B There B-Line Trail at 3rd Street Looking north along Morton Street next to the B-Line Trail the fall foliage is lit up by the morning sun. Looking north along Morton Street next to the B-Line Trail the fall foliage is lit up by the morning sun. (Dave Askins, Nov. 1, 2025
Monroe County jail notebook: Population count dips below one functional capacity benchmark Monroe County’s jail population fell from 247 to 227 over 25 days. But the snapshots mask heavy turnover: 220 people left, with a median stay of 3 days. The Aug. 14 count dipped below the ACLU’s 229-person capacity estimate, but remained 41 above Sheriff Ruben Marté’s 186-person figure.
Bloomington’s $165.7M draft budget for 2027 faces first public scrutiny by city council on Monday On Monday, Bloomington’s city council begins four nights of departmental budget presentations covering mayor Kerry Thomson’s $165.7-million proposal for 2027. Written questions already target a $5.47-million general fund gap, vacant positions, and evidence that spending produces measurable results
Second shots-fired report at Powerline Camp, Monroe County mulls moving up Sept. 1 deadline A second report of gunfire near Monroe County’s Powerline Camp has renewed pressure to close the encampment before Sept. 1. For now, commissioners are keeping the deadline, while the sheriff’s office works on a plan to prevent the county-owned Thomson property from being reoccupied.
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