Crime

Murder charge tossed after suspect takes plea deal

By News Staff · Wednesday, June 26, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The Bloomington man accused in the 2022 "execution-style" murder of another man will have all but one charge dropped, including murder, after a judge accepted a plea deal last week.

Two dead, one injured in Harrison County shooting

By News Staff · Saturday, June 22, 2024

HARRISON COUNTY, Ind. — An 84-year-old man allegedly shot and killed an 82-year-old woman and injured her son after an argument Friday night in Harrison County, Indiana State Police said in a release.

Man caught three years after escaping hospital bed following police chase crash

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, June 21, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A Bloomington man is in jail after being wanted for nearly three years for a 2021 police chase that injured a woman in Morgan County.

Man charged in 2021 Bloomington murder given 45 years

By Ashton Hackman · Wednesday, June 12, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — A Monroe County judge handed a 45-year prison sentence this week to the man who police tracked down to South Carolina after a January 2021 murder in Bloomington.

Two Monroe County jail inmates charged with escaping cell, beating fellow inmate

By News Staff · Friday, June 7, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Two inmates at the Monroe County Jail are facing additional charges for allegedly escaping from their cell in May and beating another inmate to the point he had to be sent to the hospital.

Bloomington man arrested after 100+ mph chase

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, June 7, 2024

BEDFORD, Ind. — Indiana State Police arrested a Bloomington man Thursday after a chase reportedly reached speeds over 100 miles per hour across two counties.

Monroe County Prosecutor won't file charges against arrested IU Dunn Meadow protesters

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, May 31, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) — No charges will be filed against the 55 people arrested during the protests in Dunn Meadow in April, the Monroe County Prosecutor's Office announced Thursday.

IU Police captain arrested for alleged theft and fraud

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, May 31, 2024

BLOOMINGTON — A captain with the IU Police Department was arrested this week on charges of theft and fraud after a nearly six-month investigation from the Bloomington Police Department.

IUPD investigating several burglaries at Greek houses

By Ashton Hackman · Wednesday, May 29, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The IU Police Department is investigating several reported thefts at Greek houses during the month of May, according to an IU Crime Notice.

Bloomington man arrested for murder in Lawrence County

By Ashton Hackman · Sunday, May 19, 2024

BEDFORD, Ind. — A Bloomington man is in jail and charged with murder after a shooting in Bedford on Saturday, according to the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office (LCSO).

Columbus man arrested and charged with child exploitation

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, May 14, 2024

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Columbus Police arrested and charged a man with child exploitation Monday after investigators reportedly found child porn on his phone while investigating a stolen vehicle case.

Federal inmate charged with killing fellow prisoner at Terre Haute Federal Penitentiary

By Ashton Hackman · Saturday, May 11, 2024

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — A federal grand jury has indicted a federal inmate with involuntary manslaughter and possessing contraband in prison for the April 14, 2023 stabbing death of a fellow inmate at the Terre Haute Federal Penitentiary, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Indiana.

Court docs give new details about moments before fatal shooting

By Ashton Hackman · Saturday, May 11, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — The man charged with murder for Tuesday’s fatal shooting in Bloomington claims he shot through the windshield of his van at another man because he was "defending himself and his property," according to newly filed court documents.

Robert Boro was found; the family says it's too little, too late

By IUSTV · Friday, May 10, 2024

Robert "Bob" Boro went missing from 1832 S Curry Pike on Jan. 1 after he crashed his truck into the side of a house just after midnight.

One dead in Tuesday morning shooting

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, May 7, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — One man is dead and another is in jail after a fatal shooting in Bloomington early Tuesday morning.

10 years in prison for woman who killed IU student in DUI hit and run in 2022

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, May 7, 2024

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — 10 years in prison followed by two years of probation—that's the sentence a judge handed Monday to Madelyn Howard, the woman who pleaded guilty last month to drunk driving in a hit and run that killed IU student Nathaniel Stratton in September 2022.