In rural America, access to obstetric (OB) and maternal health care has been declining while maternal mortality is rising, according to a 2024 research article on the topic published by the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Following the historic House v NCAA settlement, allowing college athletes to be paid directly by their universities, Ball State Director of Athletics Jeff Mitchell released a statement on the future of Ball State sports.
On June 6, Ball State University held a public hearing regarding its stance on tuition and fee increase rates.
Year-round, "First Thursdays" take place in Downtown Muncie. For the month of June, the event was called the "Brink of Summer ArtsWalk" and showcased a multitude of vendors for visitors.
When former Delta football player Palmer Samuels first hurt his right leg, he was optimistic because he was only a freshman at the time. The second time it happened, he was a junior and was concerned.
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) will resume construction on Tillotson Avenue early this month, with work ending in late October according to a press release from I&M.
Charges against the senator were delayed since January due to legislative immunity protections during the 2025 session.
The opening night of the 2025 Yorktown Farm & Artisan Market took place May 30, despite the potential rain forecast.
Food accessibility has long been a well-documented problem, and swaths of its landscape have been termed “food deserts.” Dollar stores have worsened this.
Miller has been placed on administrative leave “effective immediately”, according to an official May 28 statement from the City of Muncie.
Hoosiers will no longer be allowed to purchase candy and soda using taxpayer-funded food assistance, making Indiana the first state to receive a federal waiver for the restriction.
Retired Ball State Department of Media Professor Dr. Maria Williams-Hawkins has died. Hawkins retired last month after 30-plus years at the university.
For the 2024-25 academic year, the Poole & Large administration was led by President Noah Poole and Vice President Brenna Large. The Daily News completed its yearly evaluation of how the administration delivered on its promises.
As we review the SGA Executive Board this year, let’s look back at what happened during Poole and Large’s administration.
Muncie Central High School is beginning a “freshman academy” to ease the transition for middle school students.
Two voter and civic advocacy groups and an Indiana University student are suing the state over a new law that bans the use of student IDs for voting. The suit alleges the SEA 10, signed into law last month, “severely burdens” young people’s ability to vote without any justification.
Indiana is suspending the application period for a Digital Opportunity Grant program, which opened April 30, under orders from President Donald Trump’s administration.
Ball State ended the year with a 8-0 loss to Miami.
Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church, according to the Associated Press (AP).
Ball State University celebrated its 201st commencement ceremony on May 3 at Worthen Arena, where thousands of guests gathered to honor the graduating class of 2025.
