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ICE now has 45 immigration-enforcement agreements with 42 Indiana agencies, including tiny Stinesville. But a B Square review found the public record does not always show whether local elected bodies properly authorized the deals before they got signed.

Fish learns that Camus doesn’t rhyme with famous.

Monroe County’s jail population fell to 227 Saturday, marking three straight days at or below the ACLU’s 229-person functional-capacity figure. A new county dashboard now provides daily jail data. Since July 21, the population has fallen by 20, with substantial inmate turnover.

This report includes new property transfers in Monroe County that haven’t previously been reported by The B Square, with dates ranging from Aug. 17 to Aug. 28, 2026. The data in this report comes from Beacon, the county’s online geographic information system for property and parcel data.

Former IU quarterback Trent Green returned to Bloomington Friday to unveil Dr Pepper’s “Fan Wall of Fame” mural on Kirkwood Avenue. Green also answered a question from The B Square about Fernando Mendoza’s championship-game run and his own two rushing TDs in the 1991 Copper Bowl.

Monroe County’s election board dismissed dueling election-law complaints between Democrat incumbent assessor Judy Sharp and independent challenger Lisa Jeneé Trimble. That leaves their dispute to voters to decide on Nov. 3.

Bloomington’s city council voted unanimously to hire Monroe County deputy prosecutor Jake Rossman as its new staff attorney, ending a search that began after both council lawyers resigned in February. Rossman's start date is not yet set, but is expected by mid-October.