Dave Askins

By around 5:30 p.m. a man believed to have been armed with a rifle was removed from the stormwater culvert near 6th Street and Indiana Avenue on the edge of Indiana University’s Bloomington campus. It’s the place where the Campus River starts its journey under downtown

A gravel path across the top of Griffy dam, including staircase access and safety fencing, with an estimated cost of $375,000, now has approval in concept as a Bloomington redevelopment commission project. The unanimous vote by the five-member Bloomington RDC came at the group’s regular meeting on Monday.

Monroe County’s election equipment, manufactured by Hart InterCivic has passed the logic and accuracy test mandated under state statute. The test was conducted with help from Bob and Lori White, with B&L IT Services, which is a contractor the county uses for logistics and technical support in

In the early morning hours of Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, a drunk driver veered up onto the sidewalk of North Walnut Street near 12th Street causing one person on the sidewalk to jump out of the way, according to a Sunday afternoon news release from Bloomington police. But the driver

In 2023, Monroe County employees could see a $2,000 quarterly retention bonus, paid out quarterly. That’s in addition to the 5-percent COLA (cost-of-living adjustment) that their draft budget already includes. The working number for the total 2023 Monroe County budget is in the ballpark of $90 million. Here’

Compared to late summer last year, there are 50 percent more shared electric scooters staged around Bloomington, waiting for prospective riders. But the 50-percent bigger fleet has generated just 13 percent more rides. Those numbers are based on the city of Bloomington’s public dataset of scooter activity. Included in