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UPDATE: Silver Alert cancelled for missing Bloomington woman

By News Staff · Wednesday, May 24, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A previous statewide Silver Alert for a woman missing out of Monroe County has been cancelled.Previous version of this story:The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says 49-year-old Christina Strunk was last seen on Monday wearing a black floral dress and driving a red ...

Bloomington woman arrested and charged with armed robbery, kidnapping

By Ashton Hackman · Wednesday, May 10, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A Bloomington woman is in jail and facing felony charges after allegedly robbing another woman at Walmart on Tuesday, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.34-year-old Tarea Hutchins was arrested and charged with Armed Robbery, a Level 3 felony, and Kidnapping ...

Two killed in crash on SR-37, south of Bloomington

By Ashton Hackman · Monday, April 24, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - A two-car crash killed the drivers of both vehicles along State Road 37, Monday afternoon, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's office.Officers responded to SR-37 and Zikes Road just shortly after 3 p.m. for a reported head-on collision just nine miles south ...

Bodies of two missing IU students recovered at Monroe Lake

By Olivia Oliver · Tuesday, April 18, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The bodies of two missing IU students last seen Saturday at Monroe Lake were recovered Tuesday morning, according to a press release from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.Conservation Officers located and recovered the bodies of the victims in an area east ...

Man escapes officers, jumps to death in Cedar Bluffs Nature Preserve

By Carly Rasmussen · Saturday, April 15, 2023

Warning: This article mentions suicide and may be distressing to some readers.BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The Monroe County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a man who jumped from a cliff at Cedar Bluff Nature Preserve.Officers were dispatched to the location at 6:00 p.m. April ...

Bloomington Police investigating shooting that injured woman

By Olivia Oliver · Saturday, April 15, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Bloomington Police are investigating a shooting after a masked assailant shot a woman while she was backing out of a driveway on North Maple St on April 13.!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var ...

7th & Dunn Street intersection converted to all-way stop

By Ashton Hackman · Thursday, April 13, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The intersection of 7th St. and Dunn St. near campus has been the spot for nearly 12 crashes in the last year, according to Bloomington City Engineer Andrew Cibor. That reason is why Cibor issued a 180-day mandate converting the intersection to an all-way stop."Any ...

New city limit welcome signs go up across Bloomington

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The Bloomington Street department nearly a dozen new city welcome signs Monday on the city limits. Welcome signs are found on the outer edges cities and towns welcoming travelers and visitors to the area. The signs purchased by the city of Bloomington will display the ...

IU announces passing of professor and vice provost for faculty and academic affairs, Kimberly Geeslin

By Ashton Hackman · Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - IU Spanish and Portuguese professor Kimberly Geeslin passed away Wednesday night, IU Provost and Executive Vice President Rahul Shrivastav announced Thursday. Geeslin was a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and was serving as vice provost for faculty and ...

Sigma Phi Epsilon placed on cease and desist for hazing

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The IU chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity was placed on cease and desist on November 28 for hazing violations, according to the university’s dashboard of organizations on disciplinary status. They were previously on the list in September for alcohol violations.RELATED: ...

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Around the World 11/15/22

By IUSTV · Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022

Updates from Ukraine and an explosion in Turkey. Take a look at what’s happening around the world. KHERSON, UKRAINE FREED After eight months of Russian control, the Ukrainian city of Kherson is free. On Friday, Ukrainian forces pushed Russian troops east of the city. So far, residents have no ...

Theta Chi Fraternity placed on Cease and Desist

By Cali Lichter · Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - IU placed Theta Chi on Cease and Desist for hazing (C & D) on November 9. Theta Chi is now the second IU fraternity currently on C & D. Greek organizations are placed on C & D when there is an immediate threat or ongoing investigation. The other fraternity ...

IU Observatory on Social Media creates dashboard on midterm misinformation

By IUSTV · Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - The IU Observatory on Social Media created a dashboard to help people decipher misleading information on the midterm elections. The data collected is from Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and they plan to add more platforms to their dashboard. The dashboard filters ...

IUDM raises over 3.2 million dollars for Riley Children’s Hospital

By IUSTV · Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - IU Dance Marathon raised a total of $3.23 million over 36 hours this past weekend at the Tennis Center. From 8 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Sunday, members danced, sang, played games, and fundraised for Riley's Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. Featured events ...

Gas leaks into Bloomington sewer system

By Cali Lichter · Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - An underground gasoline tank leaked into Bloomington city sewers and clean-up efforts are now underway. The City of Bloomington Utilities learned of hydrocarbon odors coming from the sewage at the Dillman Road Wastewater Treatment Plant. The leak came from one of the ...

Man arrested for murders of two teens in Delphi, Indiana

By Olivia Oliver · Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022

DELPHI, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Indiana State Police announced Monday that 50-year-old Richard M. Allen has been arrested for the murders of 13-year-old Abby Williams and 14-year-old Libby German. In 2017, Abby and Libby were found dead half a mile away from where they were last seen in a wooded area of ...

How Hoosiers are preparing for the 2022 Midterm Elections

By IUSTV · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Sean Byrne is a former Major General of the U.S. Army. Now, he is an IU professor and an Indiana poll worker for Marion County. This midterm election will be his first time in this role – one he has applied for many times before. But for him, verifying the identification ...

Lime and IUPD host a partnered event for scooter safety

By Cali Lichter · Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Last week, a campus electric scooter company, Lime, and IUPD partnered up to encourage scooter safety among students. On Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of last week, officers and Lime employees handed out over 100 free Lime-branded helmets to students. At the event, ...

IU student speaks about difficulties with CAPS

By IUSTV · Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Reese Kelem, a freshman at IU Bloomington studying animal behavior, recently tried to schedule her first appointment with CAPS. CAPS is the counseling and psychological services provided to students on campus through IU’s Student Health Center. Kelem struggled to book ...

Two juveniles arrested in connection to Saturday morning stabbing

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) - Bloomington Police confirmed Tuesday that two juveniles were arrested in connection to a stabbing that took place early Saturday morning. In a statement to IUSTV News, Capitan Ryan Pedigo said public tips from an image of the suspect led police to a 17-year-old from ...