KOKOMO, Ind. – When they got back to their home in Kokomo, Jill Shimer and her husband, Scott, had no idea what to expect. The Shimers returned from Cincinnati around 8 p.m., roughly four hours after the tornadoes tore up the south side of the city.
• Sen. Joe Donnelly pledged to donate his salary from the government shutdown in October. • 10 Indiana food banks received $500 each. • Second Harvest Food Bank in Muncie was one of the places that got a portion of his check.
On Friday in the David Letterman Communication and Media Building’s lobby, Department of Telecommunications will show the live CBS news coverage from John F.
Just a few days before journalist Steve Bell’s wife was expected to give birth, his assignment editor ran six blocks to his house to tell him phone lines were jammed, President John F.
Although Indiana does not recognize same-sex marriage or domestic partnerships, Ball State provides benefit coverage to employee’s domestic partners. This coverage, however, does not exactly mirror what’s available to legal spouses, because of federal and state laws.
The Greek Life Co-Sponsorship Bill that has been discussed in Student Government multiple times this semester was voted down today in Senate by recommendation of the Finance Committee.
Local police training Friday to handle animal fighting doesn’t mean an increase in dog fighting cases, officials said. A year after a Muncie man was convicted of running a dog-fighting ring, officers took part in classes aimed at teaching ways to investigate and respond to animal fighting calls. The director of American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals’ Blood Sports Field Investigations and Response team offered a free class Friday to Delaware, Henry, Madison and Allen counties’ animal control and uniformed road officers.
MUNCIE (AP) — Muncie schools officials are beginning work to consolidate the city’s two high schools following an emotional decision by school board members to close Southside High School. The board voted 4-1 Monday night in favor of turning Southside into a middle school and moving its students to Central High School, creating one school with more than 1,700 students, The Star Press reported. The move marks the first time the city has had just one high school since 1961 and comes after years of discussion, including contentious town hall meetings in which some parents of Southside students vowed to leave the city rather than send their children to Central. Ultimately, the decision to close Southside was determined to be the most cost-effective for the district, which has seen its enrollment fall by 183 students this school year and has struggled under reduced state funding.
Following a nationwide trend, a gender gap still exists between male and female faculty in the sciences at Ball State.
More than half of Hoosiers aren’t prepared for a disaster, according to a recent Indiana Department of Homeland Security study.
A Ball State student organization is looking to bring the Christmas spirit to children in need with a little help from students.
A development that will house Dick’s Sporting Goods and four or five other businesses is expected to be completed in six months, a city official said. The project, located on the 600 block of East McGalliard Road, is one in a string of developments that could offer future opportunities for Ball State students in architecture or engineering design, said Todd Donati, president of Delaware County Commissioners. “We are not just looking into labor forces entirely,” he said.
Late Nov. 17, tornadoes swept across the Midwest. The storms struck Kokomo, Ind. particularly hard, prompting officials to temporarily place it under a state of emergency.
An Eaton, Ind., police officer said the department is investigating the accidental firing of a gun into Neely Avenue on Friday during a search for a potential armed person in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
• Culver’s will host a ground-breaking ceremony Friday on the corner of Wheeling Avenue and McGalliard. • Dick’s Sporting Goods will be part of the multi-million dollar development being built off McGalliard. • Chick-fil-A has seen success after opening in August.
KOKOMO, Ind. — The buzz of chainsaws cut through the chill Monday as shaken Indiana residents began cleaning up from at least 11 tornadoes that carved an angry path of destruction across 12 counties, injuring dozens but miraculously sparing lives.
Muncie’s supposed lack of tornadoes has been attributed to Indian roots and luck, but some experts explain Delaware County is no exception to twisters. Cailin Murray, an associate professor of anthropology, said she heard the myth that Chief Munsee blessed the area to keep severe weather away when she first came to Muncie. “I was very concerned about tornados coming from the Pacific Northwest,” she said.
The Muncie Community School Board voted 4-1 tonight in favor of closing one of its two high schools. Central High School will remain open while Southside High School will become a middle school. Many members of the crowd responded with cheers to the single member of the board who voted against the proposal.
This afternoon, the Interfaith Coalition on Non-Discrimination, made up of Indiana clergy members spoke at the Indiana Statehouse against House Joint Resolution 6, which would define marriage as strictly between a man and a woman, and write that definition into the state’s constitution.
The Board of Trustees met Friday to begin looking over nine search firms before selecting one to use to find a successor for President Jo Ann Gora, who announced her retirement for the end of July.
