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MCCSC placed all schools on a “soft lockdown” Jan. 22 after an anonymous caller told BPD he was in a school bathroom stall with a gun and would “shoot up the school.” No school was named. SROs swept all 23 buildings; no credible threat was found.

Bloomington Transit’s board reviewed key performance indicators Tuesday as total ridership fell from about 2.5 million trips in 2024 to 2.3 million in 2025. Members questioned whether changes in counting and fare enforcement affected results and asked staff to return with 2026 targets.

The Monroe County CIB will hold a special meeting Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. to consider Dora Hospitality’s proposal to build a 200-room hotel on city-owned parcels south of the existing convention center. CIB president John Whikehart criticized Mayor Kerry Thomson’s related news release as factually wrong.

At Bloomington’s MLK celebration Jan. 19, UC Davis historian Traci Parker urged the audience to see Coretta Scott King as a central architect of the movement, not simply MLK’s widow. The program also honored Ruth Aydt with the MLK Legacy Award.

Indiana football finished 16–0 by beating Miami 27–21 in the national title game Monday night (Jan. 19). Many fans watched the final moments unfold on the TVs at Nick’s English Hut on Kirkwood Avenue. Photographer Amy Mason documented the scene for The B Square.

Indiana capped a perfect 16–0 season Monday night, beating Miami 27–21 to claim the program’s first national title. Thousands packed Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall for a watch party. Despite subfreezing temps outside, the celebration inside stayed orderly through the final whistle.

IU football beat Miami 27–21 Monday night. Afterward, Kirkwood Avenue from Grant to Indiana filled shoulder-to-shoulder with celebrating fans. Two couches were set on fire, and Nick’s English Hut’s guttering was damaged as people climbed to the roof. By 1:15 a.m., the crowd began to thin.