News 3/16/2020, 2:55pm Indiana governor ordering restaurants, bars to close By Associated Press Indiana’s governor is ordering restaurants and bars closed to in-person customers in another step toward stemming the spread of the coronavirus.
News 3/16/2020, 2:33pm Canada closing borders to non-citizens, Americans exempted By Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he will close the country’s borders to anyone not a citizen, an American or a permanent resident and asked all Canadians to say home amid the coronavirus pandemic.
News 3/16/2020, 1:04pm Coronavirus vaccine test opens as US volunteer gets 1st shot By Associated Press U.S. researchers gave the first shot to the first person in a test of an experimental coronavirus vaccine Monday -- leading off a worldwide hunt for protection even as the pandemic surges.
News 3/16/2020, 12:00pm ‘Bigger than any one of us’: Biden, Sanders tackle pandemic By Associated Press Former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders sought in the Democratic debate to cast themselves as best-positioned to lead the nation through a global pandemic, uniting in their criticism of President Donald Trump’s response to the fast-moving coronavirus but diverging in how they would confront the spiraling public health and economic crisis.
News 3/16/2020, 10:00am 5 international stories of the week By Associated Press Asia's concerns to retain hard-won gains following the virus outbreak, the Syrian civil war, the Peace Corps pulling out volunteers, the fall of global stock markets and Israel swearing in its new parliament make up this week’s five international stories.
News 3/15/2020, 7:43pm Government official: Coronavirus vaccine trial starts Monday By Associated Press A clinical trial evaluating a vaccine designed to protect against the new coronavirus will begin Monday, according to a government official.
News 3/15/2020, 6:30pm Trump calls on Americans to cease hoarding food, supplies By Associated Press President Donald Trump on Sunday called on Americans to cease hoarding groceries and other supplies, while one of the nation’s most senior public health officials called on the nation to act with more urgency to safeguard their health as the coronavirus outbreak continued to spread across the United States. Dr. Anthony Fauci says he would like to see aggressive measures such as a 14-day national shutdown.
News 3/13/2020, 7:33pm Takeaways from Ball State’s new guidelines for student organizations By Staff Reports Following guidelines for hosting events issued by Ball State’s president and the governor of Indiana, Ball State’s Office of Student Life has issued new guidelines for student organizations effective immediately.
News 3/13/2020, 5:58pm Ball State professor: cleaning devices could help slow the spread of COVID-19 By Staff Reports Cleaning phones and other electronic devices could “go a long way” in slowing the spread of COVID-19, according to a Ball State health science professor.
News 3/13/2020, 4:33pm Delaware Community School Corporation closes amid COVID-19 concerns By Staff Reports Delaware Community School Corporation (DCSC) schools will be closed beginning March 16 through at least April 3, said DCSC Superintendent Reece Mann in his letter.
News 3/13/2020, 3:48pm Trump declares virus pandemic a national emergency By Associated Press President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is declaring the coronavirus pandemic a national emergency, as Washington struggles with providing Americans with relief and officials race to slow the spread of the outbreak.
News 3/13/2020, 3:35pm Muncie Community Schools moves to e-learning amid COVID-19 concerns By Staff Reports Starting March 16, all schools in the Muncie Community Schools district will observe e-learning instruction, said CEO of MCS, Lee Ann Kwiatkowski, in a letter addressed to families of MCS students, faculty and staff.
News 3/13/2020, 12:57pm Louisiana elections chief asks to postpone April 4 primary By Associated Press Louisiana’s chief elections officer asked the governor on Friday to postpone the state’s April presidential primary election for two months because of the new coronavirus, as the number of residents who tested positive continued to grow.
News 3/13/2020, 12:00pm Burris, Indiana Academy move to online instruction By Staff Reports In a letter addressed Thursday to parents of students attending Burris Laboratory School, Superintendent Robert Marra said the school will deliver all instruction online starting March 16 until further notice.
News 3/12/2020, 8:30pm Ball State art students show surrealist statue in Atrium By John Lynch It rose above the crowd of students as they made their way through the Thursday-night dinner rush in the Atrium.
News 3/12/2020, 8:15pm Ball State Provost updates university's COVID-19 response plan By Charles Melton A Twitter thread sent out around 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon discussed an adjusted plan moving forward following President Geoffrey Mearns’ announced Wednesday night regarding the suspension of all in-person classes for the duration of the spring semester.
News 3/12/2020, 6:30pm Indiana schools being allowed 20-day break to stem virus By Associated Press Indiana schools will be allowed to close for up to 20 days this school year without penalties, the governor’s office announced Thursday among steps toward helping stem the coronavirus spread.
News 3/12/2020, 5:30pm Gov. Eric Holcomb releases steps to help protect from COVID-19 By Staff Reports Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb released new steps to be taken to protect Hoosiers from the COVID-19 virus, according to a press release from the governor’s office.
News 3/12/2020, 5:00pm March Madness: NCAA Tournaments canceled due to coronavirus By Associated Press The NCAA canceled its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on Thursday because of the spread of coronavirus, putting an abrupt end to the season less than a month before champions were to be crowned.
News 3/12/2020, 4:00pm Pentagon threatening retaliatory strike after attack in Iraq By Associated Press U.S. defense leaders on Thursday threatened a retaliatory strike against Iranian-backed Shia militia in Iraq, saying they know who launched the rockets in Iraq that killed and wounded U.S. and coalition troops and the attackers will be held accountable.
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News 3/19/2020, 4:30pm Muncie, Delaware County declare disaster emergency in response to COVID-19 pandemic
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