Local police training Friday to handle animal fighting doesn’t mean an increase in dog fighting cases, officials said. A year after a Muncie man was convicted of running a dog-fighting ring, officers took part in classes aimed at teaching ways to investigate and respond to animal fighting calls. The director of American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ Blood Sports Field Investigations and Response team offered a free class Friday to Delaware, Henry, Madison and Allen counties’ animal control and uniformed road officers.
Jahwan Edwards tries to plan at least four trips home to Matthews, N.C., during the school year. But as life goes, the Ball State junior running back had to make an unexpected visit home.
MUNCIE (AP) — Muncie schools officials are beginning work to consolidate the city’s two high schools following an emotional decision by school board members to close Southside High School. The board voted 4-1 Monday night in favor of turning Southside into a middle school and moving its students to Central High School, creating one school with more than 1,700 students, The Star Press reported. The move marks the first time the city has had just one high school since 1961 and comes after years of discussion, including contentious town hall meetings in which some parents of Southside students vowed to leave the city rather than send their children to Central. Ultimately, the decision to close Southside was determined to be the most cost-effective for the district, which has seen its enrollment fall by 183 students this school year and has struggled under reduced state funding.
The third time may be the charm for Western Michigan, but not if Catie Fredrich and Lauren Grant can help it.
No freshman on Ball State’s roster has any plans of being a one-and-done to the NBA, but collectively, the youth has made an instant impact for the Cardinals. Outside of starting point guard Zavier Turner, nobody really knew what to expect from the new faces on Ball State’s roster.
Following a nationwide trend, a gender gap still exists between male and female faculty in the sciences at Ball State.
Students may get in tune with the social event network that is hooking up students from seven universities in Indiana with buzz-worthy happenings.
The power of music has revivified memories thought to be long lost in senior citizens with Alzheimer’s and dementia. A Ball State professor and students are striving to bring that power to Muncie’s elderly.
More than half of Hoosiers aren’t prepared for a disaster, according to a recent Indiana Department of Homeland Security study.
A Ball State student organization is looking to bring the Christmas spirit to children in need with a little help from students.
A development that will house Dick’s Sporting Goods and four or five other businesses is expected to be completed in six months, a city official said. The project, located on the 600 block of East McGalliard Road, is one in a string of developments that could offer future opportunities for Ball State students in architecture or engineering design, said Todd Donati, president of Delaware County Commissioners. “We are not just looking into labor forces entirely,” he said.
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Late Nov. 17, tornadoes swept across the Midwest. The storms struck Kokomo, Ind. particularly hard, prompting officials to temporarily place it under a state of emergency.
An Eaton, Ind., police officer said the department is investigating the accidental firing of a gun into Neely Avenue on Friday during a search for a potential armed person in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
• Culver’s will host a ground-breaking ceremony Friday on the corner of Wheeling Avenue and McGalliard. • Dick’s Sporting Goods will be part of the multi-million dollar development being built off McGalliard. • Chick-fil-A has seen success after opening in August.
KOKOMO, Ind. — The buzz of chainsaws cut through the chill Monday as shaken Indiana residents began cleaning up from at least 11 tornadoes that carved an angry path of destruction across 12 counties, injuring dozens but miraculously sparing lives.
_David Polaski is a junior journalism and telecommunications major and writes ‘Dave’s Digs’ for the Daily News.
Pete Lembo said it perfectly following Ball State’s loss to Northern Illinois.
When the lights turn on in the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio, the Ball State women’s volleyball team can’t afford to make mistakes. Not when one error could make the difference between a Mid-American Conference championship and leaving empty handed. As the pressure builds, so does the energy that seniors Jacqui Seidel and Kylee Baker play with.
Muncie’s supposed lack of tornadoes has been attributed to Indian roots and luck, but some experts explain Delaware County is no exception to twisters. Cailin Murray, an associate professor of anthropology, said she heard the myth that Chief Munsee blessed the area to keep severe weather away when she first came to Muncie. “I was very concerned about tornados coming from the Pacific Northwest,” she said.
