An ordinance blocking large water withdrawals in Tippecanoe County advanced Monday.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb directed the Indiana Finance Authority Monday to take over a study looking into whether water in Tippecanoe County could be used to support a large industrial district in Lebanon.

Purdue University President Mung Chiang emphasized the school’s commitment to provide more housing to students in a media briefing given before his first full academic year as the school's leader.