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Wild ride from wind and snow to groovy 70s

A couple more nights of unseasonable cold, but NewsLink Indiana Weather Forecaster Ryan Hill is tracking a substantial warm-up ahead, along with a breakdown of some precipitation chances along the way.



Food truck festival

“I'm looking forward, obviously, to eat good food. I haven't had anything yet but I've had Farm Stand over there before and it's really good and I think I'm gonna get their bacon grilled cheese,” Leffler said.


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Spice and nothing-else nice ruins ‘Kingdom of the Feared’

Kingdom of the Feared is the final edition to Kerri Maniscalco's Kingdom trilogy. Despite so much potential in the magic system and world building, Kingdom of the Fallen falls short on delivering. Offering up weak characters, poorly written plot and dialogue, and a lack of development. 



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Money Makers

Before incentives, the top five earners in Ball State Athletics make a combined $1.49 million dollars per year.


Dogs and Donuts

On Thursday, Oct. 13, on the back patio of Botsford-Swinford Hall, the Housing and Residence Life and the CCIM Living-Learning Community (LLC) worked together to put on an event called “Dogs and Donuts”. 



A seeming family of three waits in line during Indianapolis Colts quarterback Matt Ryan's autograph signing at Kia of Muncie and Toyota of Muncie's Tent Sale July 22, 2022. The man and young girl in the photo are wearing Colts halfback Jonathan Taylor's jersey while the woman wears former Colt and now free agent wide receiver T.Y. Hilton's jersey. (Kyle Smedley/DN)

ZUVER: It Can’t Be Time to Believe Again, Can It?

How are we supposed to feel?  It's a question that Indianapolis Colts fans have been left feeling after a number of games this year. Whether it was the tie in Houston or the ugly wins vs. Kansas City and Denver, this Colts season is confusing. Sunday's game vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars was no different.


Cool week and pleasant weekend

Weather Forecaster Ian Kowalski lets you know about the upcoming cool temperatures and temperate weekend. 


Davonte Longmire poses for a photo in Livwezi, Malawi. Davonte Longmire, Photo Provided

buildOn for the next generation

Ball State Alumnus Davonte Longmire is a digital marketing manager for buildOn, where some of his additional duties are to expand their social media presence and support different elections and companies who support buildOn. Currently, he is helping build a school in Africa with buildOn.



Discover Different Ways Customers Use ID Police

Identity theft is a serious crime that can have devastating consequences for the victim. That's why it's so important to take precautions to protect your personal information.


The Ball State women’s soccer team starts the second half of the game against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 9 at Brinner Sports Complex. Eve Green, DN

Cardinals defeats Bobcats 2-1 on the road

Looks for the shot. Takes her stance. Lines it up and shoots. Every goalkeeper's worst nightmare. The ball pings off the crossbar. She Bows her head until the crowd roars as the Bobcats are back in the game.


Society’s Silent Killer

As a society, we have put our literal well-being on a backburner and chosen to prioritize “the hustle.” We’re obsessed with “the grind” and “getting the bag.” 


'Cardiac Cardinals' strike again

That ‘Cardiac Cardinals’ moniker popped in and out of conversations from fans as they left Scheumann Stadium. It could be heard around the team facility as players and coaches filtered out as if emphasizing the idea that this team would hang around until the bitter end.