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Bloomington, Indiana - Indiana University President Michael McRobbie will recommend that former IU president David Starr Jordan’s name be removed from campus, according to a press release from the university....

Bloomington, Indiana - The Bloomington City Council voted 8-0-1 Wednesday to endorse the installation of two street murals in October that will say “Black lives matter.” Following dozens of cities across...

Bloomington, Indiana - More than 30 people attended a “Teachers vs. COVID rally” on Tuesday in front of Monroe County Community School Corporation’s Education Resource Center, where the school board...

Bloomington, Indiana - Three houses in Bloomington are either a “complete loss” or suffered “heavy damage” after a string of fires, according to the Bloomington Fire Department. Monday afternoon, firefighters...

Bloomington, Indiana - Tamara Loewenthal, executive director of the Lotus Education and Arts Foundation, said she estimates that her organization lost up to $40,000 from canceling its spring programming due...

Monroe County, Indiana - Monroe County reported 151 new COVID-19 cases in the last day in a Tuesday afternoon update. This is the second highest single-day total behind 237 cases...

Monroe County, Indiana - Monroe County attorneys and judges are scrambling to figure out how the newly enacted federal moratorium on evictions applies locally. Some worry the moratorium will only delay evictions,...

Monroe County, Indiana - The Monroe County Community School Corporation began in-person classes for the 2020-21 school year Tuesday with its new modes of instruction to combat the spread of...

Bloomington, Indiana - A mom in Bloomington said her son got a tick in his eye. It was an alarming and unusual find, that’s now serving as a reminder of...

Bloomington, Indiana - The Monroe County Coroner’s Office released the identities of four people killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Bloomington over the weekend. The coroner’s office identified the deceased as 61-year-old...

Bloomington, Indiana - Indiana University is reporting COVID-19 mitigation testing across all IU campuses at 6.14 percent. Testing at the Bloomington campus is 7.26 percent. IU updated it's COVID-19 dashboard Tuesday after...

Bloomington, Indiana - The Bloomington Police Department is investigating what is believed to be a murder-suicide involving four people. The department said officers responded to Olcott Boulevard Sunday on a...

Bloomington, Indiana - The first phase of projects in Mayor John Hamilton’s $8 million COVID-19 pandemic recovery initiative is set to launch in the next few weeks. The first step...

Monroe County, Indiana - Monroe County voters will choose representatives for U.S. Congress, the Indiana General Assembly, school board, circuit court and county council in November.  Indiana’s voter registration deadline...

Monroe County, Indiana - All K-12 students in Monroe County Community School Corporation can return to school buildings Sept. 8.  In the “phase yellow” plan the school board approved Tuesday,...