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Floyd family agrees to $27M settlement amidst ex-cop’s trial
MINNEAPOLIS — The city of Minneapolis on Friday agreed to pay $27 million to settle a civil lawsuit from George Floyd’s family over the Black man’s death in police custody, as jury selection continued in…
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Indiana Could See $5.8 Billion In New COVID Relief Money
Indiana officials have yet to describe any big plans for the influx of federal money expected from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that Congress approved this week. Preliminary estimates show roughly $5.8 billion will be…
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Monroe Co. Will Administer Pfizer Vaccine At New Assembly Hall Clinic
Monroe County’s new mass COVID-19 vaccination site opening at Assembly Hall later this month will administer the Pfizer vaccine. Head of IU’s COVID-19 response Kirk White said the state is supplying the site with Pfizer because…
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Wildfire burns 20 acres in NW Indiana, sends smoke onto I-65
MERRILLVILLE, Ind. — About 20 acres (8 hectares) in Northwest Indiana burned after flames spread from an open burn pit into surrounding fields fields, a fire chief said. The fire Thursday afternoon in Merrillville took…
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Monroe County, NCAA Taking Precautions As Bloomington Prepares To Host Teams
Assembly Hall will host the opening and first rounds of the NCAA Tournament March 18-20. The entire tournament moved to Indiana to limit travel between sites during the COVID-19 pandemic. “At Assembly Hall itself we…
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Bloomington Chamber now accepting nominations for the 2021 Women Excel Bloomington Awards
BLOOMINGTON – The Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce it is now accepting nominations for the 11th Annual Women Excel Bloomington (WEB) Awards. Each year, seven women are recognized for their outstanding leadership in…
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Bedford woman arrested after injuring toddler
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department deputies arrested 36-year-old Virginia Marsteiner. On Thursday evening the Department of Child Services called the Sheriff’s Department requesting assistance investigating a child being injured at a home on Sunny Acres Drive.…
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City of Bloomington provides incentives to enhance public safety, strengthen community connections
BLOOMINGTON – In the service of improving public safety, Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton today introduced the details of a pilot program announced last fall designed to help retain and recruit police officers and deepen the Bloomington…
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Indiana COVID-19 Hospitalizations At Lowest Number Since June 2020
Thursday’s update from the Indiana Department. of Health (IDOH) shows just 598 Hoosiers hospitalized with coronavirus on the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. Virus hospitalizations haven’t been this low since June 26, 2020, when Indiana hospitals…
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Police fatally shoot Indiana man after pursuit, shots fired
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Police fatally shot a central Indiana man after he allegedly fled from officers and fired at them, leading to an hours-long standoff that ended when he was shot as he picked up…
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