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Members of the Bloomington houseless population, local advocacy groups and IU students will participate in three separate demonstrations Thursday, Friday and Saturday to protest the City of Bloomington’s treatment of...

On Friday, the reports of a continued trend of low case numbers for COVID-19 included customary words of caution about continued vigilance from local officials in Monroe County. But remarks...

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.  – Wisconsin-based startup accelerator gener8tor has unveiled the startups participating in its two gBETA spring cohorts in Bloomington-Columbus and Indianapolis. The 10 participating startups represent a variety of...

Based on the raw numbers, Monroe County, Indiana, shows an apparent racial and ethnic disparity in COVID-19 vaccination rates. That disparity starts to shrink, but not necessarily disappear, if the...

LOWELL, Ind. (WISH) — State police found more than a half-ton of marijuana during a Tuesday morning traffic stop on I-65 in northwest Indiana. Police pulled over a white van...

BEDFORD – A man reported missing Saturday night was found injured on Broomsage Road Sunday afternoon. At 2:50 p.m. Sunday afternoon Shawswick Volunteer Fire Department along with IU Health Ambulance service...

INDIANAPOLIS — A state agency is partnering with Uber and Lyft to provide people with free, safe rides home. The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute says its Sober Ride Indiana pilot...

Assembly Hall will host the opening and first rounds of the NCAA Tournament March 18-20. The entire tournament moved to Indiana to limit travel between sites during the COVID-19 pandemic....

BLOOMINGTON – The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce it is now accepting nominations for the 11th Annual Women Excel Bloomington (WEB) Awards. Each year, seven women are recognized...

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested 36-year-old Virginia Marsteiner. On Thursday evening the Department of Child Services called the Sheriff’s Department requesting assistance investigating a child being injured at a...

BLOOMINGTON – In the service of improving public safety,  Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton today introduced the details of a pilot program announced last fall designed to help retain and recruit police...

BEDFORD – A Bloomington man was arrested after a Bedford Police officer stopped his vehicle for a traffic violation Wednesday night at State Road 37 and Patrick Robbins Way. Richard Howe...

BEDFORD – A Bloomington man was arrested Tuesday night after Bedford Police officers were called about a wanted man escaping custody in Monroe County. Michael Deckard Dispatch was able to ping...

MOORESVILLE, Ind. — Federal and local authorities on Tuesday afternoon were searching the area around a meat-processing business south of Mooresville. The FBI, the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office, Indiana State...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.  — The city of Bloomington is further growing its role as a critical site for the mass production of the COVID-19 vaccine. Massachusetts-based Moderna Inc. (Nasdaq: MRNA) says...