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Semi hauling limestone crashes, closing SR 446 for several hours Thursday

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - State Road 446 was closed for more than five hours Thursday while Indiana State Police (ISP) and the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) worked to clear an accident near Monroe Lake involving a semi carrying limestone.ISP says the driver of the semi was traveling ...

Three Little 500 cyclists hit by cars in the same week

Man arrested on campus for flashing knife Wednesday morning

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - An Indianapolis man was arrested Wednesday morning after Bloomington Police (BPD) say he pulled a knife and chased two women on IU's campus.BPD responded to Sample Gates on the campus' west side at 11:15 a.m. after receiving several 911 calls about women seen ...

Bloomington teen arrested for allegedly distributing counterfeit Oxycodone pills

NASHVILLE, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) investigation into possible dealing of fentanyl ended in the arrest of a Bloomington woman who police say was selling large amounts of counterfeit Oxycodone pills.19-year-old Torien Thornton was arrested by the Brown County Sheriff’s ...

Indiana University sets new Bloomington campus enrollment record for the third year in a row

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - For the third consecutive year, Indiana University's Bloomington campus set a new enrollment record, with 47,527 students calling IU Bloomington home.Across all state campuses for the university, nearly 22,000 undergraduate and graduate students were admitted to ...

New trial date set for woman accused in fatal hit-and-run of IU student

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The woman police say ran over an IU student who was on an e-scooter last fall and fled the scene of the accident has had her trial date rescheduled.Madelyn Howard was originally set to stand trial this past March for the death of Nathaniel Stratton , but the trial was ...

IU Board of Trustees approves lease of former Poplars site for student housing

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The IU Board of Trustees approved a ground lease for a one-acre lot near 7th and Dunn Streets, which was formerly the Poplars building. The approval gives the green light to an $81-million project to enhance graduate student housing.The six-story building will provide ...

Teen hit by semi-wheel while changing tire on Interstate 80 in Lake County

LAKE COUNTY, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Indiana State Police (ISP) has opened an investigation after a teen boy helping with a tire change on Interstate 80 was struck by a tire that had come off a passing semi.ISP says they received calls around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday of a pedestrian hit along eastbound I-80. ...

3 arrested for prostitution, drug charges after investigation in Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The Columbus Police Department announced the arrests of three people they say were involved in prostitution and narcotic activity.An investigation was opened by the Bartholomew County Joint Narcotics Enforcement Team (JNET) after tips about a prostitution advertisement ...

Princeton mother arrested for OWI with two children in car

GIBSON COUNTY, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The Indiana State Police (ISP) says a Princeton mother was arrested from operating while intoxicated with her two children in the backseat.A trooper pulled over 28-year-old Tamera Reeves for having an improper taillight and no license plate light. ISP says Reeves ...

Bloomington woman killed in crash on I-69

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The Greene County Sheriff's office says a Bloomington woman was killed Tuesday in a crash along southbound Interstate 69 near mile marker 98.Police say a car veered off the road and went into the median, overturning in a ditch in the northbound lanes. 49-year-old ...

Kappa Sigma fraternity put on cease and desist for endangering others, alcohol, hazing

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The IU chapter of Kappa Sigma was put on cease and desist on Aug. 15 for endangering others, alcohol, and hazing. All activities of the organization are suspended until further notice.Kappa Sigma joins two other IU Greek organizations currently on cease and desist. Alpha ...

Second body recovered from Monroe Lake in two days

MONROE COUNTY, Ind. (IUSTV News) – The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says the body of a Bloomington man was recovered from Monroe Lake Sunday afternoon, the second in just two days.First responders were called to the Moore’s Creek area at 2:20 p.m. after witnesses reported a man ...

Body recovered from Monroe Lake

MONROE COUNTY, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says the body of a New York man was recovered from Monroe Lake Saturday afternoon.First responders were called to Paynetown State Recreation Area at the lake just before 4 p.m. after people reported a man went underwater ...

City of Bloomington to install parking corrals for electric scooters and bikes

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Over 50 parking corrals for electric mobility vehicles, like e-scooters and e-bikes will be installed throughout downtown Bloomington, the city announced Monday.In a press release, the city said the new corrals aim to improve right-of-way access for pedestrians who are ...

Woman killed in head-on crash involving a firetruck in Jefferson County

MADISON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The Indiana State Police (ISP) is conducting an investigation after they say a two-car crash involving a fire truck killed a woman in Jefferson County Saturday morning.It happened near Clifty Hollow Road on Hanover Hill near Madison, Indiana. ISP says at 8:35 a.m. a firetruck ...

Eric Montgomery sentenced to 36 years in August 2022 rape of IU student Avery McMillan

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A Monroe County judge sentenced 35-year-old Eric Montgomery to serve 36 years in prison on Friday, a month after a jury found him guilty of charges related to the rape of IU student Avery McMillan in August 2022. 20-year-old McMillan was found dead in Montgomery's ...

"We’re spreading our wings!" BuffaLouie's to open second restaurant with expansion to Carmel

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - After supposed rumors were 'flying' around of a possible expansion, Ed Schwartzman, owner of the iconic Bloomington restaurant BuffaLouie's, confirmed the company is opening a second restaurant in Carmel, Indiana.In a Twitter post, Schwartzman said the new ...

Four arrested on drug charges in Columbus after investigation

COLUMBUS, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Four Columbus residents are in jail and face several drug-related charges following a multi-agency narcotics investigation, the Columbus Police Department (CPD) announced in a press release. Police say the investigation was opened after CPD received numerous tips of criminal ...

Search continues for missing woman swept by floodwaters in Franklin County

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has released the names of the two people swept away by floodwaters on Wolf Creek in Franklin County on Friday.The body of 49-year-old Hardy Harris Jr. was found by search crews on July 29, where officials declared them ...