UPDATE (March 27, 2020): Nikki Grigsby will plead guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. The other 16 counts against her will be dismissed. MUNCIE, Ind. — FBI agents executed arrest warrants at two homes Thursday morning as part of the agency’s wide-ranging investigation into public corruption in Muncie. "We did tell the FBI we are an open book and will give them any information they need or that they request. We will give them whatever information they need because we want this book to close on Muncie," said Mayor Dan Ridenour. Another chapter began, after the FBI confirmed that Phil Nic ..read more

MUNCIE, Ind. – Police arrested two women accused of spreading a white powder at Muncie City Hall in order to “rid evil” at the building. Their actions led to an evacuation Tuesday. According to court documents, police and hazmat teams were called to City Hall after the white powder was spotted. All activity inside the building was halted due to the evacuation and resulting tests. An employee on the third floor identified the women as Sheila Cates and Terri King. According to court documents, both were seen on surveillance cameras walking into the building and spreading the substance. Sheila Ca ..read more

MUNCIE, Ind. — The Indiana State Police (ISP) arrested two Muncie residents on charges including possession of methamphetamine Tuesday. ISP said a traffic stop was made in Muncie on February 18 around 10 p.m. According to police, a green Ford Explorer on East Highland St. at North Penn St. failed to signal a turn and had no functioning license plate light. Officers made contact with the driver, Travis Hoover, 49, and his passenger Kassandra Rankin, 30, both of Muncie. During the stop, a K-9 unit alerted police to the presence of contraband. ISP found a white powder believed to be Methamphetami ..read more

MUNCIE, Ind. – Prosecutors in Delaware County formally charged a Muncie man accused of running over a pedestrian with murder. Court documents claim Aaron G. Harmon, 41, of Muncie, intentionally struck and killed Matthew Paul Smith, 44, also of Muncie. The incident happened outside of a tavern on the 3800 block of N. Broadway around 3:20 a.m. on October 19, 2019. According to court documents, witnesses told Muncie police that Harmon was the driver of a Cadillac that ran over Smith, and struck a second man in the tavern parking lot. A witness who was also struck by Harmon told officers hea ..read more

MUNCIE, Ind. – Authorities have closed their investigation into a double murder-suicide in Muncie from earlier this year. The Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office said it has reviewed the case and determined that Casey Ritchie shot and killed his daughter and her mother inside a home on Timothy Way in April before turning the gun on himself. Police had made the initial determination days after the three deaths and referred the case to the prosecutor’s office, which said Tuesday that it had wrapped up its review. Delaware County Prosecutor Eric Hoffman said the evidence clearly showed that Casey ..read more

MUNCIE, Ind. – FBI agents arrested Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler at his home Monday morning on a federal corruption charge. Tyler’s indictment document shows he faces one count of theft of government funds. He’s accused of accepting $5,000 from Tracy Barton, the former superintendent of Sewer Maintenance and Engineering for the Muncie Sanitary district, for using his influence for the purpose of awarding contracts. The business that ended up getting the contract wasn’t named. If convicted, he could face 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. Tyler, 76, had his initial court appearance M ..read more

MUNCIE, Ind. — After years of negotiating, Muncie Fire Rescue and Emergency Medical Services are now up and running. City leaders say this is a way for Muncie to expand medical services while continuing to work with Delaware County. Muncie Mayor Dennis Tyler says this new service will provide more coverage in areas with slower response times. “The biggest thing as we started to look, we had a lot of problems in certain areas within the city as far as response times,” said Muncie Fire Chief, Eddie Bell. Muncie Fire Rescue and EMS are now in service. But they aren’t calling it a split from Dela ..read more

MUNCIE, Ind. – There are now 1,000 flags waving in a field at Minnetrista in Muncie. The display is called Flags of Honor and the Muncie Exchange Club is behind the project. The organization, along with help from the junior ROTC program at Muncie Central High School, put up the flags Wednesday morning. It will stay up until September 11, Patriots Day, and end with a closing ceremony. This is one of Muncie Exchange Club's most visible projects. They have been doing it for the last several years. Several members of the club are veterans. "Those that have served in the past especially, paid the ..read more

MUNCIE, Ind. — The Muncie Sanitary District recently announced two new $16 million relocation projects in an effort to improve operations, conserve energy and save money.  The first project is to move the district sanitation department truck garage from Centennial Ave. to Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd.  The second project will be a renovation of a building on Jackson Street across from Carnegie Library. That location will house executive services, the engineering department, and billing.  The sanitary district says no taxes will be increased for the two projects. Instead, the proj ..read more

MUNCIE, Ind. – The City of Muncie and a developer have scrapped plans for a controversial steel-dust recycling facility that was set to be built at the former Borg Warner site on Kilgore Ave. Instead, the Muncie Redevelopment Commission says it will purchase the 85-acre site with the hopes of finding a buyer for “proper remediation and re-development.” The developer, Waelz Sustainable Products (WSP) LLP, says it planned to invest $75 million in the construction of a state-of-the-art facility to produce zinc oxide from steel mill byproducts. It would have created 90 jobs and further redevelopme ..read more