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Hello Lafayette! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Police chase ends in fatal shooting near Lafayette's Schuyler Avenue roundabout
  • Lafayette ex-surgeon with notorious past faces new felony theft allegation.
  • What Clinton County planners will decide about a Lafayette firm's rezoning

Also on today's calendar: Wabash Valley Astronomical Society Open Meeting and Open House and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 59 degrees.
  • Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 81, low: 63.
  • Thursday: Humid with a shower possible, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Delphi man dies after police chase in Carroll, Tippecanoe counties (jconline.com) — A police pursuit from Delphi ended just north of Lafayette's Schuyler Avenue roundabout, where officers found a 32-year-old man dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. The chase began after a traffic stop in Carroll County and continued onto the Hoosier Heartland Highway before stop sticks disabled the vehicle in Tippecanoe County.
   

• Ex-surgeon whose attempted murder charge went national now accused of theft (jconline.com) — Lafayette police recently arrested former orthopedic surgeon Gregory Konrath on suspicion of felony theft, alleging he shoplifted dozens of items from a local Walmart. Konrath, who previously served prison time after a high-profile stalking conviction tied to an alleged murder plot, is on suspended sentences for earlier 2026 thefts, which prosecutors could now seek to revoke.
   

• Clinton County Area Plan Commission to Meet September 1 (clintoncountydailynews.com) — Clinton County's Area Plan Commission will meet Sept. 1 in Frankfort to consider several land-use requests, including a rezoning petition from Lafayette-based Purdy Concrete. Residents can attend to weigh in on agricultural-to-industrial changes and new minor subdivisions proposed in Ross, Kirklin, and Madison townships.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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