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State audit: Two Muncie parks employees took more than $20 K
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (492+ words) A state audit of Muncie's parks department shows two employees spent years diverting more than $20, 000 in fees from the city to their own pockets." As IPR's Stephanie Wiechmann reports, the city says both have been fired. Two former parks employees…...
Muncie breaks ground on new subdivision in mayor's push for new housing
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (335+ words) Muncie's mayor is welcoming new subdivision projects into the city and has broken ground on one of them this week." As IPR's Thomas Ouellette reports, bringing new homes to Muncie is something the mayor has long talked about to increase…...
Muncie after-school program focuses on improving students" reading skills
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1214+ words) Indiana recently recorded its "largest-ever single-year increase" in student literacy rates, according to the 2024-25 IRead results from the Indiana State Board of Education " and an after-school program in Muncie is continuing to add to that statistic. Muncie P3 (MP3) is an after-school…...
Muncie plastics plant with 125 full-time workers closing
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (159+ words) A Muncie plastics plant has told the state it's closing its doors permanently. Spartech has 125 full-time employees." In a required notice to the state of Indiana, the company says it will close its Memorial Drive location and all positions will…...
Prairie Creek trails to permanently close to ATVs and horses August 1
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (536+ words) The Muncie parks board will permanently close trails on Prairie Creek Reservoir's west side to ATV and horse riders on August 1." As IPR's Stephanie Wiechmann reports, the closure was requested by the property's owner, Indiana American Water. In May, Indiana…...
Driver pleads guilty to charges in fatal April 2024 police chase
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (261+ words) A man who led Henry County police on an April 2024 car chase into Delaware County that killed his passenger is pleading guilty to charges from the chase." IPR's Stephanie Wiechmann reports. (Provided by the Delaware County Prosecutor's Office) Zacrey Antrim…...
Muncie's "designated outdoor refreshment areas' are active, says city
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (228+ words) Muncie's designated outdoor refreshment areas " known as DORAs " are now active." As IPR's Stephanie Wiechmann reports, this allows bar patrons in some sections of the city to take an alcoholic beverage outdoors onto city sidewalks and from one bar or…...
Muncie removes EMS chief as he's facing felony charges in Jay County
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (153+ words) The city of Muncie says it is withdrawing the appointment of its chief of emergency medical services." The move comes as he'd been put on administrative leave as he's the subject of a criminal case in Jay County. Last week,…...
Judge declines to block transfers of former death row prisoners in Terre Haute
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (363+ words) A federal judge in Washington, D. C. , won't stop the U. S. government from moving 21 federal prisoners from Terre Haute to a notoriously harsh prison in Colorado. The prisoners, among 37 men granted executive clemency by former President Biden late last year, sued the Trump…...
Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith stands firm against cannabis legalization at Muncie town hall
11+ mon, 1+ day ago (483+ words) In the face of a property tax relief bill and a dismal revenue forecast in April, some Democratic lawmakers suggested legalizing cannabis to earn more state tax revenue." But that idea never made it out of the Statehouse." As Indiana…...