Dave Askins

At the end of January, local leaders in Bloomington were talking publicly about hate crime reporting. Their talk took place in at least two places on Jan. 30: during a Facebook broadcast from city hall; and during a city council meeting. A common thread across both discussions was  this idea:

Social media was deluged with dramatic images of Bloomington area flooding last week, following heavy rain over a three-day period. They included a photo of water overtopping Dillman Road bridge at Clear Creek, posted on Facebook by Gregory Reed Travis, and a YouTube video of the same location shot

The Bloomington South Panthers played at home Friday night against the visiting Columbus North Bulldogs. The Panthers clawed out a 75–69 overtime victory.  Here’s some photos from the game. (Click on a photo to see the rectangular version and self-navigate through a slideshow.)

Based on the candidate filings reported by the Bloomington Herald-Times, this year’s Democratic Party primary races will be among the most competitive in the modern era, which dates to the 1967 election cycle. This year’s Democratic Party primary, held on May 7, will feature competitive races for

Two records for cold temperature were set on the last day of January this year in Bloomington, Indiana: a coldest low of -10 F; and a coldest high of 2 F. The day isn’t over yet, but the IU weather station—a National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Program site—