B There 4th Street & College Avenue (WFHB) WFHB news director Kade Young a the mic at the station’s spring fundraiser. WFHB news director Kade Young a the mic for the station’s spring fundraiser. (Dave Askins, April 9, 2026)
Ridership slide fuels Bloomington Transit strategy shift: bigger buses, route rethink Bloomington Transit is weighing service changes after a year-long ridership slide, reflected in a 16% drop in fixed-route ridership early in 2026. Plans include deploying new articulated buses on campus routes, merging Route 13 with Route 3, and expanding microtransit options.
Monroe County sheriff sues Indiana attorney general over new immigration detainer law Monroe County sheriff Ruben Marté has sued Indiana AG Todd Rokita in federal court, seeking to block a new state law requiring local jails to honor ICE detainer requests. The lawsuit says the new law would force deputies to violate the Fourth Amendment by detaining people without warrants.
Ahead of April 15 deadline, Monroe County BOC gives authority to president to extend jail accord, if ACLU agrees Monroe County commissioners voted on Wednesday to authorize board president Julie Thomas to sign a possible extension of the county’s long-running settlement agreement with the ACLU over jail conditions, as talks continue ahead of the agreement’s April 15 expiration.
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