MEDELLÍN, COLUMBIA — A chartered plane carrying 81 people, including members of a Brazilian soccer club, crashed on the outskirts of Medellín, Colombia, killing nearly everyone onboard, the authorities said early Tuesday.

MUNCIE — Maggie Kenworthy, Ink Free News editor, will be joining a team put together by Ball State University to cover the olympics. BSU will send one of the largest groups of journalism graduates, students and staff to provide behind-the-scenes coverage of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Kenworthy will participate in the …read more.

AKRON — As the school year ends, Tippecanoe Valley foreign exchange students Luca Jeckstadt, Germany, Rafael Zebende, Brazil, and Carl Walter, Germany, prepare to say goodbye to friends, host families and the country they called home for a year. A strong love of American football brought Jeckstadt to Indiana, where he played for the Tippecanoe …read more.

Well, that was a bummer. Did anyone on the US Men’s National Team get the memo that Tim Howard wasn’t the only one who was supposed to give maximum effort? OK, that’s unfair to say. But for a good portion of the match with Belgium, Howard looked to be the only American soccer player interested …read more.

The time has come where the entire world actually becomes just 16 countries. In the cutthroat tournament that is the World Cup, 32 nations and a world of expectations have narrowed to just 16 nations and 90 – well actually more like 98 – minutes determines whether heroes are eternally glorified or Gross Domestic Products …read more.

“Ten little Indian boys went out to dine…” We have nearly reached the end of our beloved 2013-14 prep sports year. The Warsaw golf team is the last remaining team from our Kosciusko area and it will compete in the Warsaw Regional at Stonehenge Golf and Country Club Thursday morning. While the Tigers are the …read more.

The Grace College Student Veteran Organization, in partnership with ML Motorsports, Wish for Our Heroes and KCV Cycling hosted Nocturnal III: The Mission on Oct. 27. With over 500 in attendance, the adventure race extravaganza was a huge success for participants and contributors alike. This year’s event incorporated some first-of-its-kind races, including a road vs. …read more.