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Tippecanoe jail inmate's death ruled accidental
A Tippecanoe County Jail inmate who was found dead in the jail last month died of fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl intoxication, the coroner has ruled. No trauma or injury was found on Tameka Luckett, a 45-year-old from West Lafayette, during her autopsy, the coroner said in a news release Wednesday. Her death was ruled accidental.
Coroner rules Purdue student's death in plane crash a suicide
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The Tippecanoe County coroner ruled an April 11 plane crash that killed 20-year-old Purdue student Alexander Foss was a suicide. The coroner previously confirmed Foss was the only person on the plane, saying he died from multiple blunt force injuries due to the crash. The coroner...
All signs show red
Polls closed across Indiana at 6 p.m. Tuesday, concluding the primary election season and beginning the contentious campaigning season leading to the general election in November. Exactly 14,939 Tippecanoe County residents voted in the 2024 Primary Elections, according to Tippecanoe County’s final election summary report. Turnout was 13.01% of the...
Tippecanoe County Council at-large races sees victory for GOP incumbents, 3 new Democrats
LAFAYETTE, Ind.— The Tippecanoe County Council at-large primary election saw the nomination of three Republican incumbents, with three fresh Democrats moving forward into the fall for the general election. Tippecanoe County Councilman Kevin Underwood took the lead in the Republican primary with 25.32% of the vote, while fellow county...
Tippecanoe County Council at-large races called
Six of the ten candidates for Tippecanoe County at-large won their primaries and moved forward to the general election. The council oversees county finances, including approving and fixing all county department budgets, establishing salaries of county employees and fixing tax rates. Democratic nominees (10,715 votes) The Democratic ticket is united...
Tippecanoe County voter turnout is 'tepid' for Primary Election
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Tippecanoe County voter turnout was not impressive at the start of Election Day. The Election Board met at 8 a.m. Tuesday for a briefing on the turnout and problems for the 2024 Primary Election. As of that time, 957 voters had cast ballots in the first two hours of Tuesday's...
Baird and Holder win primaries for Indiana's 4th Congressional District race
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Shortly after votes began to come in, the Republican candidate for the Indiana's 4th Congressional District was announced to be incumbent Jim Baird. Democratic candidate Derrick Holder later was declared the winner for his party. This year saw five candidates vying for the 4th Congressional District...
Tippecanoe County Commissioners finalize land sale to TSC for expansion for $1.85 million
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Come Thursday, the Tippecanoe School Corp. will close on its land purchase of approximately 99 acres from Tippecanoe County at the purchase price of $1.85 million. Tippecanoe County Commissioners approved the transfer of the land, situated at the northeast corner Tippecanoe County Roads 50 West and...
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