B There 6th Street & Walnut Street Stormy-looking clouds backdropping the Monroe County courthouse dome, looking southwest. Stormy-looking clouds backdropping the Monroe County courthouse dome, looking southwest. (Dave Askins, July 16, 2025)
Live Report: Perry Township trustee vacancy caucus (2 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2026) This is a live report from the Monroe County Democratic Party’s caucus to fill the vacancy in the office of Perry Township trustee after the death of Dan Combs in the first week of January. The caucus is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bloomington city hall.
Protestors call for the end of Flock camera contract with city, Bloomington mayor says ‘that is one of the options’ Hundreds gathered at Bloomington city hall on Friday to protest the city’s contract with Flock Safety, a license-plate reader company. Demonstrators tied the cameras to federal immigration enforcement and urged officials to cancel the agreement. Local officials signaled reconsideration is possible.
MCCSC hears community feedback about former Herald-Times property On Thursday, MCCSC hosted a community forum on the former Herald-Times building it bought for nearly $3 million, outlining three options—sell, postpone or renovate. The 77,000-square-foot site is now used for storage and bus parking. An online survey has drawn 350-plus responses.
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