A winning Hoosier Lotto ticket worth $9 Million was sold at the Village Pantry at 4900 E. Jackson St., Muncie.

City police on Wednesday night were searching for an armed bandit who held up a northside hair salon.

The robbery at Pro Cuts, 1200 E. McGalliard Road, was reported about 7:30 p.m.The bandit was described as a white male armed with a black handgun.

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A man robbed the Village Pantry at 3300 S. Madison around 4:25 a.m. today, according to emergency dispatch.

The man was reported as armed, but further information about the weapon was unavailable. Police arrested a suspect soon after.

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They will target many of the state and federal highways in East Central Indiana.

MUNCIE -- Even as snow makes the roads treacherous, Indiana State Police want motorists to know that the most common cause of crashes is simply bad driving.

The ISP last week released a list of highways in Delaware, Blackford, Grant, Jay and Randolph counties that they will target under "crash causation factor patrols."

Troopers in marked and unmarked patrol will be looking for speeding, unsafe lane movement and failure to yield right of way.

The targeted roads are: 

• Ind. 3, Ind. 18 and Ind. 26 in Blackford County.
• Interstate 69 and the Muncie Bypass in Delaware County.
• Interstate 69 and Ind. 9 and Ind. 26 in Grant County.
• Ind. 67 and U.S. 27 in Jay County.
• Ind. 32 and Ind. 67 in Randolph and Delaware counties.

  These highways were identified as problem areas by state police.

  "The goal is to reduce the overall number of fatal and personal injury accidents," Sgt. Rod Russell said.

  Russell stressed that driving behavior, not road conditions, are often the primary causes in accidents.

Muncie police early Saturday were searching for a bandit who robbed a clerk at the Gas America convenience store, 4900 N. Broadway, about 12:25 a.m.

No injuries were reported.

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A Muncie woman was arrested Thursday night on allegations she held up a clerk at the Gas American convenience store, at 3300 E. Jackson St., late Wednesday.

A witness was able to provide police with the license plate number from the getaway car.

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Two loose dogs near Ball State University on Friday proved the community's animal control woes are far from solved.

Police from Ball State University and the Delaware County sheriff's department responded to a report of two loose dogs in the area of Bethel and Tillotson avenues Friday morning.

"It appeared to be somebody dumped them," Ball State University Police officer Brad Clark said. "They were on our property and almost froze."

According to Clark, the university's police dispatcher contacted city animal control to request they come pick up the dogs and take them to the city's animal shelter.

"They just told us they don't work on Fridays and unless the dog is vicious, they can't come out," Clark said. "It's a little frustrating that we can't get hold of somebody."

According to Clark, the dogs appeared to be labs or retrievers and were not vicious. They were, however, nearly frozen to death.

The dogs and police caused a scene and prompted some passersby to stop and help. Some even brought dog food.

Clark convinced someone with a barn to take the dogs for the weekend until the animal shelter opened Monday.

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A home invasion in a near-campus neighborhood resulted in the arrest of a Muncie man Tuesday on burglary and battery charges.

Police were called to a residence in the 300 block of South Nichols Avenue around 4 p.m. and one of the residents said two men entered his house, and one punched him and stole his wallet.

The victim recalled the suspect who had been at his house for a party and was able, with help from his friends, to identify him to police.

Ball State University police later arrested Yannick Christian Atchade, 21, 2706 W. Welllington Dr., after the victim identified him as one of the suspects.

Atchade was held on preliminary charges of felony burglary, battery and theft, and held under a $20,000 bond.

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A Delaware County courts official has been admonished for abusing his power when he received a parking ticket last year.

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A Ball State University employee collapsed while working Tuesday night and died from an apparent heart attack.

An electrician, was working at the Teacher’s College when other employees found him in Room 101. He was pronounced dead at the scene after 11 p.m. 

A history of heart and respiratory problems, according to Delaware County Coroner James Clevenger Jr., and likely died of heart failure.

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Indiana State Police troopers from the Redkey District arrested eight people for driving while intoxicated during DWI patrols from Friday evening through this morning.

Patrols were conducted within the Redkey District, which includes Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Jay and Randolph counties.

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Police are responding to the apparent death of a four-month-old child.

Police Radio traffic indicated that detectives and the prosecutor were on the way to the scene.

The yard has been taped off as a crime scene.

There were attempts to revive the child, and then the coroner was called to the home.

UPDATE:

Muncie Police tell 24-Hour News 8 that the death is suspicious because they responded to the death of a two-month-old infant at the same address on Nov. 3, 2009.

According to Sgt. Engle, the woman who lives at that address is a babysitter who works with children through her church, Westminster Presbyterian.

Engle says the investigation into the two-month-old infant’s death determined there was nothing suspicious about the death.

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Mayor Sharon McShurley has agreed to ask the federal government for enough money to rehire 25 of 32 firefighters laid off last year.

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A father and son team who allegedly fed their fast food habit with counterfeit bills were arrested Wednesday after peddling their phony bills at a slew of restaurants across East Central Indiana.

Arrested by Muncie police, U.S. Secret Service agents and Hartford City and Marion police were serving a warrant at their home in Hartford City.

Police Capt. Mark Vollmar said his department was tipped off to the alleged counterfeiters by an Arby's manager on Wheeling Avenue, where the two men used a counterfeit $10 bill for a drive-through order.

The two returned the next day and were recognized by a clerk, who got a vehicle description and passed it on to police. Police tracked the vehicle to a nearby Mac's on McGalliard Road, where the men were taken into custody.

Complete story at: The Star Press

Two young men held up a south Muncie liquor store Thursday night, getting away with a handful of cash.

Muncie police were looking for two black males wearing black jackets who came into Save On Liquor, 1920 S. Madison St., about 8:30 p.m. and demanded cash.One of the robbers had a black handgun, and both fled on foot.

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Muncie and Delaware County police Sunday night were searching for a bandit who fled from a northside adult novelty store carrying its cash register.

The armed robbery at Cirilla's, 601 E. McGalliard Road, was reported about 8:45 p.m.

The bandit was described as a while male with blonde hair and a beard, wearing a denim jacket and jeans. He fled the scene on foot, according to scanner traffic.

Initial reports indicated the stolen cash register contained about $150.

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The city recently received $665,700 to pay for energy-efficiency upgrades. Examples of how the money will be used:

Happy Holidays to all ScanMuncie members and Visitors.

A Muncie woman was found slain Thursday, a day after she told police she had been threatened by a man who had earlier burglarized her near-southside home.

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Muncie  police investigating the slaying of a local woman made two arrests late Thursday.

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