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Bloomington annual safety report: Crime down overall, pandemic impact felt, fire and police chiefs to dig into data on response times, race disparities

Bloomington annual safety report: Crime down overall, pandemic impact felt, fire and police chiefs to dig into data on response times, race disparities

On Tuesday morning, Bloomington’s police and fire chiefs, along with the director of community and family resources department, delivered the city’s state of public safety report. The presentation of such a report has been made an annual event by Bloomington’s mayor, John Hamilton. It is slotted ahead

Bloomington OKs 1,000-bed student development south of football stadium

Bloomington OKs 1,000-bed student development south of football stadium

After getting the required rezone approval from Bloomington’s city council in mid-December, the site plan for a three-building 1,061-bed student-oriented housing project got unanimous approval on Monday night from the city’s plan commission. Called The Standard at Bloomington, the project is located a few blocks south of

Bloomington plan commission lawsuit: Appeals court has almost all papers for decision on standing

Bloomington plan commission lawsuit: Appeals court has almost all papers for decision on standing

In the lawsuit filed last year over a rightful appointment to the Bloomington plan commission, a responding brief was due on Friday to the court of appeals. It came from would-be commissioner Andrew Guenther and would-be appointing authority, GOP county chair William Ellis. Their brief responded to the city of

Crestmont public housing renovations to be funded with $30M bond issuance, units converted to federal RAD program

Crestmont public housing renovations to be funded with $30M bond issuance, units converted to federal RAD program

Bloomington Housing Authority is now in the final stages of converting all of its traditional public housing units to a new funding model, which gives vouchers to residents of the units. To help make that happen, Bloomington’s city council voted unanimously at its meeting last Wednesday to approve the

COVID-19 Update: Infection trends down, local regs mostly same, audit bumps historical death counts

COVID-19 Update: Infection trends down, local regs mostly same, audit bumps historical death counts

Across the state of Indiana and in Monroe County, COVID-19 case counts, hospitalizations, and deaths are trending downward. The good downward trends have not yet led local officials to relax regulations much. The numbers in all key areas, though headed downward, are still well above spring 2020 peaks. In Monroe

Electioneering case at polls leaves board wondering: Who was that masked man?

Electioneering case at polls leaves board wondering: Who was that masked man?

Not a part of Monroe County’s election board meeting on Thursday was the expected hearing for a voter who is said to have displayed campaign material for his preferred candidate inside the polls during early voting last October. The complaint that was filed with the board said he was

Bloomington city council: Yes on historic designation for hospital building, No on restaurant

Bloomington city council: Yes on historic designation for hospital building, No on restaurant

The Kohr Administration Center at IU Health’s hospital, at 1st and South Rogers streets, was given historic designation by Bloomington’s city council on Wednesday night. The vote about the Kohr building by the nine-member city council was unanimous. Also unanimous was the council’s decision at the same