Balint Szalavari joined WLFI in May of 2018 as the weekend meteorologist and a multi-platform journalist.
Balint Szalavari joined WLFI in May of 2018 as the weekend meteorologist and a multi-platform journalist.
Balint graduated from Ball State University with a major in professional meteorology and minors in both German and telecommunications. During his time in college, Balint interned at WISH-TV and was a weather forecaster for NewsLink Indiana, BSU’s television station.
Having grown up in Indianapolis, Balint is excited to remain close to home as he begins his professional career.
In his free time, Balint enjoys spending time with his family, mountain biking, off-roading, and exercising.
Balint is passionate about the weather and news and loves coming to work every day. Please feel free to contact him with any story ideas!
While daily COVID cases have seen a recent decrease, Tippecanoe County Health Officer Dr. Jeremy Adler believes this is partly due to a decrease in testing over the holidays.
More than 300 health care workers were expected to receive the first round of the COVID-19 in Tippecanoe County Friday.
Tippecanoe County and several local communities are receiving their share of more than $100 million in grant money.
Lafayette leaders are encouraging shoppers to purchase gift card this season to help local businesses.
A COVID-19 vaccine could make its way to Indiana within the next few months.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has issued a draft operating permit for the facility.
The community college is offering a free Virtual College 101 event this Thursday, November 5th from 6 pm to 8 pm.
University Police are reminding students to follow safety guidelines outlined in the Protect Purdue Pledge after large gatherings in bars and off campus tailgates.
Fallen leaves combined with wet roadways are an increase driving hazard during this time of year.
A new asphalt spray is helping the City of Lafayette save tens of thousands of dollars annually.
Data is updated nightly.
| County | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Marion | 81069 | 1296 |
| Lake | 44121 | 665 |
| Allen | 31797 | 541 |
| Hamilton | 28178 | 303 |
| St. Joseph | 26684 | 369 |
| Elkhart | 24057 | 340 |
| Vanderburgh | 18519 | 213 |
| Tippecanoe | 17305 | 121 |
| Johnson | 14398 | 284 |
| Porter | 14342 | 159 |
| Hendricks | 13793 | 241 |
| Madison | 10509 | 212 |
| Vigo | 10432 | 171 |
| Clark | 10151 | 129 |
| Monroe | 9029 | 108 |
| Delaware | 8782 | 129 |
| LaPorte | 8721 | 153 |
| Kosciusko | 7846 | 77 |
| Howard | 7834 | 137 |
| Warrick | 6367 | 90 |
| Hancock | 6332 | 97 |
| Bartholomew | 6242 | 94 |
| Floyd | 6098 | 105 |
| Wayne | 5903 | 156 |
| Grant | 5799 | 109 |
| Dubois | 5416 | 70 |
| Boone | 5314 | 67 |
| Morgan | 5123 | 88 |
| Marshall | 4924 | 84 |
| Henry | 4911 | 64 |
| Cass | 4690 | 60 |
| Noble | 4587 | 57 |
| Dearborn | 4545 | 44 |
| Jackson | 4131 | 45 |
| Shelby | 4011 | 78 |
| Lawrence | 3794 | 75 |
| Clinton | 3636 | 39 |
| Gibson | 3550 | 56 |
| DeKalb | 3363 | 63 |
| Montgomery | 3338 | 51 |
| Harrison | 3260 | 42 |
| Knox | 3254 | 39 |
| Miami | 3082 | 43 |
| Steuben | 3049 | 40 |
| Adams | 2944 | 35 |
| Whitley | 2923 | 25 |
| Wabash | 2916 | 45 |
| Ripley | 2908 | 45 |
| Putnam | 2824 | 47 |
| Huntington | 2812 | 57 |
| Jasper | 2807 | 33 |
| White | 2657 | 38 |
| Daviess | 2607 | 72 |
| Jefferson | 2485 | 38 |
| Fayette | 2413 | 48 |
| Decatur | 2412 | 82 |
| Greene | 2324 | 60 |
| Posey | 2300 | 26 |
| Wells | 2285 | 47 |
| LaGrange | 2234 | 61 |
| Clay | 2164 | 32 |
| Scott | 2164 | 37 |
| Randolph | 2075 | 40 |
| Jennings | 1913 | 35 |
| Sullivan | 1885 | 31 |
| Spencer | 1799 | 17 |
| Fountain | 1786 | 25 |
| Washington | 1750 | 18 |
| Starke | 1707 | 41 |
| Jay | 1620 | 21 |
| Fulton | 1588 | 29 |
| Owen | 1578 | 37 |
| Carroll | 1513 | 15 |
| Orange | 1505 | 33 |
| Rush | 1481 | 18 |
| Perry | 1453 | 27 |
| Vermillion | 1443 | 33 |
| Franklin | 1425 | 33 |
| Parke | 1278 | 8 |
| Tipton | 1273 | 32 |
| Pike | 1131 | 25 |
| Blackford | 1070 | 22 |
| Pulaski | 946 | 37 |
| Newton | 890 | 20 |
| Brown | 855 | 30 |
| Benton | 841 | 10 |
| Crawford | 747 | 9 |
| Martin | 692 | 13 |
| Warren | 653 | 7 |
| Switzerland | 617 | 5 |
| Union | 606 | 3 |
| Ohio | 464 | 7 |
| Unassigned | 0 | 374 |
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