Out of state runaway found by Indiana Troopers during traffic stopOn Wednesday afternoon, Indiana State Police Bloomington District A.C.E.S. (All Crimes Enforcement Section) Sergeant, Greg Day, conducted a traffic stop along SR 37, just north of Mitchell. During the course of the traffic stop, the driver was identified as 18 year-old Chase Conn, of Paoli. It …
Mayor Hamilton formally introduces 2022 Budget Ordinances Bloomington Mayor John Hamilton will formally introduced the 2022 budget resolutions for City Council review last night. The 2022 City budget requests $107 million for the civil city and $179 million in overall expenditures. Beyond usual sources, the 2022 budget revenues include federal support of $1 million in …
Fatal accident in ColumbusThe driver of a van has died after crashing thought a fence, driving though the backyard, and running into a house in Columbus, Indiana yesterday afternoon at approximately 12:30pm. The unnamed man was unresponsive at the scene, and transported to the hospital where he was later declared dead as a result of …
Arrest made in Seymour weekend homicideSeymour Police Department arrested 62 year-old Daniel Lee Baldwin of Seymour for murder. Early Sunday morning, emergency personnel responded to a call for an injured man at a house on Miller Lane in Seymour. Life-saving measures were not successful, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. The man’s …
COVID Cases at Sanitation Division Force Week-Long Pause in Recycling PickupDue to a spike in COVID-19 cases and close contacts at the Sanitation Division of the Department of Public Works, workforce numbers are currently at less than 50% of what is needed for normal operations. As a result, recycling pickup will be paused for at …
Monroe County Board of Health approves continuation of face covering mandateThe Monroe County Board of Health has approved a measure to recommend extending the face covering mandate throughout the month of October at their recent meeting. According to state law, the mandate must now be approved by the County Commissioners, who will next meet on …
Bloomington Parks and Rec recommends reopening Lower Cascades RoadThe Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department, after a 15-month pilot study that converted .6 miles of the two-lane road through the park to a pedestrian- and bicycle-only trail, will recommend to the Board of Park Commissioners at the regular Park Board meeting on June 22 that the …
Bloomington Police Investigate Missing Man in FloodwatersOn June 19, 2021 at approximately 7:45 a.m., a man called the Bloomington Police Department to report his brother, Colten Booe (31, Bloomington), missing. It was learned that on the evening of June 18th, the missing man had last been seen in a vehicle that had been driven into …
Remains found in Northwestern Indiana of serial killer victimHuman remains found at a northwestern Indiana farm have been identified as those of John Ingram Brandenburg, Jr. of Chicago. Brandenburg is believed to be one of four victims found on the property, killed by Larry Eyler, who died on death row in 1994. Fyler was convicted …
Prescription drug take back this SaturdayOn Saturday, April 24, 2021 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring the 20th nationwide “Prescription Drug Take Back” initiative. The “Take Back” initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft through proper disposal of prescription drugs. Collection sites will be set up nationwide for expired, unused, and unwanted prescription …
