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United Way COVID-19 fund supports Monroe County community during pandemic
United Way of Monroe County launched the COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund on March 16 with contributions from nearly 30 local organizations. The fund supports service organizations helping to provide economic stability and basic needs of…
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Illinois man shot after entering Bloomington apartment, threatening occupants
An Illinois man was shot during an attempted robbery Sunday evening in an apartment on East 10th Street, according to Bloomington Police Department. Dakota Deckard, 20, was arrested Tuesday afternoon after investigators brought him in…
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COVID-19 isolation shelter for people experiencing homelessness in Bloomington to open next week
A shelter for people experiencing homelessness who need to isolate themselves because of COVID-19 is scheduled to open next week at 300 W. Hillside Drive. People can use the shelter for isolation if they have…
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Bloomington’s city council now set for next step in consideration of $2M for economic relief of businesses and workers
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Bloomington area local businesses can now seen on charts and graphs. The pandemic has spiked the county’s initial unemployment claims to four times the number seen during the…
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Traffic stop leads to 9 arrests in Columbus, Indiana
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A traffic stop in Columbus, Indiana, ended with a home being searched and nine people in custody. It started Monday evening during a traffic stop in Columbus after officers found a rifle…
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9 arrested on drug, gun charges in Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ind.– Police in Columbus arrested nine people Monday evening on drug and weapons charges. The multi-agency investigation started when officers conducted a traffic stop and found an SKS rifle and drugs in the vehicle.…
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Two Injured When Motorcycle Hits Deer
(BEDFORD) — Two people were injured late Saturday night when the motorcycle they were riding struck a deer on State Road 446 near its intersection with Gil Gal Road. According to a Lawrence County Sheriff’s…
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Man without stable housing tests positive for COVID-19, is ejected from Bloomington hospital
An Owen County man who reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 was forcibly removed from IU Health Bloomington Hospital March 22 after the hospital told the man he was no longer contagious. Defense attorney Katharine Liell,…
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Dream denied, Grace Berger, Indiana women’s basketball turn to big 2020-21 season
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Who’s going to be the one that tells Grace Berger what the limit was for the Indiana University women’s basketball team this season? That the Hoosiers’ season would already be complete? That…
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Death Total Increases By One To 32, 290 More Positive Cases
Indiana’s number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, grew by 290 to 1,514, the Indiana State Department of Health announced Sunday. Indianapolis had the most new cases at 119, while northwestern Indiana’s…