Dave Askins

Late Tuesday afternoon, a Bloomington city staff recommendation to permanently reopen the road through Lower Cascades Park was delivered to the four-member board of park commissioners. That was followed by an update to the three-member board of public works from public works director Adam Wason, about the parks staff recommendation

That’s one of several blunt assessments in a criminal justice and incarceration study dated June 20, 2021, which was released by Monroe County commissioners on Monday night. The study was conducted under contract by RJS Justice Services, with lead consultant Kenneth Ray. Monroe County’s jail is located on

On Monday, Monroe County board of commissioners president Julie Thomas signed a declaration of local disaster, because of weekend flooding that hit downtown Bloomington and other areas of the county. The disaster declaration will appear for ratification on the three-member board’s regular meeting agenda on Wednesday. A declaration of

In a press release issued early Sunday afternoon, Bloomington’s police department announced a search team discovered the body of a man who was reported missing, after the car he was driving was swept up in floodwaters on Friday night. The man was identified in the press release as Colten

Between 5 and 7 inches of rain fell on Bloomington on Friday night through early Saturday. That meant thigh- to waist-deep water pooled on Kirkwood Avenue before flowing southward. In the mid-morning hours on Saturday, business owners along Kirkwood were starting the work of clean up and damage assessment. The

Click to view slideshow. Around 3 inches of rain fell on the Bloomington area starting around 10:45 through half past midnight on June 19. The thunderstorm knocked out power for around 6,000 Duke Energy customers, including a swatch of 1,500 customers east of the downtown square. The