Stephanie Wiechmann

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Ball State ends DEI programs to comply with state and federal orders

1 week ago | wfyi.org | Stephanie Wiechmann

April 17, 2025 Before a unanimous vote by the Ball State Board of Trustees on a resolution stating the school was complying with state and federal laws, university President Geoffrey Mearns said this kind of action isn’t new for Ball State. “We have consistently, irrespective of the [presidential] administration, consistently aligned our policies and practices with directives from the administration,” he said.
US Marshals search for former Indiana county councilman who faces trial on child molestation charges

Jan 8, 2025 | indianapublicmedia.org | Stephanie Wiechmann

The US Marshals Service says it is looking for a former Madison County councilman who failed to show up for his fall 2023 trial on child molestation charges. Steven Sumner was arrested in December 2020. At the time, the Republican was serving his second term on the Madison County Council, owned a local small business, and was listed as the pastor of Lighthouse Baptist Church.
Anderson University president announces 2025 retirement

Aug 6, 2024 | indianapublicmedia.org | Stephanie Wiechmann

This school year will be the last for Anderson University President John Pistole, who has announced his retirement. Pistole grew up in Anderson and graduated from AU. He became theschool’s leader in 2015after a long career in the FBI and heading the Transportation Safety Administration. When he began the job, Pistole said he was guided by the individual student experience.
Confirmed tornado damages Frankton-Lapel Schools administration building

Jul 31, 2024 | wfyi.org | Stephanie Wiechmann

July 31, 2024 The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado was responsible for the damage to the Frankton-Lapel Schools Administration Building on Monday night. On Tuesday afternoon, a weather service preliminary statement rates the tornado as an EF2. The service says it began in Hamilton County as an EF0 tornado, damaging a metal barn and a home.
State tourism study shows 3.5M eclipse visitors, but most already from Indiana

Jun 24, 2024 | indianapublicmedia.org | Stephanie Wiechmann

A state tourism-sponsored study on April’s eclipse tourism says Indiana saw more than 3.5 million visitors to see the solar eclipse. But it also shows most of those tourists were already from Indiana and moving around the state to view the eclipse. The studysays the total economic impact of the total eclipse was $145.8 million, with $45 million of that total coming from federal, state, and local taxes.
This florist has created Indy 500 wreaths for more than 30 years

May 24, 2024 | indianapublicmedia.org | Stephanie Wiechmann |Michelle Kinsey

Among the annual traditions at the Indianapolis 500 is a Victory Lane flower wreath for the winning driver. And for more than 30 years, Julie Harman Vance of Yorktown has spent the annual seven assembly hours and many more planning hours to create the 30-pound wreath. She’s only the second designer to do it and created the first wreath when she was 22. Asked for how long she’ll continue, she said, “Well, honestly, you know, I figure by 75, 78-years-old, old hands may be stiff, but,” and laughs.
Earlham College announces new president

Apr 9, 2024 | indianapublicmedia.org | Stephanie Wiechmann

A dean from the University of Pennsylvania will soon head to Richmond to take the lead at Earlham College. Paul Sniegowski is a biologist and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the Philadelphia school. But he’s also an Indiana native, with degrees in both music and biology from Indiana University. The Earlham Board of Trustees calls Sniegowski a strong researcher and much appreciated academic leader.
Plane leaving Bloomington crashes short of Muncie airport

Apr 1, 2024 | indianapublicmedia.org | Stephanie Wiechmann

Mangled metal sat nearRigginRoad and the CardinalGreenwayMonday as local police responded to a plane crash around 10:30 AM where three people were injured. Airport manager TimBaty says the single-engine plane heading to Muncie from the Bloomington area missed its scheduled approach to a runway, circled back around, then crashed about half a mile from the Delaware County Regional Airport. Baty says the crash caused a fire, which construction workers from AEP already at the airport put out.
Delayed rollout of simplified FAFSA creating more delays for accepted college students

Mar 21, 2024 | indianapublicmedia.org | Stephanie Wiechmann

Federal delays in updating a financial aid form college students fill out is hindering the ability for schools nationwide to offer financial aid packages to students for the fall term. Many schools are having to move back dates and deadlines, while answering lots of questions. As IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports, that includes Ball State University.
Tornadoes cause significant damage in Delaware and Randolph counties

Mar 15, 2024 | indianapublicmedia.org | Stephanie Wiechmann |Stan Sollars

In an evening of severe weather, a tornado did extensive damage to two towns in Randolph and Delaware counties. But, as IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports, officials say the storm could have been much worse. In Winchester, the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department says overnight reports of mass casualties on social media were false. Winchester Mayor Bob McCoy says 38 people were injured, three critically. No one died. The damage in Winchester, he says, is extensive.