Mearns Explains Impact of N.I.L. on Ball State, 07/14/26
I asked him about N.I.L., and he wanted to clarify
Ball State President Geoffrey Mearns
He explained that colleges are having to consider redeploying their budgets for what’s called revenue sharing
See the full interview on YouTube Woof Boom Studio B.
Muncie police are investigating a Saturday morning shooting that resulted in the death of 51-year-old William Richard Stacy Jr. The shooting occurred on East 20th Street around 2:15 a.m. Police are asking anyone with information to call detectives at (765) 747-4867 or dispatch at (765) 747-4848.
Lapel quarterback Devin Craig finished 11-of-20 for 179 yards and one touchdown to help lead the South to a 23-9 victory Friday in the annual IFCA North-South All-Star Football Game. He’ll play for Georgetown College in Kentucky in the fall.
The YWCA of Muncie is our Hometown Hero of the month for July. President and CEO Watasha Barnes Griffin tells “Delaware County Today” what the organization fights for in the community.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted a public meeting Wednesday at the Anderson Public Library to provide updates as it hits the half-way mark of a four-year study of the Broadway Superfund site. The Herald Bulletin says one-third of the planned 24 groundwater monitoring wells have been installed.
More overnight road work began this week on Tillotson Avenue in Muncie – they’ll try to wrap up by 7 a.m. Each morning. Also, Morrison Road from Petty to the roundabout at Jackson will be closed for sewer line installation for about two weeks.
She had some time to reflect on “The Anderson Journal” about her gold-medal winning performance last week at the U-20 Pan American Championships in Brazil.
Pendleton Heights senior Maddie Marsh is now in Fargo, North Dakota, preparing for the U.S. freestyle wrestling nations.)
A Muncie couple who allowed a homeless man and his 6-month-old husky mix puppy to stay with them have told police 46-year-old Jeremy Robert Mohler fatally stabbed the puppy in their garage. The Star Press says Mohler initially claimed a wild animal attacked the dog, but the couple later found a bloody folding knife covered with dog hair in the garage, and vets determined the puppy died from five “deep” stab wounds to the abdomen.
Home destroyed in a recent fire, Frankton police officer Bobby Cox, received a “substantial donation” from the Madison County Law Enforcement Foundation. If you’d like to offer additional financial support, contact the Frankton Police Department.
First Merchants Bank is among TIME magazine’s list of “America’s Best Companies 2026.” The ranking measured employee satisfaction, financial performance and sustainable transparency. First Merchants is among 141 banks on the list and 1,000 companies recognized across the country.
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Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings has been named the 2026 recipient of the National District Attorneys Association’s Distinguished Chief Prosecutor Award, the organization’s highest honor for an elected prosecutor.
NDAA is the oldest and largest professional organization representing criminal prosecutors in the United States. The release said having served 28 years, Cummings is in his seventh and final term. .
The Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District is giving away free cover crop seed packets at its office this week (Monday through Friday) from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Recommended planting time is from August 15 to September 15.
The man charged with the 2022 fatal shooting of Elwood police officer Noah Shahnavaz has been ruled competent to stand trial. The Herald Bulletin says the multiple-time delayed trial for Carl Roy Webb Boards II is now scheduled to begin on February 24, 2027.
Summer camp continues this week at Anderson’s historic Paramount Theater, with a student performance capping the event Friday. Executive director Rich Jorn tells “The Anderson Journal” morning show, the focus is on more than show business.
A Muncie woman called police to a home in the Morningside area last week and said her young grandson had been jumped and pistol-whipped across the face. The Star Press says 18-year-old Jayden Michael Callahan has been arrested on suspicion of committing the crime.
Some of this week’s Second Harvest Food Bank tailgate food distribution events – at Marion’s Five Points Mall today (July 14), Morgan Redkey Park, tomorrow (July 15), the Blackford County Fairgrounds on Thursday (July 16) and the old K-Mart parking lot on Anderson’s West Nichol Avenue on Friday (July 17). Events start at 10 a.m.
For tomorrow’s (Wednesday) Autograph session in Muncie – from 2 – 4 p.m., Colts wide receiver Alec Pierce and tight end Tyler Warren at Ball State Football Stadium Parking Lot at the Toyota and Kia of Muncie Tent Sale. From 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM FREE autographed poster while supplies last! Due to contract restrictions, Warren can only sign posters. Pierce will sign one personal item per guest, according to our sponsor Toyota and Kia of Muncie.
