Ball State students return to Kokomo to help with tornado relief
By Casey Smith / August 25, 2016When Noah Jeffries saw the emergency weather alert pop up on his phone during an astronomy class, he knew it was time to go.
When Noah Jeffries saw the emergency weather alert pop up on his phone during an astronomy class, he knew it was time to go.
A confirmed, large tornado has been located over Indianapolis moving east at 20 mph, according to a National Weather Service Alert.
After a Muncie Animal Shelter Facebook post about the mobile game "Pokémon Go" went viral, Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and USA Today readers across the nation have now heard all about the small college town. The post was simply an advertisement asking local residents to come volunteer to walk dogs as they catch Pokémon. But it caught the world's attention. Currently at nearly 10,000 "likes" and more than 28,000 shares, Facebook itself has even noticed.
Since its launch in fall 2014, one major Muncie project has changed its name and is continuing to grow exponentially. Formerly referred to as Gearbox: Muncie, A Maker Hub, the makerspace project has changed its name to better fit its evolving brand, according to a press release.
Delaware County will display its bison sculpture as part of Indiana’s Bison-tennial Public Art Project today.
SnOasis, Muncie's newest and only destination to get authentic Hawaiian shaved ice, opened toward the end of June on Tillotson Avenue across from Arby's.
For the third year, Muncie Downtown Development Partnership and the Muncie Parks Department are hosting Foodie Fridays.
Got $25, a few friends and an hour? Escape Muncie will soon be Muncie’s newest attraction, opening the first week in July.
One of the historic Ball mansions, found around the Minnetrista area near campus, will soon be up for lease after the glassmaking company Ardagh Group relocates to Fishers.
A Ball State student interning with an Indiana newspaper caught up with “Transformers” actor Shia LaBeouf after the car he was riding in broke down Thursday during his hitchhiking trip across the country.
The American Cancer Society's walk to fight back and end cancer, Relay For Life, begins tonight for all of Delaware County – lasting from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m at the Delaware Country Fairgrounds.
One Muncie native is hoping to bring change to the Muncie community's ongoing meth problem with the help of music.
With every problem there is a solution, but for Petty Road, both Mayor Dennis Tyler and City Superintendent Duke Campbell said they have their hands tied.
The Lotus Alternative Pain Center hosted its second annual LotusFest with a couple goals in mind: to give back to the community and to inform the community about wellness services in and around Muncie.
LotusFest is a wellness fair which will be from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4 at the Lotus Yoga Studio. All proceeds from the event will be donated to A Better Way, which provides a variety of services, including those for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
After graduating from Ball State in May with an English degree, Gus Goggin just became a business owner. On June 4, he opened Muncie's first Jack's Donuts chain.
Muncie’s newest park, Cornerstone Park, will soon host classes that are normally held inside Cornerstone Center for the Arts. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was June 2 with Mayor Dennis Tyler, local artists and community members in attendance.
After 18 years of being "a no-kill shelter," Muncie’s Animal Rescue Fund (ARF) will be expanding in an effort to help more animals and their owners receive services and the care they need to live healthy lives. ARF is expanding to offer low-cost veterinary services through a new spin-off clinic called ARF’s PAW (promoting animal wellness), which is expected to open in late August.
Robots, already common in manufacturing, will inevitably take over more and more tasks as they compete with humans for jobs, the real-life inspiration for the TV show “Scorpion” told a Ball State audience.
The Indianapolis 500 is the big story this month, but there’s plenty of other racing action away from the historic speedway — including a 500-themed race that features a Ball State graduate student driving one of the cars.
