Dave Askins

Bloomington police have arrested Sean Rivers, a 22-year-old Bloomington man, as a suspect in a Saturday afternoon shooting. The shooting left the 51-year-old victim in critical condition after several emergency surgeries, according to the BPD news release. Rivers was booked into the Monroe County jail on a charge of attempted

The redevelopment of the former IU Health hospital site at 2nd and Rogers streets took another step forward this past Monday. At its regular monthly meeting, Bloomington’s plan commission approved the primary plat for the chunk of the project that is now called Hopewell West. It’s bounded by

Monroe County’s health department has released the reports for inspections of food service operations that were conducted in June 2023 Of the 92 places that were inspected in June, 41 had no violations. Recording at least one non-critical violation, but no critical violations were 14 establishments. Recording at least

Joe Davis will not appear on the Nov. 7 Bloomington mayoral ballot, unless he prevails in a lawsuit—which he told Monroe County’s election board that he intends to file. Davis’s remarks came at a Thursday meeting of the three-member election board. At Thursday’s meeting, board members

On Tuesday night, the Monroe County council unanimously approved the issuance of $8 million in bonds to pay for a new Fullerton Pike bridge over Clear Creek. The 524-foot structure—which will feature a 6-foot median, a 10-foot multi-use path and a 5-foot sidewalk—will span Clear Creek Trail and

At its regular Monday meeting, Bloomington’s plan commission completed the first round of its deliberations on a 140-acre rezone request for a tract of raw land in southwest Bloomington. The property is located east of Weimer Road, and west of the RCA Community Park. It’s also west of