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IU Health eliminates 100 positions with new regional operating model

Some IU Health employees will transition to other roles within the company while others will no longer have a position.

State Road 45/46 reopens to two lanes as off-ramp construction continues

While most of the project is complete, crews will continue to work on the new off-ramp from S.R. 45/46 onto Arlington Road.

House arrest for woman charged in summer apartment shooting

BLOOMINGTON — A Monroe County judge sentenced a woman to more than a year on house arrest for pleading guilty to shooting gun several times at a moving car over the summer, sending bullets into a nearby apartment where a child was sleeping. Emma Spears, 19, will spend 430 days on home detention, followed ...

Area food pantries gear up for holiday season

With the holidays approaching and an increase in demand, people need a place to comfortably get what they need.

Parking on part of Sixth Street to convert to back-in spaces

The city says the goal is to improve visibility and safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

Man arrested in North Carolina two years after Indiana murder

39-year-old Gildardo Garcia Salina was found shot dead in his Owen County home in November 2022.

Indiana State Police increasing patrols over Thanksgiving holiday

BLOOMINGTON — With the Thanksgiving holiday right around the corner, the Indiana State Police will be stepping up patrols to help slow down drivers and limit crashes. The "Safe Family Travel" campaign starts Nov. 16 and will focus on impaired driving, aggressive driving and seat belt ...

Woman given 15 year prison sentence for fatal DUI crash

BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington woman will spend just under 13 years in prison after pleading guilty to driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a man and injured a child in 2022.  Charity Hall was sentenced on two felony charges Wednesday: operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing ...

Andrew Shannon named Safe and Civil City Program Director

BLOOMINGTON — Andrew Shannon will be the new Safe and Civil City Program Director for Bloomington’s Community and Family Resources Department (CFRD) , the city announced last week. Shannon will help the current CFRD director in promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and ...

Firefighter injured in large Monroe County home fire

The homeowner was home at the time and called 911 after finding smoke upstairs.

Sare Road closure begins Tuesday

BLOOMINGTON — South Sare Road between East Winston Street and South McCartney Lane will be closed beginning Tuesday. The closure is expected to last two weeks as crews replace an underground culvert for stormwater drainage improvements. After the project, the street department will repave ...

Mayor Thomson to proclaim Saturday as 'Coach Lee Corso Day'

Bloomington Fire headquarters reopens three years after historic flood

12-year sentence for man charged in 2021 stabbing

Commissioners sign off on property for future Monroe County jail

Bloomington Police warn of recent phone scam

BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington Police Department is giving warning about a recent scam targeting local residents.

City selects art installation for Hopewell Commons

BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington Arts Commission has selected the artwork "Undulate" by artist Jon Racek for the public art installation for Hopewell Commons in the future Hopewell neighborhood.

Neighbors voice opposition to Vernal Pike jail site

BLOOMINGTON — Monroe County Commissioners received a clear message from residents near Vernal Pike regarding a proposed site for a new county jail: "We don’t want it here."

The Project School classes cancelled Wednesday due to threatening message

Man arrested for raping woman at knife point

BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington Police arrested a man they say raped a woman and held her at knife point early Sunday Morning.