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Gina McCarthy, former administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, speaks at 5 p.m. Jan. 16 in the Whittenberger Auditorium in the Indiana Memorial Union.

Obama-era EPA administrator urges unification over environmental issues

By Peter Talbot · Wednesday, Jan. 17,2018 6:49 a.m.

Gina McCarthy spoke optimistically on the value of grassroots innovation in clean energy.

Indiana residents attend rally to urge passage of hate crime law

By Laurel Demkovich · Wednesday, Jan. 17,2018 4 a.m.

Indiana remains one of five states without a hate crime law.

Darn Good Soup is an eatery where local soup-lovers can find many different styles of soup. The establishment is open from 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. every day.

Darn Good Soup offers something simple, different

By Arielle Pare · Wednesday, Jan. 17,2018 3 a.m.

Darn Good Soup provides customers with soups of various flavors and consistencies.

Monroe County to have first covered bridge in 40 years

By Nyssa Kruse · Tuesday, Jan. 16,2018 6 a.m.

The Cedar Ford Bridge will cross Beanblossom Creek six miles from Bloomington.

Campus, city leaders say MLK day is reframed by current political climate

By Caroline Anders · Tuesday, Jan. 16,2018 5 a.m.

IDS spoke to several campus and city leaders about the significance of MLK Day to the community.

Search for Delphi killer expands

Tuesday, Jan. 16,2018 3 a.m.

Officials said the investigation has reached Tennessee.

With support from grassroots organizations, lawmakers work to reform redistricting laws

By Laurel Demkovich · Tuesday, Jan. 16,2018 12:09 a.m.

Redistricting reform would work to stop partisan gerrymandering.

Man wanted on charge of attempted murder

By IDS staff · Sunday, Jan. 14,2018 3:41 p.m.

Bloomington police responding to a call found a Bloomington man suffering from two gunshot wounds Saturday.

Republicans focus on beating Donnelly in November election

By Laurel Demkovich · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 9:47 p.m.

All six Republican candidates came together Saturday for straw poll.

Congressmen Todd Rokita, R-4th District, and Luke Messer, R-6th District, deliver remarks at the state Republican party's Congress of Countries on Saturday. Neither of the two front-runners for the Republican nomination in Indiana's 2018 Senate primary disavowed President Trump's reported complaints about accepting immigrants from "shithole countries."

Senate candidates decline to disavow Trump's "shithole countries" remark

By Jesse Naranjo · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 9:13 p.m.

The two congressmen avoided criticizing the president's disparaging remarks about African, Caribbean and Central American nations.

President Trump looks on after signing an executive order on "Supporting our Veterans during their Transition from Uniformed Service to Civilian Life" on Jan. 9. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will appear at a rally Thursday night in Elkhart, Indiana.

Trump complains about allowing immigrants from 'shithole' countries

By Tribune News Service · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 7:13 p.m.

Trump's statement was met with quick condemnation.

Rep. Luke Messer, R-6th District, hugs Barb Hackman, Bartholomew County Republican Party chair, after winning a Congress of Counties U.S. Senate Republican straw poll by 65 votes on Saturday. Runner-up Rep. Todd Rokita, R-4th District, received 82.

Messer wins GOP straw poll, Rokita runner-up

By IDS staff · Saturday, Jan. 13,2018 2:05 p.m.

Attendees voted for who they would most likely support in the primary.

Former Indianapolis United Steelworkers President Chuck Jones spoke out against Carrier layoffs at a press conference in Sully's Bar and Grill on Wednesday night. Jones said the selfishness of the Trump family and large corporations are contributing to the culture of job outsourcing.

215 Carrier jobs cut in latest wave of layoffs

By Lydia Gerike · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 3:40 p.m.

Trump promised to save Carrier jobs, but 215 employees were cut Thursday.

Lawmakers disagree on approach to tackling growing concerns in DCS

By Laurel Demkovich · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 5 a.m.

Former DCS director recently resigned, saying she was unable to protect children.

Gov. Eric Holcomb talks to the state legislators and other invited guests at his first State of the State address on Jan. 17, 2017, in the Indiana Statehouse. Bloomington is suing Gov. Holcomb after the city's failed 2017 annexation attempt was blocked by the state legislature.

Annexation lawsuit appeal denied; case will continue

By Nyssa Kruse · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 2 a.m.

Bloomington sued Gov. Eric Holcomb after legislation quashed city annexation plans.

Elvis J. Stahr Jr., then-president of IU, wrote a letter to the University community the evening of King’s death emphasizing his shock and sadness in wake of the death. “His courage, his eloquence, the nobility of his aims and of his life should inspire men and women of every race to re-double our determination to put away hate forever,” Stahr wrote. He invited the community to the following day’s memorial service. In his letter, Stahr said all flags on campus would be flown at half-staff, and he encouraged faculty members to observe a period of silent meditation in their Friday classes.

Bloomington community reflects on Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy

By IDS staff · Friday, Jan. 12,2018 12 a.m.

University dignitaries and student leaders spoke at a 1968 memorial service for King.

Senate Bill 1 would allow convenience, drug and liquor stores to sell alcohol from noon to 8 p.m. on Sundays. Big Red Liquors is just one of the companies affected by the current ban on Sunday alcohol sales.

State senate committee approves bill allowing Sunday carryout alcohol sales

By IDS staff · Thursday, Jan. 11,2018 12 a.m.

The bill will now be debated on the Senate floor.

The members of the Indiana General Assembly stand up and cheer as Gov. Eric Holcomb finishes his State of the State speech. Holcomb's thirty-minute speech introduced his goals for the state this year.

ICYMI: Top five takeaways from Gov. Holcomb’s State of the State

By Laurel Demkovich · Thursday, Jan. 11,2018 12 a.m.

Holcomb's speech focused on workforce development and the opioid crisis.

Confirmed case of Measles virus at IU

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Jan. 10,2018 10:59 a.m.

Measles is extremely contagious for anyone who hasn’t received vaccinations for the virus.

President Trump listens during a meeting with legislators on immigration reform in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Jan. 9, in Washington, D.C.

As government shutdown deadline approaches, Congress debates compromise on immigration

By IDS staff · Wednesday, Jan. 10,2018 6:08 a.m.

The president demands border wall funding, but some legislators want to provide a legislative replacement to DACA.

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