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IU football coach Cignetti headlines Boys & Girls Clubs fundraiser, says 11–2 mark last season 'not a great year'

IU football coach Cignetti headlines Boys & Girls Clubs fundraiser, says 11–2 mark last season 'not a great year'

The first big fundraising event of the year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Bloomington was held on Thursday night in the gymnasium of the Ferguson Crestmont Club. Fundraising is the bridge between the membership fee of $20 and the $750 per child that it takes to provide BGCB

Bloomington's annual May Day ritual continues under watchful eye of weathervane fish

Bloomington's annual May Day ritual continues under watchful eye of weathervane fish

The Earth is now awake—beans busting out in garden beds, trees budding. And the wind has been alerted to bring some rain. The Earth has risen from its slumber, because on Thursday at dawn, a team of Morris dancers summoned the spring season from a spot on the Monroe

May 1, 2025: Gun wavers, annexation litigation, violent crime, appraisals

Weather Based on the National Weather Service forecast in text and charts here's some advice: Thursday: No worries about staying warm, but do whatever you like to do to stay dry—put up an umbrella, wear a raincoat, or dodge the raindrops. The temperature will hit a high

Monroe County sheriff: 4 people detained after reportedly waving gun from car, pointing it at bystanders

Monroe County sheriff: 4 people detained after reportedly waving gun from car, pointing it at bystanders

According to a Wednesday afternoon news release from the Monroe County sheriff's office, a silver hatchback was stopped and all four people detained on the west side of Bloomington—after several reports came in about a vehicle with occupants who were waving a gun at bystanders. During the

Bloomington annexation update: More briefs filed as cases grind forward

Bloomington annexation update: More briefs filed as cases grind forward

April has to count as a busy month of court filings in Bloomington's two main annexation cases, even if no decisions have been handed down. Any decisions in either case likely several months away. In the constitutional case, which involves the status of a 2019 law, the city

Police notebook: Bloomington chief reports violent crime down by 24.3% at State of City

Police notebook: Bloomington chief reports violent crime down by 24.3% at State of City

More than three weeks ago, at Bloomington’s State of the City event, Bloomington police chief Mike Diekhoff reported a 24.3% drop in violent crime over the last year. On its face, that percentage drop doesn’t look consistent with the numbers reported to the board of public safety

Courthouse Square

Courthouse Square

Sign on JL Waters pedal boat in the sidewalk display says: "For your Safety. Please Do Not Sit, Stand, Climb, or Lean on the Boat." Four verbs and not one of them is "rock"!