MOBILE, Ala. - A University of South Alabama police officer shot and killed an 18-year-old early Saturday morning. School officials said the nude, slightly built freshman took a "fighting stance" and chased the officer. Acquaintances said Gil Collar appeared to be intoxicated, because of alcohol or something else, as he took his clothes off, ran through the streets, screamed obscenities and claimed he was on a "spiritual quest" in the moments before he was killed.
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Neighborhood watch leader George Zimmerman will ask a Florida judge to delay his murder trial and request that Trayvon Martin's school records and information from the teen's social media accounts be released.
So far in 2012, Ball State (9-10) has faced a perfect storm of bad luck.
Dance marathon's first 5K run/walk came at a perfect time for a member of the Ball State Runners' Association.
Students were informed via public safety notice at approximately 7 a.m. Sunday of an armed robbery that took place in the early morning on New York Avenue and Abbott Street.
Students living near the site of last weekend's near-campus armed robbery said the neighborhood hasn't seemed dangerous lately, though it's still important to take reasonable precautions. -á
Thousands visited downtown Thursday for live entertainment in Muncie's newest venue and for the biggest ArtsWalk in 11 years. -á
Early Sunday morning, excited barks and yips erupted from the Quad. -á
MOBILE, Ala. - Classmates and friends are questioning why a police officer fatally shot a University of South Alabama freshman who was naked and had been banging on a window at police headquarters.
With the biennial Ryder Cup concluding last week in a historic collapse from the United States team, it was thought there would be at least some gloating time for European players.
For the second consecutive season, Ball State is 3-3 after starting the season 3-1. Four of its next six games are on the road, including a non-conference game on Oct. 27 at Army.
ATLANTA - The pharmacy that distributed a steroid linked to an outbreak of fungal meningitis has issued a voluntary recall of all of its products, calling the move a precautionary measure. -á
Despite losing its second straight game, Ball State's defense showed some of its most promising play of the season against Northern Illinois on Saturday.
Ball State's cross country team beat out Marian and Indianapolis University on Friday, finishing with a time of 18:49.08, a season best for the team.Country
For coach Craig Roberts, winning means more now that Ball State is among the Mid-American Conference's elite teams.
After what many thought was a step forward in a 3-2 win against Indiana, the Ball State field hockey team took a hit after suffering through a 0-2 weekend at Ohio and Ohio State.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind.- Opposition is growing among Indiana University employees to a proposal to lease campus parking spaces in exchange for a multimillion-dollar payout.
INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana's 2012 election cycle has highlighted a truism in politics: Money matters.
CAMDEN, N.J. - A masked man carrying a gun and a machete entered a parked car and opened fire on five young adults inside, killing the driver and a passenger and wounding the others, then pushed aside the driver's body and drove off with four of the victims inside, authorities said, in a startling burst of violence even for a city consistently ranked as one of the nation's most dangerous.
CARMEL, Ind. - Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence said Friday that his plan promoting two-parent households as a means of breaking children out of poverty would be limited to married couples, meaning gay couples in Indiana would be excluded. -á
