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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.

The Almost Daily Bulletin

Oct. 5, 2026: Early voting starts; Bloomington budget cuts; Kirkwood shooting warrant; ICE bond; jail report; B Square’s future

This morning's edition includes reports about early voting, Bloomington’s 2027 budget, a warrant issued related to the Kirkwood shooting. There’s also a report about a $10,000 immigration bond, plus property transfers, Sunday Funnies and The B Square’s “dangerous middle.”

Miller-Showers Park

Miller-Showers Park

A great blue heron stands on one of the weirs, between the detention ponds, looking south.

Miller-Showers Park

Miller-Showers Park

(12 photos) A red-tail hawk and a great blue heron hang out at the park.

Editor’s Notebook: Getting The B Square unstuck from the ‘dangerous middle’

Editor’s Notebook: Getting The B Square unstuck from the ‘dangerous middle’

A Syracuse University study finds independent local publishers can get stuck in a “dangerous middle”: established enough that readers depend on them, but without the revenue to spread the work. The B Square fits that pattern, and is asking readers to help build a sustainable future.

Monroe County jail notebook: Population down to 231 with recent trend slightly downward

Monroe County jail notebook: Population down to 231 with recent trend slightly downward

Monroe County’s jail population fell to 231 on Oct. 3, down six from a week earlier. The 10-day rolling average dropped to about 233. Over 75 days, the jail has averaged 238 people. Of the 247 jailed on July 21, 108 were still there Oct. 3.

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

Sunday Funnies: Hawk v. Fish

A pumpkin’s circumference divided by its diameter and the best kind of chart for visualizing it. Hawk and Fish have all the answers.

Bloomington police identify suspect in Sept. 6 Kirkwood shooting, warrant issued

Bloomington police identify suspect in Sept. 6 Kirkwood shooting, warrant issued

An arrest warrant has been issued for Dajhon Lee Branson-Orellana, 21, in the Sept. 6 shooting outside Bloomington’s downtown library. Police identified him through surveillance video and witness accounts. Prosecutors filed four felony charges, but not attempted murder.