Illini Pulls No Punches In Huge Win
WEST LAFAYETTE – Illinois had no trouble defeating Purdue, 48-14, in Big Ten football Saturday.
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Boilermaker Special: Purdue Upsets Nebraska
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue’s defense forced five turnovers to help the Boilermakers upset Nebraska 55-45 Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium.
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Purdue Seeking New Football Complex
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue will seek approval to build a $60 million football performance center on campus.
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Gophers Roll In West Lafayette
WEST LAFAYETTE – Minnesota finally found a solution for its stagnant offense Saturday. It gave the ball to powerful running back Shannon Brooks and let him beat up the Purdue defense. The freshman carried 17 times for a season-high 176 yards and changed the game with a 71-yard … Read More
Boilers Squander Chances Against Bowling Green
WEST LAFAYETTE – Purdue shot itself in the foot on several occasions to find itself on the wrong end of a 35-28 loss to Bowling Green Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium.
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Hokies Clobber Boilers
WEST LAFAYETTE – Virginia Tech kicked into second gear in the second half to pull away from Purdue, 51-24, Saturday afternoon.
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Boilers Level After Big Win
WEST LAFAYETTE – Austin Appleby threw four touchdown passes to help Purdue to its first football win of the season, 38-14, over Indiana State.
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Martinsville Man Facing Multiple Charges
WEST LAFAYETTE — Justin Ewert, 23, of Martinsville, IN, was arrested Aug. 5 in West Lafayette on charges of impersonating a police officer. A West Lafayette police officer observed Ewert “leap frogging through traffic” and driving recklessly in a black and gray Ford Crown Victoria on a busy … Read More
Purdue Trustees Approve Tuition Freeze, Pay Increase
Purdue University’s board of trustees has approved plans to freeze tuition for resident, non-resident and international students at the West Lafayette campus for the next two years. The board also endorsed a proposed operating budget which includes a merit pay increase of 3.5 percent for employees in West … Read More
Warsaw Ranked Fourth ‘Best’ City In The State
A recent study by Niche.com ranked Warsaw among the top five cities in the state. Ranked fourth, Warsaw was scored on a variety of factors including local education, crime rates, demographics, housing income and weather. According to Niche, Warsaw, which was ranked a large town with 13,907 people, … Read More
Students Petitioning To Name Firefly Indiana’s State Insect
A second grade class from Cumberland Elementary School in West Lafayette is asking state legislators to name the firefly as Indiana’s official state insect. Maggie Samudio’s class was learning about the 50 states when one student asked why Indiana doesn’t have a state insect. The class decided to … Read More
Amazon Launches Pickup/Drop-off Location At Purdue
Amazon held a grand opening today of Amazon@Purdue, the company’s first ever staffed order pickup and drop-off location, housed in the Krach Leadership Center on Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus. Amazon@Purdue will give students a convenient, money-saving option for receiving textbooks and other supplies from Amazon, as well … Read More
Indiana Teacher Finalist For National Award
Indiana Teacher of the Year Kathy Nimmer is one of four finalists for the 2015 National Teacher of the Year award. Nimmer, an English teacher at William Henry Harrison High School in West Lafayette, was selected from a group of teachers from each state. The program is run … Read More
Sloppy Start Dooms Boilermakers
WEST LAFAYETTE – It started cold and dreary. It only got worse for the Purdue football team. Northwestern, riding off the momentum of a huge win last weekend at Notre Dame, continued to stay hot with a 38-14 over Purdue Saturday afternoon at Ross-Ade Stadium. Five Purdue turnovers … Read More
Gordon, Badgers Run All Over Boilers
WEST LAFAYETTE – Joel Stave threw two touchdown passes and Melvin Gordon ran for 205 yards Saturday as No. 25 Wisconsin defeated Purdue 34-16. The Badgers (7-2, 4-1 Big Ten) have won four straight overall and remained in a three-way tie atop the West Division with Nebraska and … Read More
Late Interception Helps Spartans Survive
WEST LAFAYETTE – Connor Cook threw three touchdown passes, Nick Hill ran for two scores and No. 8 Michigan State got a late interception return for a touchdown to hold off Purdue 45-31 Saturday. Purdue’s defense just couldn’t stop Michigan State, which amassed 532 total yards. It looked … Read More