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Governor-elect Mike Braun names pick for Superintendent of State Police

By News Staff · Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024

Scott has been with ISP for nearly three decades and serves as an area commander for multiple state police districts.

Bloomington City Council approves amended salary increase

By Ashton Hackman · Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024

The amended salaries will go into effect on Jan. 1 if Mayor Kerry Thomson approves the ordinance.

Woman sentenced for stabbing IU student on bus in 2023 hate crime

By Ashton Hackman · Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024

Davis will spend six years in federal prison and will be on monitored release for three years after her sentence is complete.

New Indiana high school diploma requirements approved by state board

By News Staff · Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024

Public schools statewide will be required to adopt the changes by 2028, when the current graduation requirements expire, affecting the class of 2029, who are current eighth graders.

Whitten touts university accomplishments, love for IU in 2024 State of the University address

By News Staff · Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024

Whitten delivered her remarks before an audience convened by the University Faculty Council.

One person injured in explosion at Bloomington Shrine Club

By Ashton Hackman · Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024

The building on Thompson Ridge Road will stay closed until renovations are complete, which could last well into the new year.

Lane closures return to State Road 45/46 Friday

By News Staff · Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024

BLOOMINGTON — Lane closures are set to make a return to a portion of State Road 45/46 in Bloomington. Starting Dec. 13, crews with the City of Bloomington will perform utility relocation work just east of the Interstate 69 interchange, according to the Indiana Department of Transportation. Work ...

Monroe County councilor Cheryl Munson passes away at age 80

By Ashton Hackman · Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024

Munson served Monroe County for several decades, including as a member of Indian Creek Township Board for 16 years, and as member of the Monroe County Council.

Dunn Meadow to reopen after months-long closure

By Ashton Hackman · Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024

IU Spokesman Mark Bode confirmed the fences would be removed by the end of the semester.

Bloomington Mayor Kerry Thomson reflects on first year in office

By Ashton Hackman · Monday, Dec. 9, 2024

In an interview with IUSTV News' Ashton Hackman, Thomson reflects on her first year in office, including recent controversy with city council, a focus on combatting homelessness, and the working relationship with the IU administration.

IUPD searching for person of interest in theft case

By News Staff · Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024

Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective Cartwright at briacartw@iu.edu or 812-856-7139.

IU chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity suspended due to hazing

By Mike Badrov · Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

Following an IU investigation, the fraternity was suspended by IU on November 15th.

20-year-old man charged with child molesting, possession of child porn

By News Staff · Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

Gabriel Hensley, 20, of Camby, is charged with child molesting, a Level 3 felony, and possession of child pornography, a Level 6 felony.

Charges filed against IU student accused of vandalizing Herman B. Wells statue

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

IU Police used security cameras to identify the suspect, and connected the images of the vandalism to photos allegedly found of Summers' phone.

Robert Q. Berry III named new IU School of Education dean

By Ashton Hackman · Friday, Dec. 6, 2024

Berry comes from the University of Arizona, where he is the current dean and chair in that university’s College of Education.

Indiana Supreme Court denies request to pause state's first execution in 15 years

By Ashton Hackman · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

Indiana has been without an execution since Matthew Wrinkles on Dec. 11, 2009.

Man arrested after state police K-9 hints to three kilos of cocaine

By News Staff · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

ISP says during the traffic stop, a K-9 from the Warsaw Police Department responded to assist the trooper with a free-air sniff.

California earthquake registers at Bloomington seismic station

By News Staff · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was ecorded at 10:47 a.m. Thursday. about 45 miles southwest of Eureka, California.

Woman charged with providing her brother drugs that caused fatal fentanyl overdose

By News Staff · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

Kurstie Purtlebaugh, 34, was arrested Wednesday isandcharged with dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, a Level 1 felony, more than eight months after her brother, Brian O’Bannon, died of a fentanyl overdose.

IU Police receive delayed sexual assault report

By News Staff · Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024

There have been 22 reported sexual assaults on the IU Bloomington campus since the start of the academic year.

Kirkwood Avenue closure returns for summer

The closure will last through Nov. 10.

INDOT awards over $2 million in road grants

Both the city and county are bidding contracts for the projects, and construction is expected to begin later this year.

IU Greek life social events put on hold until late March

The IFC wrote in an email the pause will address student health and safety concerns.

Transgender people banned from women's sports in Braun executive order

The executive orders aim to end what the governor's office labeled as "extreme gender ideology."

Supreme Court strikes down Trump cuts to USAID

The decision, while temporary and tentative, is the court’s first clear defeat for Trump in his second term.