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Walnut Street & 6th Street

(With slow motion video!) Hail falls on 6th Street as a passerby demonstrates the proper use of an umbrella.

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Hail falls on 6th Street as a passerby demonstrates the proper use of an umbrella. (Dave Askins, April 27, 2026)

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This morning’s edition includes: Updates on a Kirkwood shooting that put one person in the hospital; a report on the Perry Township trustee race; city council action on a residential TIF; and fading prospects for a land swap for a convention center hotel site.

Kirkwood Avenue & Dunn Street

Kirkwood Avenue & Dunn Street

Five Bloomington police officers maintain a presence on the block where the night before a shooting took place that put one person in the hospital.

Bloomington police correct tally on Kirkwood shooting: 5 hit by bullet or fragments, 1 victim in hospital

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Police now say just five of nine reported injuries in a Kirkwood Little 500 weekend shooting were caused by bullets or fragments; others were hurt fleeing. Two men are believed to have fired shots after a fight between two women. Victims were bystanders, not targets. The investigation continues.

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