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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.



Amber Pietz, DN Illustration

Fall in Love with Muncie

Muncie changes with the seasons, and new opportunities pop up when autumn rolls around. Here are a few ideas for exciting things to do this time of year.



Art and All Its Forms

Ball State students in the Ceramics Lab work with lots of different kinds of clay, and for lots of different reasons. Two art students and a ceramics professor share their stories with the Ball State Daily News and reveal what the medium means to them.


Windy conditions continue

Weather Forecaster Rachel Wynalda tracks breezy conditions as well as a Red Flag Warning for October 14. 


Architecture program supports local communities

“I wanted to be able to walk into a room of men and say with confidence that I knew what went into those beams and the rafters and the electrical,” Suding said. “It was really important for me to take advantage of everything Ball State has to offer in their architecture program.”


Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse on Sept. 14, 2022, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)

AP: Parkland school shooter to get life sentence for killing 17

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A jury spared Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty Thursday for killing 17 people at a Parkland high school in 2018, sending him to prison for the remainder of his life in a decision that left many families of the victims angered, baffled and in tears.


Fourth-year quarterback Christian Abney runs with the football in a game against Lebanon Aug. 27, 2021, at the Zionsville Football Stadium in Zionsville, Ind. Tom Marron, Photo Provided

A dream come true

Joel Abney originally signed his young son up for flag football, but Christian Abney begged his dad to let him play tackle. He told his dad he was ready for the next level. After talking to coaches, he switched his son to tackle.