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The hour was close to 11:30 p.m. on Thursday when Bloomington’s city council wrapped its fourth night of departmental budget presentations in a row, each starting at 6 p.m. Over the four days, the council racked up a total of 17 hours and 40 minutes worth

In a Thursday afternoon news release, Bloomington police department (BPD) reported that a 39-year-old man found with gunshot wounds in Switchyard Park early in the morning had not been shot at that location. The 39-year-old had apparently driven there after being shot several times when he allegedly attempted a burglary—

On a 4–0 vote taken on Wednesday night, Bloomington’s redistricting advisory commission settled on new boundary lines for the six city council districts, which will be recommended by the group to the city council. The commission is set to meet next Wednesday (Sept. 7) to finalize its report

On Wednesday at noon, the possible expansion of the county convention center was the topic of a meeting of Monroe County and Bloomington officials. The gathering at the county courthouse included county commissioners, some county councilors, city councilmembers and the mayor’s office. It was the first time that representatives

“Water tastes fishy and like it’s straight out of a creek.” That’s from an Aug. 29, 2022 complaint logged in Bloomington’s uReport system. The complaint is one of at least 14 such reports filed since Aug. 27. It’s the second late summer in a row that

The 2023 budget  that has been proposed by Bloomington mayor John Hamilton comes in at $129.2 million, which is about 21 percent more than last year. That’s the figure in city controller Jeff Underwood’s memo, which was released on Monday at 2 p.m. A  news release