Officials in Oregon call for outside help as extreme weather fuels fires, a Russian hacker known as "bot master" to be sentenced in the US, California launches the largest free school lunch program in the US, fraud charges brought in second Wisconsin 2020 election case and Indiana University can require COVID-19 vaccinations makes up this week's five national stories.
Germany defends preparation for floods, Senegal sees a dramatic COVID-19 surge as a major holiday looms, South Korea removes banners at Olympic village after IOC ruling, US peace envoy visits Islamabad as Pakistan-Afghan ties sour and Cyprus showcases an ancient undersea harbor to draw tourists makes up this week's five international stories.
Muncie locals gathered at McCulloch Park July 17 to celebrate Juneteenth with speeches, music, food and games. The event was originally scheduled for June 19, but due to inclement weather, was moved to a new location and date.
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted two school years at this point, and while restrictions are loosening in the 2021-22 school year due to rising vaccination rates, indicators of the pandemic's impression on students remain.
TechWise Academy, a Muncie coding and computer science institution for children, launched a new online curriculum for third- through sixth-grade students with little or no coding experience.
Ball State’s executive leadership team started a new vaccination incentive program to further encourage students and faculty to get vaccinated for COVID-19 before the start of the fall semester. After a difficult school year shaped by social distancing and nontraditional methods of classroom instruction, Kathy Wolf, vice president for marketing and communications, said Ball State leaders were happy to roll out this new program.
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking all Hoosiers to remove bird feeders and baths until advised otherwise after reports of more than 280 songbirds becoming ill and dying after contracting an unknown illness.
Wildfires threaten homes and land across 10 Western states, Biden escalates fight for voting rights, US drilling approvals increase despite Biden's climate pledge, the death toll at a Miami-era condo collapse site climbs to 94 and Cubans in Miami talk of boating to island to back protests makes up this week's five national stories.
A Florida resident is detained as the latest suspect in the Haiti killing, two Jordanians are sentenced to 15 years over an alleged royal plot, France tries to slow the delta variant and boost vaccines, Italy erupts as Europe's soccer champions come home to Rome and China says it chased US warship out of disputed sea makes up this week's five international stories.
Amy Wyse, Ball State junior international business, economics and Spanish triple major, was in Yellowstone National Park when she missed a call from the Indiana governor’s office — a call letting her know she had moved onto the final round of interviews to fill the student representative position on the Ball State Board of Trustees.
Bob Mattax created the local organization ScrapCycle in June 2020 to tackle waste in the Muncie community through composting. Mattax graduated from Ball State in 2000 with a degree in communications and has called Muncie home ever since.
Vice President for Student Affairs Ro-Anne Royer Engle announced in a campus-wide email Ball State will be launching a vaccination incentive program beginning July 14 and lasting into the fall 2021 semester for students and staff.
Tropical Storm Elsa gaining strength, R. Kelly's lawyer wants trial delayed due to jail quarantine, building collapse lawsuits seek to get answers, hunting and poaching reduces Wisconsin's wolf numbers and flight delays hint at a hard summer for travelers makes up this week's five national stories.
Pope Francis is alert and well a day after intestinal surgery, Tropical Storm Elsa headed to landfall on central Cuba coast, Japan searches for dozens missing in a mudslide, Israel looks to renew a law that keeps out Palestinian spouses and Johnson says UK must live with virus as he announces easing makes up this week's five international stories.
With July 4 just around the corner, Muncie organizations are getting ready to celebrate the holiday.
The Ball State Board of Trustees held a special meeting July 1 to commemorate the success of the athletic department and renew the contracts of multiple coaches.
For more than 70 years, the historic McCormick building in Albany, Indiana, served as one of the financial pillars of the community as the production site of various household products. Now — after investments from businessman Clyde Shaffer — the building will have a new purpose as a wedding and event venue.
Beginning July 1, high schools will no longer be required to coordinate work permits for minors under the age of 18 in Indiana. Instead, employers that have hired five or more minors will register those employees in the Indiana Department of Labor’s new Youth Employment System (YES).
In an email announcement June 30, Ball State announced the schedule for July 24 commencement ceremonies in Worthen Arena and updated its COVID-19 policies for the event.
With the Brood X cicadas quieting down around Muncie, one local artist is interested in lifting their voices.
