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25 states and the District of Columbia ban conversion therapy for minors in part or in full. In Indiana, bills prohibiting conversion therapy have been introduced without moving forward.

After their visit to the White House the two pardoned turkeys, named Peanut Butter and Jelly, were moved into new accommodations, which include a large coop and a fenced-in yard at Purdue University.

West Lafayette City Council approves ban on facial recognition technology

Tippecanoe School Corporation teacher named Indiana Teacher of the Year

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb, Purdue President Mitch Daniels, and officials with Saab gathered in West Lafayette Wednesday for the grand opening of a new manufacturing and research facility.

Credit Ben Thorp / WBAA Purdue University and the City of West Lafayette both announced on Friday they will reinstate indoor mask mandates for students, staff, and visitors to campus or city buildings regardless of vaccination status. In their decision, Purdue officials cited both new guidance from the CDC and concerns about local hospital capacity. Local hospital officials have warned they are already full from a mix of COVID-19 and unrelated illnesses. “Like everyone we hope the worst of t...

William and Kate will visit Scotland for a week PRINCE William will visit sustainable projects across Scotland ahead of a climate change conference in Glasgow.  Cop26 is to be at the heart of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s week-long trip, which begins today.  The couple are in Scotland due to William’s role as Lord High Commissioner, the Queen’s representative at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. As well as attending the meeting in Edinburgh, he will also watc...

Racism is the idea that one racial group is inferior or superior to another, and has the social power to carry out and benefit from systemic discrimination. This applies to most, if not all, institutions in this country, including public media. Anti-Blackness and white supremacy shape both the institutional policies and practices of society and shape the cultural beliefs and values that support racist policies and practices. White supremacy is the political and socio-economic system that allows...

The Tippecanoe County Health Department offered updates on Wednesday as the county moved into the red on the state’s COVID-19 advisory map for the first

Investigation Underway Into Shots Fired Into Tippecanoe County Democratic Party Building Ben Thorp/WBAA The Lafayette Police Department is investigating shots fired into the Tippecanoe County Democratic Party headquarters they say took place sometime overnight Wednesday. The vandalism at the county Democratic party headquarters appears to have coincided with pro-Trump extremists convergence on the U.S. Capitol, and the Indiana Democratic Party sees a link between the two.  The building’s fro...