B There 3rd Street & Walnut Street Welding work on the convention center expansion is underway. Welding work on the convention center expansion is underway. (Dave Askins, March 25, 2026)
Pushback from public, county council on North Park jail site after filing for settlement extension Residents urged Monroe County councilors not to build a new jail at the North Park site during public comment at Tuesday’s meeting. Councilors also reacted to a court-approved extension of the county’s jail settlement agreement, which is tied to a purchase deal for the property.
Preliminary injunction allowing student IDs at polls gets immediate use in Monroe County IU student Josh Montagne cast an early ballot Wednesday at Bloomington’s North Showers site using his university ID, hours after a federal judge blocked enforcement of Indiana’s SB 10. Montagne is a plaintiff in the lawsuit challenging the law.
Monroe County land transfer to CIB has final OK, with calls for land swap to preserve housing, put host hotel on north parcel Monroe County councilors voted April 14 to transfer downtown property that includes Seminary Pointe apartments to the CIB, clearing the way for a potential convention center host hotel deal. The move could, but is not guaranteed, to allow a land swap involving the former Bunger & Robertson site.
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