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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Coronavirus has changed life for many, including college seniors who are not only finishing school online, but they’re applying for jobs in a market that’s largely not...

Bloomington, Ind. - In an effort to be as available to residents and to share information as broadly as possible during the COVID-19 crisis, Mayor John Hamilton and his staff have...

(BLOOMINGTON) – The Bloomington Fire Department responded to a house fire at 815 East University Street on Thursday night. The alarm came in at 8:41 p.m. Firefighters found the fire...

(BLOOMINGTON) – Firefighters with the Bloomington Fire Department are battling a house fire at 815 East University Street. Firefighters are asking the public to avoid the area. Bloomington Firefighters are...

(BLOOMINGTON) – Indiana University Police arrested a man who is accused of two on-campus burglaries at the University East Apartments and the Acacia Fraternity. On Friday, police arrested 29-year-old Stanley...

(ELLETTSVILLE) – Donald Wayne Francis, Jr., owner of Heartland Adoption Agency, died Saturday night from a gunshot wound to the chest at his home. Donald Wayne Francis, Jr. Police say...

United Way of Monroe County launched the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund on March 16 with contributions from nearly 30 local organizations. The fund supports service organizations helping to provide economic...

An Illinois man was shot during an attempted robbery Sunday evening in an apartment on East 10th Street, according to Bloomington Police Department. Dakota Deckard, 20, was arrested Tuesday afternoon...

A shelter for people experiencing homelessness who need to isolate themselves because of COVID-19 is scheduled to open next week at 300 W. Hillside Drive. People can use the shelter...

(BEDFORD) — Two people were injured late Saturday night when the motorcycle they were riding struck a deer on State Road 446 near its intersection with Gil Gal Road. According...

An Owen County man who reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 was forcibly removed from IU Health Bloomington Hospital March 22 after the hospital told the man he was no longer...

In a statement released Saturday evening (March 28), the city of Bloomington has confirmed it learned earlier the same day that a Bloomington firefighter has tested positive for COVID-19. According to...

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.  — A 37-year-old Bloomington man died Saturday after crashing an off-road vehicle Friday night. David Deckard Jr. was operating a four-wheeler around 9:30 p.m. on private property in a wooded area in the...

MONROE COUNTY, Ind. — Conservation officers are investigating after a Bloomington man died after a crash Friday night. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said the crash happened around 9:30...

(BLOOMINGTON) — A 20-year-old man was arrested after violating Gov. Eric Holcomb’s stay-at-home order. He also is among the first in Indiana to be charged with violating the just-imposed local...