The Indiana State Department of Health plans to analyze the blood samples being collected by the Delaware County Health Department from children of workers at a Muncie battery-recycling plant.

As of Jan. 1, Muncie Community Schools will be designated a "distressed political subdivision."

The tornado covered 31 miles Sunday in eastern Indiana's Delaware, Blackford and Jay counties before crossing the state line and ending west of Celina, Ohio.

Just this year academic year, Ball State enrolled 22,513 students - the largest in the school's 99-year history. Mearns iterated that the new brand is a tool to help Ball State communicate growth and relevance to stakeholders.

Anderson Mayor Thomas Broderick wants more information about the project's funding before offering support.

Groups selected as recipients are located in Fishers, Indianapolis, Anderson, Terre Haute, Bloomington, Lafayette, Muncie and Greencastle.

According to the school, tuition and fees for a Hoosier resident student will be $9,774.

The drug is being increasingly laced with substances that can cause physical reactions or overdoses through incidental contact.

Under the final version of the bill, Muncie is essentially put on probation.

The House Ways and Means committee voted Monday to include Muncie schools in a bill that provides financial assistance for struggling districts.