Purdue University trustees will take up a request Wednesday to give up ownership of WBAA, the NPR member station in West Lafayette.

West Lafayette and Lafayette are among an estimated 50 local governments in the state pursuing lawsuits against manufacturers and distributors of prescription opioids for damages caused by the opioid crisis.

Each school district will be on an extended spring break, which will end on March 31. On April 1, classes will resume using remote instruction, which will continue until at least April 3.

The decision came after Purdue University's move to offer an assortment of menstrual care products for free in campus bathrooms.

West Lafayette School Superintendent Rocky Killion confirmed Friday the parent of a West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School student tested negative for coronavirus.

The parent of a West Lafayette Junior-Senior High School student is being tested for the coronavirus, according to an e-mail sent by West Lafayette School Superintendent Rocky Killion Thursday.

The tax incentives approved Monday by the West Lafayette City Council came ahead of the expected start of construction this month of that plant near the Purdue Airport.

Out-of-state Purdue University students who want to vote in local elections will soon have a free way to get a valid Indiana ID without giving up other forms of identification.

Fire officials say the close proximity of the homes to one another may have played a role in how quickly the flames spread during a fire that leveled five homes and damaged at least three others.

The facility in Purdue Universitys Discovery Park District Aerospace will produce Saabs portion of the T-X military trainer jet for the U.S. Air Force.