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Dave Askins

Dave Askins

Bloomington, Indiana

Dave Askins is editor and publisher of The B Square Bulletin. A Hoosier native with a background in math and linguistics, he previously co-founded the Ann Arbor Chronicle with his wife, Mary Morgan.

Believed armed suspect extracted from Bloomington stormwater system after day-long saga

Believed armed suspect extracted from Bloomington stormwater system after day-long saga

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

Griffy dam trail crossing gets OK from Bloomington RDC: “It’s not within the TIF—it’s serving the TIF.”

Griffy dam trail crossing gets OK from Bloomington RDC: “It’s not within the TIF—it’s serving the TIF.”

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

Election equipment for Monroe County passes logic, accuracy test

Election equipment for Monroe County passes logic, accuracy test

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

Bloomington police report: Early Sunday morning death when drunk driver hits scooter rider

Bloomington police report: Early Sunday morning death when drunk driver hits scooter rider

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

Monroe County 2023 budget notebook: Councilors mull $2K one-time retention bonus

Monroe County 2023 budget notebook: Councilors mull $2K one-time retention bonus

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

Lots more electric scooters in Bloomington, but not as many more rides

Lots more electric scooters in Bloomington, but not as many more rides

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

Photos: Protesters mourn effective date of Indiana’s law prohibiting most abortions

Photos: Protesters mourn effective date of Indiana’s law prohibiting most abortions

On the evening before the effective date of SB1, Indiana’s new law that prohibits most abortions, around a hundred people gathered on the southeast lawn of the Monroe County courthouse in an event that was billed as a vigil to mark the occasion. Attending Wednesday evening’s event (Sept.