her to cancel bookings. Landlord terminates...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Lafayette Police said the information on a case involving a 3-year-old will be sent to the Prosecutors Office for review. Correction: While we originally reported LPD was not filing charges, LPD stated they don't file the charges and the case be turned over to the Prosecutors Office where charges may be filed.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Police say two adults and two teenagers attacked a man with a hammer Sunday. Police arrested Daniel Rico-Cortes, 18, and Osvaldo Ortiz-Rodriguez, 18, as well as a 17-year-old boy and 16-year-old boy. Officers found a 32-year-old man "severely beaten" with a hammer. He was taken...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — A concerning nationwide trend has cropped up close to home: toddlers and elementary-age children with access to guns. As we've reported, a 3-year-old boy accidentally shot himself Saturday at a home on Broadway Street in Lafayette. The shooting is the latest in a series of...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (IND) — Lafayette Police continue to investigate a late night shootout in Lafayette. According to Lt. Justin Hartman, police received several calls reporting gun shots around 11:50 p.m. on Saturday. Officers who were on duty in the area also heard shots fired. Multiple shell casings were found...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Neighbors are feeling concerned after a string of serious crimes across the city this weekend. The calls became so frequent Lafayette Police Department was forced to call in back-up from off-duty officers. As we've reported, a southside neighborhood was rocked over the weekend after a...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Lafayette Police Lieutenant Justin Hartman tells News 18 a man was found dead with a gunshot wound at Pheasant Run apartments early Sunday morning. Officers responded to a shots fired call near Bay Pointe and Pheasant Run Drive around 12:45 a.m. Hartman said this looks...

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — Mrs. Tippecanoe County, Rachael Stainko, stopped by the WLFI studio to talk about the upcoming Mrs. Indiana Pageant. Rachael will be representing Tippecanoe County at the Mrs. Indiana Pageant in South Bend on Saturday, March 4. Rachael sat down with News 18's Marlee Thomas...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski gave his State of the City Address Monday night at Lafayette City Hall. There were many different points of focus. He started off talking about decreasing crime rates and the success of the emergency services in Lafayette. Crime numbers are measured in...

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — Today is the State of the Cities Address for the Greater Lafayette area. This year not only will there be an address. but also a new discussion with both Mayors led by the Indiana Governor himself. Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb will be at the...

In his final address to the City Council tonight, Dennis highlighted several accomplishments, most notably the annexation of Purdue University into West Lafayette. He also touted the strides made with infrastructure, like the State Street project. West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis delivers final State of the City Address. Dennis will...

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — As his final term as Mayor comes to a close, West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis received the highest honor the Governor can give. Governor Eric Holcomb presented him with the Sagamore of the Wabash award at Monday's State of the Cities panel. After remarks...

LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — Local residents can take advantage of free massage sessions on the Ivy Tech Community College Lafayette campus. The Lafayette campus is once again offering free massage therapy sessions. The services to the public help students in the Therapeutic Massage programs learn real world skills they...

TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — The Faith East Community Center is holding a Skate Park Community input night. As News 18 has previously reported, the Skate Park is being replaced by locker rooms for the nearby Faith Christian School. The meeting is being held to discuss possible directions to...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — There are multiple Businesses popping up along Sagamore Parkway in West Lafayette. The increase in retail comes at an interesting time with many saying we are in the ‘retail apocalypse.’. The retail apocalypse is a term used in reference to many in-person businesses...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) — For 8 hours Sunday, Purdue University student Gabe MacPhail camped outside of Mackey arena in hopes of getting a golden ticket, a season pass to Purdue basketball games. He told News 18 there were no trash cans, and no staff in sight as a...

So we had two-surge Arctic outbreak West, Plains & Midwest to end January & move into February, a two-surge Arctic outbreak in the Northeast that side-swiped, then briefly teased us. Now, +EPO is doing its thing with surge of warmth, but it will get colder Friday-Saturday. However, that is short-lived. Next round of Arctic air is mid-month, but that looks short-lived.....