Monroe County, IN

Bloomington Homeless Coalition advocate Harry Collins said some of the people displaced from a former homeless encampment behind the At Home store on the west side had lived there for several years. Monroe County has spent about $175,000 to clean up the encampment located just west of Bloomington where more...

Monroe County Public Library provides opportunities for local residents to read, learn, connect and create. The downtown library is at 303 E. Kirkwood Ave. and the Ellettsville branch is at 600 W. Temperance St. All events are free of charge. Event funding is provided by the Friends of the Library Foundation.

The Buskirk Chumley Theater will present CatVideoFest 2022 to raise money for cats in need at 2 p.m. July 16 at the theater on Kirkwood Avenue. The event will feature a 90-minute compilation reel of cat videos, including original submissions, animations, music videos and other cat-themed entertainment. General admission tickets...

BLOOMINGTON – On Tuesday, July 5, City of Bloomington Utilities (CBU) crews were dispatched to repair a broken water main at the intersection of S Sare Rd & S Mill Stone. Water service was shut off for 38 addresses; those customers are now under a precautionary Boil Water Advisory until 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 6.

MONROE COUNTY, Ind. – Emergency crews in Monroe County had a busy night involving a crashed vehicle, a lost hiker, a barn fire and more. According to the Monroe Fire Protection District, firefighters responded to four different scenes in the span of about three-and-a-half hours in the early morning hours of July 4. It started […]

People sometimes say to me: “You’ve read a lot about autism and developmental disability, and you’ve now made a career writing about it and giving talks about your experiences, but other than books about autism and developmental disability, do you ever read about other subjects?”. Yes, in...

A southern Indiana boy is dead following an accident involving fireworks. Police in Posey County were called to a home in Mt. Vernon just before midnight Sunday. They say the 11-year-old died from his injuries while he was being taken to a hospital in Evansville. Investigators are still trying to...

A typical Monroe County home listed for $382,450 in June, down 1.8% from the previous month's $389,500, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. The median list home price in June was up about 9.4% from June 2021. Monroe County's median home was 1,992 square feet for a listed price of $195 per square foot.

The Monroe County Community School Corp. plans to add an anti-racism policy to its student handbook by the middle of the 2022-2023 school year. Four students, who all attend or recently graduated from Bloomington High School North or Bloomington High School South, spoke at the May 24 MCCSC school board meeting about the racism they’ve experienced in school and asked administrators to add an anti-racism section to the district’s existing bullying policy.

MONROE CO. – Monroe Fire Protection District units responded to a pole barn fire on Schacht Road Monday. Due to the already extensive fire growth and damage to the building firefighters made a defensive attack on the fire from the outside. Once the main body of fire was extinguished...

The Monroe County History Center is composed of one visually demanding exhibit after another. From a stuffed bear named Monroe to vehicles documenting the local history of transportation, it’s easy to be swept up in the spectacle. But in the smaller Hill Gallery, which has historically exhibited artworks, museum...

In the event of an abortion ban in Indiana, Monroe County Prosecutor Erika Oliphant said she cannot legally or ethically commit to not prosecuting those who seek an abortion, according to a June 28 statement given to Indiana Public Media. Oliphant said in the article she is pro-choice and was...

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:01 — 41.3MB) This is the WFHB Local News for Tuesday, July 5th, 2022. Later in the program, Big Talk producer Michael Glab speaks with IU Cinema Director Alicia Kozma. More in today’s feature report. Also coming up in the...

Property transfers filed at the Monroe County Assessor’s Office. Information includes property address, seller, buyer, sale price and date of sale. Names may reflect representatives of buyers and sellers. MAY 20. A parcel on South Ind. 446, Bloomington; Land Sales of Indiana LLC of Floyds Knobs sold to Zachary...

The Board of School Trustees for Monroe County Community School Corporation unanimously approved a referendum to increase operating revenue, which includes teacher salary, according to a June 28 press release. The referendum will be voted on by residents during the general election on November 8. The referendum was first voted...

Indiana's new law allowing adults to carry a handgun without having a license doesn't apply to everyone or every place. For instance, guns still are prohibited on school grounds, school buses, in airports and on planes. The law, IC 35-47-2-1.5, also allows private businesses to prohibit firearms from their property. It is effective July 1.   ...