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Bloomington man shot, then charged with 10 felonies after multi-county pursuit
The incident started with reports of a naked man driving a pickup truck recklessly through Owen County. Later, when the man was driving in southern Vigo County, he veered into a residential driveway about 10 p.m. and struck a man who had just exited his car, police said. The second...
Coroner: Dental records confirm death of Bob Boro, missing since New Year's Eve
Monroe County Coroner Joani Stalcup said dental records were used to identify Boro. The 44-year-old Bloomington man was last seen New Year’s Eve. His pickup was found early New Year’s Day crashed into a house in the 1800 block of South Curry Pike, and Boro was nowhere to be found.
Bloomington clears residents out of homeless camps adjacent to Switchyard Park
Dozens of residents in established homeless encampments along the edge of Bloomington's Switchyard Park have moved on after city officials announced the camps would be cleared out May 1. Wednesday morning, piles of debris, discarded and rain-soaked items, hundreds of bicycle parts, abandoned lean-tos and just a few residents were...
What's being built across the street from Mike's Dance Barn in Brown County?
The Nashville Jehovah’s Witness congregation is building a bigger place of worship. The congregation is building a nearly 3,000-square-foot, single-story Kingdom Hall on the north side of Ind. 46, across the highway from Mike’s Music & Dance Barn. Chris Kimball, a regional spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses, said the...
'Orwellian:' Government officials critical of IU, ISP for 'heavy-handed' protest response
These are some of the terms with which Bloomington and Monroe County government officials are criticizing Indiana University administrators and Indiana State Police for their response to protests against the Israel-Hamas war on Dunn Meadow. Protesters have gathered on that historic protest spot since Thursday. Indiana State Police have arrested...
Jim Banks: Stand with Pamela Whitten against IU's radical, immature faculty
State officials should stand with Hoosier taxpayers and Indiana University President Pamela Whitten as she takes on the radical and partisan faculty tarnishing the reputation of one of our state’s premier public research institutes. Last Thursday and Saturday, Indiana State Police and campus police cleared an encampment of pro-Hamas...
Column: Arrested IU associate professor: 'Just don't tell the students to be quiet'
Guest columnist Heather Akou wrote this the day after Indiana State Police arrested her and 22 others, mostly students, protesting in Dunn Meadow the afternoon of April 27. Akou was arrested at 2:34 p.m., booked into jail an hour later and released 90 minutes after that. Yesterday, I was arrested...
IU Bloomington addresses changes to spring commencement
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (IUSTV News) — In an email Tuesday, IU Bloomington confirmed that they will be holding this Saturday’s commencement ceremony as planned. This comes as many universities across the country are canceling graduation ceremonies due to safety concerns from pro-Palestian and divestment encampments. IUB said that they...
Column: MCCSC school board should re-evaluate selection process for new superintendent
As the 2023-24 academic year draws to a close, and Monroe County Community School Corp. Superintendent Jeff Hauswald gradually approaches the conclusion of his involvement with the district after a turbulent tenure, the MCCSC Board of Trustees has an opportunity to rewind, collect themselves, and very carefully consider their next steps regarding the introduction of a new superintendent. Currently, due to widely-opposed attempts to introduce controversial changes within the district, including the high school schedule change,...
How some faculty members are defending student protesters, in actions and in words
The protests sweeping college campuses don't just involve students. Professors are increasingly pushing back against university administrations they see as infringing on students' free speech rights.
Expanded Big Ten reveals men's basketball opponents. Here's where IU and Purdue are headed next year
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana's Big Ten teams will make the same road trips to play the conference's newest members in men's basketball next season. The Big Ten released the list of opponents for each school Wednesday, giving a glimpse at the travel plans for teams with the addition of former Pac-12 schools Oregon, UCLA, USC and Washington.
Meet Kanaan Carlyle: 'Once he gets to Indiana, I think you’re going to see another level.'
BLOOMINGTON – Before running a backcourt with Bruce Thornton, or helping Milton High School win a Georgia state title in 2021, or moving to Overtime Elite, or making a Pac-12 all-freshman team at Stanford, Kanaan Carlyle earned his nickname. An apparent high-major prospect from a young age, Carlyle ran...
Looking for a Bloomington area high school sports youth summer camp? Check these out
School will be out soon and the high schools in the Bloomington area will offering a spate of sports camps for kids of all ages this summer. Here's a rundown of camps being held by coaches at Bloomington North, South, Edgewood, Eastern Greene, Lighthouse Christian and Owen Valley. Check back frequently for any additions to the lineup as this story will be updated when we receive new offerings:
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