A suspect is in custody after a Purdue University student was found dead inside a campus residence hall early Wednesday morning.

SkyWater Technology announces plan for a $1.8 billion dollar semiconductor plant in West Lafayette

The city joined Tippecanoe County and Lafayette, which approved similar resolutions last month, spurred on by area Human Rights Commissions and the local health department.

West Lafayette Mayor John Dennis announced Thursday he has been diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

West Lafayette Councilmember David Sanders said he will re-introduce a ban on the technology at the council’s meeting Monday night.

The beating occurred Monday at Harrison High School, the office said. The assailants caught the 15-year-old victim inside the restroom and wouldn’t let him leave.

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.

The rally was part of a two-stop trip to West Lafayette and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Sanders' visits to both Indiana and Iowa this weekend are being billed as a way to reach out to voters in more conservative areas.

Among other things, the coalition wants Duke Energy to retire its Gibson coal plant by 2030, stop burning coal at its Edwardsport plant and replace that energy through renewables and energy efficiency.

In their decision, Purdue officials cited both new guidance from the CDC and concerns about local hospital capacity.