Indiana woman dies on plane while traveling back from the Dominican RepublicA 41 year-old woman from Central Indiana has died on a return trip to the US from the Dominican Republic. The unidentified mother of two passed after falling ill on the Wednesday flight headed toward Charlotte, North Carolina from Punta Cana. The plane diverted …
City of Bloomington Arbor Day Poster ContestParks and Recreation celebrates four decades of environmental stewardship in 2024 with the city’s designation as a Tree City USA for the 40th consecutive year. To commemorate Bloomington’s status as Indiana’s first Tree City USA, the city’s 40th anniversary of being named a Tree City USA, and in recognition of Arbor …
Back to the drawing board, as Monroe County continue search for viable jail locationMonroe County has been looking for a location to build a new County Jail for quite some time, and now the County Commissioners have ruled out the ‘Thomson Site,’ a large acreage of county-owned land west of Rogers Street in Bloomington, across …
Bloomington to install traffic separation on east 3rd Street to protect bicycle lanesTraffic separation barriers will be installed between the bicycle lane and the motor vehicle travel lanes on E 3rd St between Indiana Ave and Eagleson Ave (formerly Jordan Ave). This improvement uses two types of low-cost barrier curbs with delineator posts. According to …
Springville Man Arrested For Child MolestingLawrence County Sheriff’s Detective Andrea Barnett conducted a lengthy and thorough investigation into allegations that Howard Morris III (48 years old of Springville) molested two juvenile family members. The incidents reportedly occurred multiple times between 2010 and 2014 in Lawrence County. After completing the investigation, Det. Barnett submitted a probable …
Indiana Legislative UpdateTerms of US Senators and members of CongressThe Senate Judiciary Committee heard HJ 3 on terms of US Senators and members of Congress authored by Rep. Hall and sponsored by Sen. Holdman and Sen. Alexander. The joint resolution applies to Congress for a Convention for proposing Amendments under Article V of the Constitution …
City of Bloomington announces Neighborhood-based projectsPrioritized by the Planning & Transportation Department, the following projects will go through a public outreach and design phase this coming spring and summer. E Longview Ave Neighborhood Greenway – Beginning on N Pete Ellis Dr and spanning through the Park Ridge Neighborhood along E Longview Ave and E Morningside …
Local man charged with leaving scene after a fatal accident with unnamed female pedestrianAt approximately 6:40 am on February 20, 2024, Monroe County Central Dispatch received a call of a person wearing dark clothing walking southbound in the northbound lane of South State Road 37 near Dillman Road, in Bloomington, IN. Approximately 3 minutes later, …
Chef and part owner of Bloomington restaurant revealed as victim in last week’s fatal accident in Mitchell53 year-old Mark Harakal, the Chef and recent part owner of Bloomington’s Che Belklo Restaurant, died as result of a car accident just after 3pm on February 14th. Harakal was allegedly driving an SUV as a bus crossed State …
Indianapolis Officer seriously injuredAn Indianapolis Metro Officer was injured in a car crash on the southwest side of Indianapolis while they were on their way to work on Sunday afternoon. According to IMPD, the incident occurred near Mooresville Road and Kentucky Avenue, shortly after 1pm. IMPD reported that another officer, also on their way into …
