INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gov. Mike Pence says Indiana won't comply with President Barack Obama's plan to address climate change unless there are significant changes.
ATLANTA (AP) — Tributes to the Confederacy and the Jim Crow era that have existed still abound in the Deep South and beyond more than a century after the end of the Civil War. Here are some of the most high-profile displays, including several that are being criticized anew following the fatal shooting of nine parishioners at a historic black church in Charleston, South Carolina: — ALABAMA: An 88 -foot-tall Confederate memorial sits at the Capitol entrance nearest the governor's office.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Same-sex couples in Indiana who've flocked to the altar since courts threw out the state's ban on gay marriage last year worry that a pending U.S. Supreme Court ruling could lead to legal limbo.
Pixar's newest creation, "Inside Out," has inspired more think-pieces than the average cartoon normally does.
NEW YORK (AP) — The name of the album is "Gilgamesh," the ancient Mesopotamian king with superhuman strength and courage who undertakes a perilous quest to discover the secret of eternal life. The epic tale embodies the complexities of life and finding one's self that the four-man heavy metal band Acrassicauda believe is symbolic of their own journey from war-torn Baghdad to an American recording studio. With roots in Saddam Hussein's Iraq, the band members discovered their love for heavy metal through Slayer and Metallica cassettes they dug up in the black markets of the then-heavily sanctioned country.
It’s doesn’t seem like summer until you’ve planted a flower, but attractive flower pots can be expensive, and for those of us that aren’t savvy with a paintbrush, DIY options can be limited.
The Ball State men's golf team has added Colin Proctor to its roster for next season, an Anderson, Ind. native and graduate of Pendleton Heights High School.
When Laura Merida, a junior fashion merchandising major, heard her name called out as one of the top 11 in the Miss Indiana Pageant, she said she heard her mom screaming in excitement. Merida’s Miss Indiana journey began by following her mother's footsteps when she was crowned Miss Vincennes University in 2013.
It’s simple. LeBron is the easiest athlete to hate, because he’s the greatest basketball player in the world — and he knows it.
The Cardinals have announced a foreign tour to the Bahamas in early August. They will play two games, along with touring the island and practicing.
Max Norris, Ball State women's tennis coach, has announced the addition of Carmen Blanco for the 2015-16 season.
VENTURA, Calif. (AP) â A plane registered to Oscar-winning "Titanic" composer James Horner has crashed in Southern California, but the identity of the one person who died has not been released. Jay Cooper, an attorney for Horner, said the plane was one of several owned by the 61-year-old composer, and that no one has heard from him since the crash. "It was his plane and if he wasn't in it, he would've called," Cooper said Monday night. The Associated Press has not confirmed Horner's death. The Hollywood Reporter cited Sylvia Patrycja, who it says is identified on Horner's film music page as his assistant in confirming his death.
CHICAGO (AP) — Strong winds that swept across parts of northern Illinois spawned several possible tornadoes, severely damaged homes and forced first responders to pull survivors from the basements of homes, officials said Tuesday. The storm was moving east, threatening to bring similar weather to northern Indiana and parts of Michigan, where strong winds also damaged homes, prompted rescues and knocked out power to thousands of people late Monday and early Tuesday. Particularly hard hit was a private camping resort in Sublette, an Illinois community about 100 miles west of Chicago.
BOSTON (AP) — The creator of the pink plastic lawn flamingo, the ultimate symbol of American lawn kitsch, has died.
Governor Mike Pence appointed Dustin Meeks to a two-year term as the Ball State student trustee on Monday.
The blast, powered by at least 40 sticks of dynamite, ripped into the stillness before dawn. A few more hours and Sunday school classrooms at The Temple on Atlanta's Peachtree Street would have been filled with 600 children.
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — The city of Muncie is looking for someone to take over responsibility for upkeep of a median designed to ensure safe passage for pedestrians and bicyclists and improve the appearance of a commercial strip. The perennial plants on the McGalliard Road island have been overtaken by weeds after the landscape company that had maintained the site for more than a decade stopped doing so due to what one official calls a "miscommunication." Angie Pool, CEO of Cardinal Greenways, told The Star Press (http://tspne.ws/1L5ZNn2 ) that the company that had donated its services to maintain the island had decided to stop doing so.
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — It's the sweetest news you'll read all day: There's a new candy store on Muncie's northwest side. Chocolate Paradise opened earlier this spring with big dreams and sweet ideas, including a goal of being the go-to place in town to find top-tier chocolates. Owned by Chris Whittenburg, a Muncie native now living in Texas, Chocolate Paradise offers a variety of homemade goods, including caramels and truffles, both of which are made by store employees.
Of the 35 women competing to be Miss Indiana, one-fifth are Ball State students or alumna. Ball State has more women competing in 2015's Miss Indiana Scholarship Pageant than any other Indiana school. [View the story "Seven Ball State students compete in Miss Indiana Pagaent" on Storify]
Police have identified the suspect in a fatal shooting that killed nine people at a historic black church in downtown Charleston as 21-year-old Dylann Roof of Lexington, South Carolina. An intense manhunt is underway for Roof.
