Austin Rich speaks in a drawl that makes one think of the Deep South. His voice has a twang to it that matches the vocal notes found is parts of Texas or Georgia that masks his Muncie heritage. Rich takes pride in his heritage, and his family. On his wrist, crawling up part of his forearm is a tattoo of flames. And on his shoulder is a tattoo of a firefighter talking to his son while walking into heaven.
Despite rainy weather, students and staff joined together to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr by participating the annual Unity March.
Some areas around Muncie are experiencing low water pressure due to a water main break downtown Monday morning.
Austin Rich and the men he works with consider their fellow fire fighters to be brothers in a family.
LAS VEGAS — A 23-year-old beauty queen from Kenosha, Wis., won the Miss America pageant Saturday in Las Vegas after singing opera and strutting in a white bikini and black beaded evening gown.
INDIANAPOLIS — A light snowfall that blanketed Indianapolis gave the city a chance to test its snow-removal strategy for the Super Bowl — a plan intended to prevent a repeat of the traffic snarls that plagued last year's game in Dallas.
Ball State Dance Marathon's Tacky Prom was canceled Friday night as a result of an inspection that shut down Cleo's Bar and Grill on Thursday.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Ex-presidential candidate John Edwards has a serious heart condition that will require a medical procedure next month and his illness limits his travel including for an upcoming court case over possible campaign violations, his doctor told a judge, who delayed the trial.
NORTH JUDSON, Ind. — The funerals of three of the four soldiers with an Indiana-based National Guard unit who were killed in Afghanistan have been scheduled.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Democrats want voters to decide the fate of a right-to-work bill or else they'll continue stall tactics designed to derail the contentious legislation, the House minority leader said Friday.
Thursday's dusting of snow, and the forecasted two to three inches by Friday morning, is just the beginning of the delayed season for winter weather.
After going to school day in and day out, some students are looking for a little more excitement. Thankfully, Ball State offers a wide variety of options to study abroad.
LIMA, Peru — Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the 2010 murder of a young Peruvian woman he met at a Lima casino who was killed five years to the day after the unsolved disappearance in Aruba of an American teen in which he remains the main suspect.
A new bill could make Ball State and other state universities pay more when buying properties.
Forty-nine years after Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about his dream, Ball State will be hosting a week of events in his honor.
Two months ago, alumnus Alex Reid was at a bar with friends, trying to request a song from the disc jockey and struggling to be heard over the loud music.
INDIANAPOLIS — Purdue University will begin a shift to a year-round, trimester-based academic calendar this summer.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — When you're trying to clear nearly 15 feet of snow, a regular shovel just isn't going to cut it.
TEHRAN, Iran — A former U.S. Marine interpreter arrested while on a trip to visit his Iranian grandmothers has been sentenced to death as a CIA spy, state radio reported Monday, in a case likely to become a new flash point in the escalating tensions between Tehran's defiance over its nuclear program and Washington's efforts to impose more crippling sanctions.
INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mitch Daniels' top budget official is stepping down after being part of the Indiana governor's administration since he took office seven years ago.
