Today it’s open for work outs and more: The NEW Muncie YMCA

After an overwhelmingly large crowd attended Saturday’s ribbon cutting and Open House, today it’s open for work outs and more:  the new Muncie YMCA, on the campus of Muncie Central High School is open – and Ball State has taken possession of the Northwest location – the Yorktown Y remains as-is.

Prosecuting Attorney Eric M. Hoffman said in part, in a release:  “I am an ardent believer in the freedoms and rights embodied in the First Amendment. However, as our courts have ruled, those freedoms and rights are not absolute. A person does not have a right to disrupt a lawful assembly of persons. Law and order will be upheld.” He formerly charged five with two (2) counts of Disorderly Conduct as part of that protest held during the last Ball State Board meeting. The charges are pending in the Muncie City Court.  A Class B Misdemeanor is punishable by up to 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.  See those charged on our news page now.

Joseph M. Souza (DOB 04/30/2002)

Cooper P. Archer (DOB 02/18/2004)

Keegan M. Bassett (DOB 12/02/2003)

Jax C. Dodds (DOB 12/07/2003)

Zoe-Rose C. Dieguez (DOB 12/03/2003)

Six people overdosed at an Indianapolis park Friday on drugs that resisted Narcan. Ryan Hedrick reports.

If you have not yet traded in your old state identification for a Real ID, you only have two months left before it will be required for flights and other activities. Sascha Nixon reports. 

All things Madison county:  today launches a new time for Oldies 101 show “Anderson Talks, with Mitch Henck,” 4 – 6 p.m. Weekdays.

Six people overdosed at an Indianapolis park Friday on drugs that resisted Narcan. Ryan Hedrick reports.

Madison County is mourning former Alexandria mayor and Madison County sheriff Ron Richardson who dies last week  after a long battle with colon cancer.  He served parts of five decades in the Madison County sheriff’s department, beginning in 1979 and retiring in 2014 after completing his second consecutive term as sheriff. In 2015, he was elected mayor of Alexandria and served through 2019.  Richardson was 68 years old.

Thousands of warnings have gone out to speeders on I-465 on the northeast side….

Matt Bair with that report.

Hoosier farmers are facing an uphill battle as the bird flu continues to spread. Ryan Hedrick reports. 

The wheels of justice are rolling into Madison County. “Appeals on Wheels” will hold oral arguments in State v Rivera on Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Frankton Junior/Senior High School.

The civics education outreach program allows the Court of Appeals of Indiana to travel the state with a panel of judges hearing live in-person arguments during events open to the public. Audience members will have a chance to ask questions of the judiciary after the hearing, though judges cannot speak on specific cases.

Two children in Harris County, Texas tried to save their brother while he was drowned by the babysitter, say police. Chris Davis reports on the Indiana connection…

 

Meth found in cheetos bags, a crash, and arrests. John Herrick reports on how all of that happened in southern Indiana.