
Ron Wilkins
Breaking News Reporter at Journal & Courier
Breaking news reporter at the Journal & Courier, a history buff and a Civil War re-enactor.
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3 weeks ago |
jconline.com | Ron Wilkins
Purdue University's Indianapolis campus will be a dense, mixed-use development with high-rise buildings. The 28-acre campus master plan, approved by trustees, envisions accommodating 15,000 students. The plan emphasizes a balance of buildings and open spaces within the urban environment. Construction has begun on the first building, a 15-story Academic Success Building.
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3 weeks ago |
farmersadvance.com | Ron Wilkins
Ron WilkinsLafayette Journal & CourierTippecanoe County commissioners approved a one-year moratorium on industrial solar fields to review the current green-energy ordinance. The moratorium allows the county to study health, wellness and safety concerns related to solar fields and balance property owner rights with public safety. Although a proposed 1,700-acre solar field project by Geenex and RWE might be grandfathered in, future permits could be affected by the moratorium.
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3 weeks ago |
jconline.com | Ron Wilkins
Tippecanoe County commissioners approved a one-year moratorium on industrial solar fields to review the current green-energy ordinance. The moratorium allows the county to study health, wellness and safety concerns related to solar fields and balance property owner rights with public safety. Although a proposed 1,700-acre solar field project by Geenex and RWE might be grandfathered in, future permits could be affected by the moratorium.
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4 weeks ago |
jconline.com | Ron Wilkins
A Lafayette mother was arrested and charged with two counts of domestic battery after prosecutors say she struck a 3-year-old boy with a belt at his day care. Day care workers reported the incident to police after noticing swelling and bruising on the child's face about an hour after the woman left. The incident occurred in an unoccupied classroom at the day care facility, and video evidence of the alleged assault exists, officials said.
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4 weeks ago |
jconline.com | Ron Wilkins
A 3-year-old boy was found with injuries at a West Lafayette day care. The boy's mother was arrested on suspicion of neglect and battery. WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — Day-care workers noticed injuries on a 3-year-old boy in their facility and called police about 12:15 p.m. Wednesday. Officers arrived at the day care in the 2300 block of Yeager Road and discovered the boy suffered bruising and redness on his head, back and buttocks, West Lafayette police said.
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Official: Lafayette water's E. coli test a false positive, so don't worry about recent notices https://t.co/6ZaDMLxaIA via @jconline

Lafayette police take aim at single-night, transient-guest house parties https://t.co/2RgWW8mebH via @JCOnline

Purdue says students in 'low enrollment programs' will not be affected mid-degree https://t.co/aiQj9R9jVI via @jconline and @ellison_writes