Bloomington

Winter weather advisory issued, 2-3 inches of snow expected in Bloomington

By Raul Moreno · Monday, Feb. 8,2021 6:06 p.m.

Snow accumulations are expected in central, south central and southwest Indiana.

Monroe County health official: wear layered masks, even after getting vaccine

By David Wolfe Bender · Sunday, Feb. 7,2021 3:38 p.m.

The health department administrator said people should first focus on wearing masks correctly.

Monroe County relaxes restrictions on gatherings, limits to 50 people

By Sophie Suter · Saturday, Feb. 6,2021 6:24 p.m.

Bloomington still has a 15-person limit on gatherings.

Police looking for 23-year-old Bloomington man, still missing

By Emma Williams · Saturday, Feb. 6,2021 3:19 p.m.

Busey has been missing since Monday.

Bloomington City Council issues preliminary bond approval for low-income housing renovation

By David Wolfe Bender · Wednesday, Feb. 3,2021 10:03 p.m.

The Bloomington Housing Authority will renovate a northwest Bloomington property.

‘They never stopped serving’: Bloomington firefighters receive COVID-19 vaccine

By Christina Avery · Wednesday, Feb. 3,2021 6:16 p.m.

About 60% of BFD employees have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

Monroe County Library to reopen Feb. 22, discontinue curbside pickup

By David Wolfe Bender · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 10:17 p.m.

The library asks visits be limited to one hour.

Cook Center for Public Arts to open next week following renovations

By Haley Ryan · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 9:42 p.m.

Two art exhibitions, “Ongoing Matter” and “Photographic Occurrences,” will be shown.

MCCSC schools move to phase green, entirely in-person learning

By Emma Uber · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 7:42 p.m.

Support for the decision to move to phase green is mixed.

College Democrats of Indiana identify food deserts in Bloomington, other college towns

By Madison Smalstig · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 6:01 p.m.

Some parts of campus are considered a food desert by the USDA's metrics.

Submissions for City of Bloomington’s Black History Month essay contest due this week

By David Wolfe Bender · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 5:38 p.m.

Essays must be turned in by Feb. 8.

Bloomington’s Frank Southern Ice Arena will not reopen this winter

By Hannah Dailey · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 2 p.m.

The city has tentative plans to reopen the ice rink in October.

Left in the cold: Members of Bloomington’s unhoused community describe hostility, danger

By Phyllis Cha · Tuesday, Feb. 2,2021 1:15 p.m.

Evictions and high rent prices have left the unhoused population in a dire situation.

Bloomington journalists test positive for COVID-19 after witnessing federal executions

By Cameron Garber · Monday, Feb. 1,2021 6:21 p.m.

The Bureau of Prisons chose not to inform staff or conduct contact tracing.

Bloomington City Council members drafting ordinance to better protect homeless camps

By Madison Smalstig · Sunday, Jan. 31,2021 3:58 p.m.

A protection in the ordinance includes a 15-day minimum notice before displacing encampments.

Kilroy’s Sports Bar announces spring reopening, date unclear

By Lizzie Kaboski · Saturday, Jan. 30,2021 5:01 p.m.

The bar said it will implement new protocols to ensure customer safety.

Bloomington City Council to vote next week on two potential new historical districts

By David Wolfe Bender · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2021 11:41 p.m.

Two Bloomington buildings were recommended by the Historic Preservation Commission for consideration.

City of Bloomington seeks applications for resident-led Racial Equity Task Force

By Christina Avery · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2021 8:07 p.m.

The task force is being developed to address racism in Bloomington.

BPD officer seen unmasked inside resident’s home, defying county mandate

By Mary Claire Molloy · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2021 4:48 p.m.

Police have previously said the mask mandate does not always apply to them.

MCCSC board honors Monroe County leader Keith Klein, who died Monday

By Madison Smalstig · Wednesday, Jan. 27,2021 12:06 a.m.

Klein was a MCCSC board member, Ivy Tech adjunct professor and WTIU program director.

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