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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.

Bloomington Police arrest bank robbery suspect

BLOOMINGTON — A Bloomington man is in custody after police say he robbed a bank last week.

2022 parking garage rape suspect takes plea deal

BLOOMINGTON — A man will spend the next eight years in prison for admitting to raping a woman inside a Bloomington parking garage in 2022.

Two Bloomington schools on lockdown after bank robbery Tuesday

BLOOMINGTON — The Bloomington Police Department is looking for a suspect that allegedly robbed the JC Bank on South Walnut Street Tuesday.

'Squeezed out': Bloomington ends contract with Lime scooters

BLOOMINGTON — Electric scooter and bike users in Bloomington will soon have only one brand of micro-mobility vehicles to choose from.

Commissioners hold off on approving site purchase for new jail

BLOOMINGTON — Monroe County Commissioners voted Wednesday to delay approving a purchasing agreement for one of the potential sites of a new county jail and community justice facility.