An ordinance calling for the city of Anderson to join a commission that would handle planning for a proposed $450 million reservoir has won initial approval from the central Indiana city's council.
There’s the front door with neon beer signs hanging on each side. Up above are oversized light bulb letters spelling out “Cleo’s” and “bourbon.” The Sir Nacho’s sign on the side door is plastered with a cartoon sombrero and mustache.
The first time Daniel Messel, the man accused of murdering an Indiana University student, was in prison, he received a Ball State degree through the university’s former prison program. Although Messel may be headed back to prison, research shows that receiving an education while in prison reduces the likelihood of an individual returning to lock up. Messel received an associate’s degree in general arts from Ball State while serving an eight-year sentence after pleading guilty to a charge of battery with a deadly weapon. Ball State used to offer instruction to prisoners at the Pendleton Correctional Facility, near Muncie.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nine months after police in riot gear dispelled racially charged protests, President Barack Obama is prohibiting the federal government from providing some military-style equipment to local departments and putting stricter controls on other weapons and gear distributed to law enforcement. The surprise announcement comes after the White House suggested last year that Obama would maintain programs that provide the type of military-style equipment used to respond to demonstrators last summer in Ferguson, Missouri, because of their broader contribution to public safety.
More than 190 people have been arrested and a restaurant has been closed after a shootout between rival motorcycle gangs left nine bikers dead. Waco police on Monday announced the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission closed Twin Peaks for a week amid safety concerns. Police say the deadly gunfire broke out Sunday following a dispute in a bathroom that moved into the parking lot.
Ball State students created a smart phone app that allows users to create their own tours of Indiana state parks.
BOSTON (AP) — A jury sentenced Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death Friday for the Boston Marathon bombing, sweeping aside pleas that he was just a "kid" who fell under the influence of his fanatical older brother. Tsarnaev, 21, stood with his hands folded upon learning his fate, decided after 14 hours of deliberations over three days in the nation's most closely watched terrorism trial since the Oklahoma City bombing case two decades ago. The decision sets the stage for what could be the nation's first execution of a terrorist in the post-9/11 era, though the case is likely to go through years of appeals.
Delaware County Sheriff Mike Scroggins died at 52, just a few days after surgery. The sheriff’s office confirmed he died in Ohio after receiving major surgery to his shoulder.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Afghan president on Thursday condemned the Taliban attack on a Kabulguesthouse the previous night that killed 14 people, including nine foreigners, and said the brutal slayings will not undermine his government's efforts to achieve peace and stability. Wednesday's attack was the most audacious assault by the insurgents in the Afghan capital since the start of their spring offensive.
NEW YORK (AP) — You don't think of David Letterman as a stop-and-smell-the-flowers type, but here he is, at a major turning point yet savoring his chocolate milkshake. Perched on a stool in a fast-food restaurant beside the Ed Sullivan Theater, where he has hosted "Late Show" for two decades but will do so only a bit longer, Dave unwinds from that day's taping while, more than once, he comments on his shake's deliciousness. He also thinks today's show was excellent, a surprising appraisal from this famously self-critical star.
The addition of new majors to Ball State will bring the university on trend with the economic state of the world, according to chairperson of modern languages and classics Guohe Zheng.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal investigators are attempting to determine why an Amtrak train jumped the tracks in a wreck that killed at least six people and injured dozens.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A new earthquake killed dozens of people Tuesday and spread more fear and misery in Nepal, which is still struggling to recover from a devastating quake nearly three weeks ago that left more than 8,000 dead. A U.S.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A University of Virginia associate dean sued Rolling Stone magazine on Tuesday for more than $7.5 million, saying a debunked account of an alleged gang rape on campus cast her as the "chief villain." Nicole Eramo, U.Va.'s top administrator dealing with sexual assaults, said the lengthy and graphic magazine piece about a student identified only as "Jackie" portrayed her as more concerned about protecting the elite university's reputation than helping victims of sexual assault.
Muncie is under a tornado watch until 8 p.m. May 11, along with much of eastern Indiana, according to the National Weather Service. In addition to Delaware County, counties under watch include Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Carroll, Clinton, Decatur, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Jackson, Jay, Jennings, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Randolph, Rush, Shelby and Tipton. The watch was issued at around 1 p.m. Monday, May 11.
An academic task force is aiming to bring a new college to the university in Fall 2016. The College of Health Sciences will incorporate various health majors, such as nursing, health education and exercise science, accounting for about 4,000 students.
The founder of Papa John's and 1983 alum, John Schnatter, gave the commencement speech at Ball State's 2015 graduation ceremony on May 2.
The Monroe County man accused of murdering Indiana University senior Hannah Wilson graduated from Ball State’s prison education program, which is no longer in place. Greg Wright, university spokesperson, confirmed that Daniel Messel, who spent time in prison in the late 1990s, graduated in May 1999 with an associate in arts degree in general arts.
The Homecoming Steering Committee announced the 2015 Homecoming theme, "The Greatest Show on Turf," in a press release Friday. Homecoming Steering Committee general chair Hayley Williams said the theme will incorporate circus elements. "Some events will include stilt walkers, palm readers, strolling magicians and aerial acrobats," Williams said in the press release.
Families who have lost a loved one due to violent crime in Delaware County gather every year to remember their family members and release a balloon in their honor.
