Jan. 26, 2026: Snow, cold, jail, basketball, buses, gun threat
This edition includes reports on snow, high school basketball, county jail planning, public bus ridership, and a threat of a shooting in schools that proved not to be credible.
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Jan. 22, 2026: Convention center hotel, Coretta Scott King, football championship
This edition includes lots of local photos from the day of the IU vs. University of Miami football game, a report on the keynote speech from MLK Day, and Wednesday's news about a hotel for the convention center expansion.
Jan. 19, 2026: Deadly house fire, Iran protest, jail impasse, last-minute UDO proposal
This edition includes information about: a deadly house fire in the northeastern part of the county, a report about a protest against the government of Iran, the latest stalemate on county jail planning, and a last-minute proposal from the mayor to change the unified development ordinance.
Jan. 15, 2026: New festival policy, Northgrove subdivision, North-South hoops, IU football, 2026 county budget order, 2025 year-end Bloomington budget
This edition includes: New downtown festival policy; Second hearing for Northgrove subdivision; South over North in rivalry hoops; IU football returns from the Peach Bowl with a minor taxiway incident; County budget order for 2026; Bloomington ends 2025 with its General Fund ahead of plan.
Jan. 12, 2026: Jail lawsuit, wrongful termination, basketball, football, ICE protest
In this edition: The rundown of recent articles includes reports on the 2008 jail lawsuit and a more recent wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a Monroe County employee. Also: Peach Bowl and upcoming high school men’s basketball.
Jan. 8, 2026: Dan Combs dies, candidate filings, new city council president, new school board president, residential TIFs
In this edition: The rundown of recent articles includes live reports from city council, school board, and a whole day of candidate filings at Election Central.
Jan. 5, 2026: ‘Hands off Venezuela’ rally, polar plunge, future live reports
In this edition: The rundown of recent articles includes a look ahead to the coming year.