The Muncie Police Department (MPD) announced August 20 that 19 year old Que'Aundre Johnson of Marion, Indiana was shot and killed around 12:40 a.m. in the area of W. University Ave and N. Dill St. This is still an active investigation.
Fall 2022 Opening Convocation featured Ball State President presents Ball State alumna with the President’s Medal of Distinction, among other awards and statistics presented.
Ball State Soccer (0-1-0, 0-0-0), lost to University of Kentucky to begin the 2022 season Aug. 18 by a score of 3-0.
Beginning August 22, 2022, a small section in the southwest corner of parking lot R2 is set to be converted into pay-by-plate meter parking only, giving Ball State University students a last minute parking option.
Tickets to the Coffee & Cabernet music series at Pruis Hall on the Ball State University campus are available now for purchase, with exclusive deals offered to all Cardinal students & staff.
Cardinal Street Fest has been announced for Noon-5 p.m. August 19. There is scheduled to be games, food, music and much more.
Safe Zone and Trans* Safe Zone Trainings, presented by the Ball State University Counseling Center, are back for the 2022-2023 Academic Year. Dates and times for the Fall 2022 Semester have been announced.
As announced by Ball State University Associate Professor of Chemistry Sundeep Rayat, Ball State is encouraging students to apply for a Teacher-Scholar Program. This program is aimed mostly towards transfer students and first and second year students.
The Division of Mental Health and Addiction, part of the Family and Social Services Administration, on Thursday announced a pilot program to address mental health and substance use disorders for Hoosiers incarcerated while awaiting trial.
The Coalition of Women’s Organizations is set to host the 30th annual Women’s Equality Day program August 25, 2022 at 5 p.m. in the Muncie City Hall auditorium. The Muncie celebration is set to honor six local women who have made significant contributions to the broader community.
August 11, 2022, the Ball State University COVID-19 vaccination clinic, in the Health Professions Building, is set to resume service with modified hours. From 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. August 11-12, 18-19 and 25, the clinic will be open, along with every Thursday (excluding Thanksgiving Day) of the Fall 2022 semester.
August 10, 2022, Ball State Daily News sophomore photographer Amber Pietz captured photos of one of Ball State University's landmarks, LaFollette Complex, under demolition.
Indiana’s governor on Tuesday formally called a special election to fill the congressional seat made vacant after U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski, R-2nd, was killed last week in a car crash. The special election to complete Walorski’s unexpired term will be held concurrently with the general election on Nov. 8, according to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s executive order.
As announced August 8, 2022, Kira Zick and Kim Kowalski have been selected as Muncie Community Schools’ (MCS) primary and secondary Teachers of the Year, respectively, for the 2021-22 school year.
Though it didn’t go exactly to plan, Fire Up DWNTWN took over Walnut Street and the rest of downtown Muncie, Indiana, August 6, 2022. Hot air balloons still briefly took the skies, local businesses set up shop under tents, food trucks lined the street and countless other events ran from 1-10 p.m., prompting Muncie’s community to show out in full form.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden's original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations.
AP: Indiana's Legislature became the first in the nation Friday to pass new legislation restricting access to abortions since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Registration is now open for Ruble Racing's Muncie Sprint and Olympic Triathlons August 20, 2022. The sprint races are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. August 20, while the olympic races are scheduled to begin at 8:20 a.m.
August 12 and 19, 2022, there are scheduled to be three new shows at the Charles W. Brown Planetarium. All three shows are free of charge and run consecutively.
AP: A judge in Russia convicted American basketball star Brittney Griner of drug possession and smuggling Thursday and sentenced her to nine years in prison. for drug possession and smuggling.
