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Indiana reporting variant strains in state as COVID-19 positivity rate ticks up slightly
With a slight increase in the state’s positivity rate, Indiana leaders are encouraging all those eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as possible. Indiana expanded vaccine eligibility Wednesday to anyone 16-years-old and up.…
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‘My soul is lighter’: Serial killer’s death brings closure
SPOKANE, Wash. — Serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan III died in U.S. prison recently, having admitted to slaughtering seven people — including five children — in Idaho, Washington state, Montana and California. Some question whether…
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ISDH reports 10 new COVID-19 deaths, 1.1 million Hoosiers fully vaccinated
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) reported 1,630,152 first doses of the two-dose vaccine have been administered and 1,109,238 individuals are fully vaccinated. ISDH said the fully vaccinated number includes individuals who…
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IMPD looking for man accused of firing shots at downtown bar
INDIANAPOLIS — Investigators with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department are looking for a man accused of firing shots at a downtown bar over the weekend. The man was caught on camera, and investigators believe the…
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Bloomington Delta Music Club releases cover of ‘Sour Candy’
Junior Elliott Obermaier doesn’t think people’s love for music should die in college. That’s why he created Bloomington Delta Music Club, an IU student music networking organization dedicated to giving local musicians who aren’t involved in…
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Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market returns Saturday
BLOOMINGTON – The Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market returns for the 2021 season at the Showers Common area from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. In the coming weeks, be on the lookout for these early season favorites:…
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Testimony to begin today in Scott Afanador trial
BEDFORD – A Bloomington man is on trial this week in Lawrence County Superior Court I. Scott M. Afanador is facing charges of auto theft and being a habitual offender. The jury is scheduled to begin…
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IU to study effects of Moderna vaccine
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — When it comes to what what’s safe to do after being fully vaccinated from COVID-19, there are still a lot of unknowns. Can you still transmit the virus to others? Do you…
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Monroe County reserve deputy killed in crash while responding to accident
MONROE COUNTY, Ind. — A Monroe County reserve deputy was killed in a crash Monday while responding to an accident, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Reserve Deputy James Driver, 38, was responding to…
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IU men’s tennis splits pair of Big Ten matches on the road this weekend
IU men’s tennis spent a weekend away from Bloomington to take on Wisconsin and Minnesota on Friday and Sunday. The team defeated the Badgers 5-2 but fell to the Gophers 6-1. “We had a little…