Opening Night looked like it was going to be a shootout between Ball State and Southeast Missouri State, but the defenses took over after each team's first possession.
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A man who railed against the Discovery Channel's environmental programming for years burst into the company's headquarters with at least one explosive device strapped to his body Wednesday and took three people hostage at gunpoint before police shot him to death, officials said.
Along with Kinghorn Hall and the new medians, sidewalks and vegetation on Neely Avenue, Ball State has installed a new set of entrance signs at the corner of Neely and New York avenues.
NEW YORK — The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian's office affairs was freed from jail Thursday, city Correction Department records show.
A traditional Muslim iftar dinner is being held Friday night at the Christian Campus House to bring together people of both faiths in a cultural experience.
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Another oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of the site of BP's massive spill.
Able to overcome a first-half scare from Southeast Missouri State, Ball State won its season opener Thursday night 27-10.
At 7 p.m., it's game time — not only for the Ball State football team, but also for its fans. Tailgating season is underway as the Cardinals take on their first opponent and try to improve upon last year's 2-10 record. Students are gearing up to "white out" the Redhawks.
The Muncie community was invited to the home opener Thursday night against Southeast Missouri State as a part of Community Day.
Students from all majors and backgrounds filled the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom to look at opportunities for helping the community, and Student Voluntary Services registered 505 students at Wednesday's recruitment fair.
INDIANAPOLIS — As if the tinder-dry conditions across much of Indiana aren't enough evidence, the National Weather Service says it measured the least rainfall on record for the month of August in Indianapolis.
Despite the decades-long conflict between Palestine and Israel, President Barack Obama said peace can be accomplished within 12 months — one of his boldest statements made since moving into the White House.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's popular 21st Century Scholars program, which promises full college scholarships to needy students who stay out of trouble and get acceptable grades, needs changes in order to head off a multimillion-dollar shortfall, state officials said.
NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Hurricane Earl steamed toward the Eastern Seaboard on Wednesday as communities from North Carolina to New England kept a close eye on the forecast, worried that even a slight shift in the storm's predicted offshore track could put millions of people in the most densely populated part of the country in harm's way.
Coming off its first loss of the season to Illinois last weekend, the Ball State will have to show they can rebound from defeat.
The Residence Hall Association saw record numbers for its week of events.
Ball State scores 17 points in the third quarter to take a large lead into the final period.
Ever since we got back from summer break, I've heard stories of exciting internships, summer travels and lazy days spent soaking up the sun. When people ask me about my summer, I smile, but skip the details. It's a little awkward telling people you almost died.
INDIANAPOLIS — State officials are considering changes to Indiana's popular 21st Century Scholars program that promises full college scholarships to needy students who stay out of trouble and get acceptable grades.
SILVER SPRING, Md. — A gunman with what police described as "concerns" with the Discovery Channel networks took at least one person hostage in the company's suburban Washington headquarters Wednesday.
