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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.

Police investigating Wednesday night shooting

BLOOMINGTON — Bloomington Police are investigating a shooting that happened on the city's east side Wednesday night.

County Council proposes adjusted tax increase for jail project

BLOOMINGTON —Monroe County councilors voted Tuesday to move forward with an adjusted tax rate increase to help pay for the new Monroe County Jail.

Power restored on Bloomington's north side

BLOOMINGTON — Power has been restored are more than 3,000 Duke Energy customers were without power on the north side of Bloomington, according to an outage map from the energy company.

Monroe County under burn ban as drought conditions worsen

MONROE COUNTY — Monroe County is under a burn ban until Sept. 24, according to the latest burn ban map from the Indiana Department of Homeland Security.

Bloomington woman pleads guilty to federal hate crime

INDIANAPOLIS — A Bloomington woman charged with a federal hate crime for allegedly stabbing a Chinese-American IU student on a city bus in January 2023 has pleaded guilty.

Three-month long SR-48 closure starts Monday

BLOOMINGTON — State Road 48 over Richland Creek in Monroe County will be closed for a bridge rehabilitation project starting Sept. 16, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced this week.

No injuries in large Monroe County house fire

MONROE COUNTY, Ind. — Firefighters with the Monroe Fire Protection District helped put out a large fire at a southwest Monroe County home early Saturday morning.