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Tippecanoe County (/ ˌ t ɪ p ə k ə ˈ n uː / TIP-ə-kə-NOO) is a county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana about 22 miles (35 km) east of the Illinois state line, less than 50 miles (80 km) from the Indianapolis metro area, and 130 miles (210 km) from Chicago.
Lafayette toured the United States in 1824 and 1825. [8] In its earliest days, Lafayette was a shipping center on the Wabash River. In 1838, Henry Leavitt Ellsworth, the first United States Patent Commissioner, published a booklet titled Valley of the Upper Wabash, Indiana, with Hints on Its Agricultural Advantages, to promote settlement of the ...
WLFI-TV presently broadcasts 22 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with four hours each weekday, 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 hours on Saturdays and one hour on Sundays); unlike most CBS affiliates in the Eastern Time Zone, the station's early evening newscast at 5 p.m. runs only for a half-hour, with the station opting to run syndicated programs during the 5:30 p.m. half-hour.
West Lafayette (/ ˌ l ɑː f i ˈ ɛ t, ˌ l æ f-/ LA(H)F-ee-ET) is a city in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, [2] approximately 65 miles (105 km) northwest of the state capital of Indianapolis and 113 miles (182 km) southeast of Chicago. West Lafayette is directly across the Wabash River from its sister city, Lafayette.
Chris Morisse Vizza, a 10-year veteran of WLFI-TV, was WPBY-LD's first news director. Sarah Blakely was the station's inaugural news anchor, broadcasting from a Waypoint-owned studio in Little Rock, Arkansas, [15] airing segments from Lafayette-based reporters. [16]
Alting was President of the Lafayette, Indiana City Council from 1995 to 1998. [2] He was first elected to the Indiana State Senate in 1998. [3] [4] He defeated Democratic nominee Michael Oxenrider in 2010, [5] was unopposed for reelection in 2014, [6] and was re-elected in 2018 against his Democratic opponent Sherry Shipley, a dean at Ivy Tech Community College. [4]
The Lafayette Journal & Courier is a daily newspaper owned by Gannett, serving Lafayette, Indiana, and the surrounding communities.It was established in 1920 through the merger of two local papers, the Journal and Free Press (established in 1829 under the name John B. Semans' Free Press) and the Courier (established in 1845).
Wea Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 31,660 and it contained 13,022 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 31,660 and it contained 13,022 housing units.