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Indiana's recently enacted state budget bill includes an amendment to state law that eliminates the three alumni-elected seats on the Indiana University board of trustees. The law makes all nine board members appointees of the governor. But on Wednesday, Bloomington resident Justin Vasel, who is one of six

A little under $22,000 in neighborhood improvement grants was approved by Bloomington's redevelopment commission (RDC) at its regular meeting on Monday. The annual grants allow for $30,000 in funding to be allocated, but this year the three neighborhoods that asked for grant funding made applications that

Two leases were approved by Bloomington's redevelopment commission (RDC) at its regular Monday meeting, which reflected incremental moves on two big projects, even if the dollar amounts were small. In one case the dollar amount was zero—a temporary lease to Weddle Brothers, to use part of the

A news release issued by Bloomington police on Monday morning (May 5) reported two separate incidents late the night before, on opposite sides of the city. The first incident, on the west side of the city, was an attempted car theft, with an infant in the backseat. The other incident,

Sometime after this coming Wednesday (May 7), a court ruling could be issued on Monroe County sheriff Ruben Marté's policy for dealing with the immigration status of suspects. The case is in front of special judge Lucas Rudisill in the Monroe County circuit court. Last July, Indiana'

The origin story for the image might make the cartoon a little funnier, if you're a reader who does not instantly recognize the fish. On top of the historic Monroe County courthouse there is a weathervane featuring a metal fish crafted by blacksmith Austin Seward, which is called

So far this year, significantly fewer rides have been taken on Bird electric scooters this year than in 2024, despite the fact that Bird no longer faces any competition in Bloomington's shared scooter market. That's based on the numbers available in the city of Bloomington'