The goal is for the committee to help in the criminal prosecution of people who neglect animals.

Reporters were able to talk with public health nurse Khala Hochstedler until a few minutes before 1 p.m. Friday, when she claimed they had to leave the building.

Police in Lafayette and the sheriff's office in surrounding Tippecanoe County said that high water early Thursday forced some roads to be closed in the area.

Tippecanoe County has become Indiana's ninth with a declared public health emergency - an intermediate step in establishing a needle exchange in the county.

Unlike many races this fall, this one has remained focused on the issues, with consistent civility between the candidates. That's left more time for talk of mental health care improvements.

After a lengthy and spirited public debate, the Lafayette City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve an amendment adding gender identity protections to the city's human relations ordinance.

Higher Society of Indiana Inc. says the county violated the First Amendment when the commissioners denied the group's request to hold a June 17 rally on the courthouse grounds.

Indiana Department of Transportation officials believe they have a fix for the closed Interstate 65 bridge in Tippecanoe County. But, it'll still be several more weeks until that's in place.