Dave Askins

Early Thursday, special judge Nathan Nikirk issued an order that says the Bloomington annexation trials for Area 1A and Area 1B will now go forward. The ruling came after a hearing held Wednesday morning on the question of whether Nikirk should grant the city of Bloomington’s request that he

Remaining intact after Wednesday’s city council meeting was Bloomington mayor John Hamilton’s veto of the council’s Oct. 4 decision to authorize reinstallation of stop signs at four intersections along 7th Street. At its meeting on Wednesday night (Oct. 18), the council declined to consider an attempt to

Early Wednesday morning, special judge Nathan Nikirk heard procedural arguments in the Bloomington annexation trials for Area 1A and Area 1B, which are west of the city. Nikirk said he would likely issue a ruling on the question in front of him “first thing in the morning,” which would mean

Beacon, Inc. is looking to use a $7 million grant it received through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to build a new facility with 20 supportive housing apartments, across 3rd Street from Rose Hill Cemetery. But in order to pursue that project—which is also planned to include a

A little before 2 p.m. on Monday, two young men exchanged gunshots at a shopping plaza on Winslow Road in the south part of town, east of Henderson Street, according to a news release issued Monday evening by Bloomington police. Details are few, but the news release says that

At least as far back as 2021, South Washington Street property owner and resident Joe Davis has been cited by the city of Bloomington for violations of city code. There are two basic kinds of violation for which the city has cited Davis. One kind are  citations under Title 6,