A Muncie woman was charged this week in connection with a July domestic call that saw a man suffer a knife wound. The Star Press reports 32 year old Brittany A. Kidd is charged with domestic battery with a deadly weapon, a Level 5 felony carrying up to six years in prison. Police say a […]

Two Muncie residents were caught this week in the act of burglarizing a local business, say police. The Star Press reports 27 year old Kymberly Burton and 39 year old Elijah Watkins were inside New To You on W. Centennial Ave after hours Monday when police arrived. The pair claimed a friend let them in, […]

A former Henry County prosecutor and veteran attorney is charged with meth distribution. Police say 67 year old Martin Shields was arrested after an informant for the county’s drug task force obtained meth from Shields, according to charging documents.

A Henry County woman is accused of mishandling mail while working the US Postal Service. 33 year old Deborah Switzer of Middletown was arrested after mail that should have been delivered was found in a trash can at a convenience store on Anderson’s west side. There were about three dozen pieces in all.

The BSU School of Journalism and Strategic Communication announces that The Washington Post reporter Hannah Dreier is the recipient of the 2021 Ball State University School of Journalism National Writing Award. Ms. Dreier’s winning feature, “The Worst-Case Scenario,” highlights the growing problem of police shootings during mental health crisis calls in the city of Huntsville, […]

Anderson will have a trolley running through it sometime next year. The Herald Bulletin reports the Anderson Board of Public Works on Tuesday approved the purchase of the trolley for the City of Anderson Transit System for $183,000. The city had a trolley before, but it was taken out of service seven years ago. Funding […]

Muncie City Council did this week added a half million dollars in spending within various city departments to the budget propsed by Mayor Dan Ridenour. Ridenour, reports the Star Press, thought council was looking to cut the budget but reportedly granted his consent to the increase. Lawmakers say 90% of the increases to line items […]

For a second time in recent days, a hearing at which a Delaware County businessman is set to plead guilty to a federal crime has been rescheduled. The Star Press reports Jeffrey Burke is scheduled to plead guilty to bank fraud on Nov. 18, in connection with a years-long federal probe of corruption in then-Mayor […]

The 21st Annual Chase Charlie Kiddie 100 Dash is partnering with local non-profit Classroom Connections of East Central Indiana (CCECI) to distribute books to children and families during the Saturday, October 23rd Ball State University homecoming football game against Miami. The Muncie Journal reports CCECI has distributed tens of thousands of quality storybooks to area […]