When the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality on Friday, supporters of the decision ignited with celebration. There were people using #LoveWins, people rushing to wed. I even saw some people posting that the Human Rights Campaign needed to find something new to fight for. But marriage equality is a step not a leap.
When the Ball State men's basketball team takes a foreign tour to the Bahamas in August, head coach James Whitford is looking forward to more than game experience.
The rest of the country has taken notice of Pete Lembo's accomplishments as Ball State's head football coach. He was named to Athlon Sports' Top 15 "Coaches on the Rise" list.
Purchasing services will begin the removal process of abandoned bikes on campus this week. Owners will have two weeks to remove tags if they do not want their bikes removed.
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MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian authorities have quarantined the Nedowein area where the corpse of a 17-year-old boy tested positive for Ebola, sparking fears the country could face another outbreak of the disease nearly two months after being declared Ebola-free. Deputy health minister and head of Liberia's Ebola response team, Tolbert Nyenswah, told The Associated Press Tuesday that the boy died at his home and was buried safely to avoid spread.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence says the Indiana Department of Revenue will conduct a two-month tax amnesty period this fall.
Ball State women's basketball coach, Brady Sallee, announced that assistant coach Rachel Galligan will leave the team to pursue other career opportunities.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Fire Marshal Jim Greeson reminds state residents about when and where fireworks can be legally used.
MALONE, New York (AP) — An escaped murderer who was shot and caught in a desperate dash toward the Canadian border was in critical but stable condition Monday as authorities hoped to hear how he and a partner, who was found and shot dead last week, slipped out of a maximum-security prison and stayed three weeks on the run. David Sweat, who was shot twice after a state police officer spotted him within two miles (3 kilometers) of the border, had been prepared to the end.
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The National Weather Service has extended Delaware County's flash flood warning to 9 a.m. Saturday. In what the National Weather Service is calling a "flash flood emergency," more than four inches of rain have fallen in the area. The National Weather Service has predicted an additional one to two inches may fall in the next several hours.
Music For All’s Summer Symposium teaches high schoolers leadership, community, according to Music for All’s marketing director Kathryn Reinhardt.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's attorney general is asking residents to treat each other with civility and show respect for the U.S. Supreme Court following its ruling requiring all states to recognize same-sex marriage.
The final paragraph of the landmark Supreme Court ruling on Friday that declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States.
Ball State softball coach Tyra Perry has resigned from her position to take the head coaching job at Illinois.
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — An Ivy Tech Community College instructor in Muncie was instrumental in getting a state law passed that could cut down on heart attacks, strokes, amputations, erectile dysfunction, kidney damage and other complications of diabetes. Senate Bill 461, which takes effect next month, allows emergency medical technicians to do a finger stick to check a patient's blood sugar. Under current law, paramedics but not EMTs are allowed to conduct the test, even though people including children check their blood sugar in that fashion at home or school on a daily basis. "The whole point is so people don't walk around for 10 years not knowing they've got diabetes," said Stephanie Freeman, the instructor.
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Philadelphia church officials said Thursday they're confident about preparations forPope Francis' visit at the three-month homestretch, having raised more than two-thirds of the $45 million needed and lining up 6,000 of 10,000 volunteers. Archbishop Charles Chaput and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wrapped up four days of talks at the Vatican ahead of the Sept.
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The Cincinnati Bengals have signed the former Ball State quarterback after he worked out for the team at Paul Brown Stadium, according to the team's official site.
