Fees proposed for WL pay as you throw WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - West Lafayette decides on preliminary fees for the pay as you throw trash concept are decided. The system will charge residents depending on the amount of garbage they toss. A work group refining the ordinance determined a structure for the plan. Here's how it breaks down: The proposed plan would be a two tiered system. A $9 monthly fee will remain for any can up 48 gallons. A premium trash service would charge $15 for a 96 gallon city toter. Stickers for extra bags that won't fit into the cans up to 36 gallons would be $2 a piece. Bulk items would cost $10 to be removed. Financial consultant to the city, Jim Treat, said with the current monthly fe... Child left on bus, weather sub-freezing TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - Termination is the recommendation being made for a substitute bus driver who left a child on the school bus in sub-freezing temperatures. The incident took place Tuesday afternoon. Chris Daughtry, the Tippecanoe School Corporation Director of Transportation, said a second grade girl from Woodland Elementary fell asleep during the bus ride home, then awoke alone in the transportation parking lot. The child then walked across old U.S. 231 to Walgreens where a good Samaritan helped her call for help at around 5:00 p.m. Daughtry said what happened was unfortunate and intolerable. "When they got here to the base, they simply fail... 2 children & 1 adult injured in crash TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) - Three people were injured in a crash early Wednesday evening in Tippecanoe County. Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Deputy Randy ... 4th-Ranked-Purdue-Now-14-0 WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Robbie Hummel and JaJuan Johnson posted double-doubles to lead 4th-ranked Purdue to a 79-60 victory over Minnesota Tuesday, January 5 at Mackey Arena. The victory ups the Boilermakers' unbeaten record to 14-0 and matches the 1993-1994 team with the best starts in the history of the men's basketball program. The win was also the Boilermakers' 500th in program history at Mackey Arena. Hummel scored 18 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Johnson tallied 16 points and snared 10 rebounds. E'Twaun Moore scored 18 points and Chris Kramer chipped in with 15 points. The win also improves the Boilermakers' conference record to 2-0. More fiscal challenges in 2010 LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Lafayette Mayor Tony Roswarski gave the State of the City Address at the January 2010 city council meeting. Roswarski spoke about the financial challenges 2009 brought the city. He expects more fiscal obstacles in 2010, but he looks forward to several city projects being completed. "As we move into 2010, we do so with optimism. The 600 new jobs that came with Alorica are being filled. The conveyance tunnel under downtown to address our Combined Sewer Overloads will be complete. The old Bridgeway Apartments are gone and the new Chatham Square will begin to emerge. Veterans Memorial Parkway will be formally dedicated in the spring, and the Concord Road im... Logansport Fire Chief Bob McMinn injured during overnight blaze LOGANSPORT, Ind. (WLFI) - Logansport's Fire Chief is in a Fort Wayne hospital after being injured during an overnight blaze. Logansport Assistant Fire Chief ... Weather even too cold for construction LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - Many construction workers have been braving the cold, but because the temperature has been so frigid, Milestone Contractors halted its construction projects Monday. "We thought it would be in our best interest to keep our workers to keep them at home," explained Mark Andrews of Milestone Contractors. "The temperatures are just too dangerous for the guys. It is alright for the guys that are sitting in the equipment and it is still pretty cold for them unless they have an enclosed cab. The guys that have to work on the ground, that is not safe for them to be out in these temperatures, especially with the wind chills the way they are." Andrews said Milesto... Cover up to avoid sticking in the cold LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - If you spend any time outside, be sure to bundle up. Many of us are familiar with the scene in the Christmas Story where Flick is triple-dog-dared to stick his tongue on a freezing flag pole. As Flick found out, if you don't cover up your body parts in the cold, you could be the one stuck to something. As temperatures sink make sure you think or uncovered body parts could stick. "We have children who do the double dog dare and put their tongues on a wet cold pole," said Dr. Jill Grant an emergency room phyiscan at Home Hospital. Turns out it's fairly common to become frozen to objects. Fingers often freeze to something they touch in frigid... City extends loans to cover costs WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - A delay in property tax payments from the county prompts the City of West Lafayette to move money between accounts. The Board of Works voted to extend temporary loans to the city from the Wastewater Utility. Clerk Treasurer Judy Rhodes said this will help the city make payroll and pay bills as it waits for a settlement from the county. The settlement includes money from property and income taxes. Rhodes said the city council authorized over $5 million in loans from the utility last year. It was to be re-paid by December 31, 2009. The city now has until March 2010 to repay the loans. "It's the most efficient use of our funds, it will save the... Montgomery Co. soldier killed overseas AP CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. (WLFI) - The Associated Press is reporting that a 24-year-old soldier from Montgomery County has been killed while serving in ...