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Bloomington, Indiana - At its meeting last Thursday, Bloomington’s parking commission got a quick briefing from city garage manager Ryan Daily, about the end of first-hour-free parking in city garages...

Bloomington, Indiana - At its regular Wednesday meeting, on a  6–3 vote, Bloomington’s city council established a new commission that will be called the Community Advisory on Public Safety (CAPS)...

Monroe County, Indiana - The Monroe County Community School Corporation will move from “phase green” back to “phase yellow” starting Nov. 30 after analyzing recent COVID-19 information. The 35% of...

The long-term closing of East Kirkwood Avenue to cars amid the COVID-19 pandemic made an already pedestrian-friendly part of Bloomington much safer, environmentally friendly and more walkable. Restaurants like the...

Bloomington, Indiana -Officials in Bloomington will Wednesday present a draft final master plan for the redevelopment of the current Indiana University Health Bloomington Hospital site. The property is set to...

Bloomington, Indiana - On Monday, the city of Bloomington reported three additional employees had been added to the tally of city workers who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the pandemic hit...

Bloomington, Indiana - A Bloomington-based software startup is growing in Monroe County. Civic Champs, which has developed a volunteer management platform for nonprofits, says it plans to create up to...

Bloomington, Indiana - At its regular Monday meeting, Bloomington’s redevelopment commission (RDC) voted unanimously to buy a vacant lot at the southeast corner of Rogers and 2nd streets for not more than...

Monroe County, Indiana - A fraternity at Indiana University is shutting down for the remainder of the academic year after it committed a COVID-19-related health violation, the Monroe County Health...

Bloomington, Indiana - A Bloomington woman was arrested Wednesday after a Gibson County Sheriff’s Department deputy pulled her over for speeding on US 41. The officer said 28-year-old Kayla Collins...

The COVID-19 pandemic is reversing progress towards gender parity in the workplace. As children stay home and elders become increasingly vulnerable to illness, women are disproportionately bearing the brunt of...

Monroe County, Indiana - A celebration of President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the presidential election surrounded the Monroe County courthouse Sunday afternoon. Signs in support of the Biden/Harris campaign were held...

Monroe County, Indiana - Monroe County is hiring four compliance officers to enforce its COVID-19 health order and officials plan to allocate thousands of dollars from CARES Act funding to...

Bloomington, Indiana - As colleges and universities across the country take steps to test thousands of COVID-19 samples each week, Indiana University will soon open its own COVID-19 testing labs....

Bloomington, Indiana - Indian fast casual restaurant Curry Up Now has announced it’s coming to Indiana with a spring 2021 opening in Bloomington. The business expansion is a multi-unit franchise...