{"id":10465,"date":"2024-08-26T15:26:43","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T15:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=10465"},"modified":"2024-08-27T16:06:29","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T16:06:29","slug":"local-news-headlines-august-26-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=10465","title":{"rendered":"Local News Headlines: August 26, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Local-News-Headlines.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"199\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Local traffic projects will break ground<\/strong><br>Bloomington\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/bloomington.in.gov\/engineering\/projects\/2024resurfacing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Downtown Street Maintenance Project<\/a>&nbsp;kicks off this week, which will involve asphalt resurfacing, installation of curb ramps, replacement of damaged sidewalks, and construction of bump-outs at multiple locations. The work will cover 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 6<sup>th<\/sup>, Walnut, and College Avenue. The project will also include removing the eastbound right turn lane at the intersection of 4th Street at College Ave, removing the westbound right turn lane at the intersection of 4th Street at Walnut Street, and converting head-in angle parking on 6th Street to back-in angle parking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IU to allow field of play advertising<br><\/strong>IU Athletics has changed their advertising policy, now offering court and field branding opportunities at facilities for the first time. Playing surfaces at Assembly Hall and Memorial Statdium will now potentially display logos. Memorial stadium will offer advertising on the 25 yard line of each side of the field, and Assembly Hall can now feature a single advertiser\u2019s logo on each side of the court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monroe County Sherif Deputy terminated<br><\/strong>Last week, Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Mart\u00e9 was notified by the Indiana State Police they were conducting a criminal investigation into the conduct of a probationary Deputy.&nbsp; The investigation involves alleged official misconduct of 29 year-old Jeffrey Freeman, Jr. while on duty on August 21<sup>st<\/sup>. Sheriff Mart\u00e9 directed an administrative review of the incident and found that Freeman had violated department policy during the incident. Deputy Freeman was served with a termination notice based upon policy violations. Freeman is also reportedly being criminally charged with Sexual Battery and Strangulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Indiana Secretary of State orders cease and desist order<br><\/strong>Indiana Secretary of State Diego Morales issued a Summary Cease and Desist Order on Thursday against BlackRock, Inc, the world\u2019s largest investment asset manager. The company is accused of telling clients their financial prospects and outcomes are better served run through ESG-backed funds, but Morales says there is little to no evidence to back that up. ESG funds are those that consider environmental, social, and governance factors in their investment strategies. Morales stated \u201cInvestment companies that engage in fraudulent activities not only betray the trust of their clients but undermine the integrity of our financial markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BloomingtonNews\">Follow us on Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/image.jpeg\" alt=\"Image result for Facebook button\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-202c6eee-be0d-42d3-9ad9-e50cf39ff3d3\"><strong>For&nbsp;more local news . . .<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?page_id=2\"><strong>Check out our archived episodes of&nbsp;<\/strong><em>What\u2019s Happenin\u2019<\/em><strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/strong><em>Talkin\u2019 Sports with Nick<\/em>&nbsp;<em>Jenkinson<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local traffic projects will break groundBloomington\u2019s Downtown Street Maintenance Project&nbsp;kicks off this week, which will involve asphalt resurfacing, installation of curb ramps, replacement of damaged sidewalks, and construction of bump-outs at multiple locations. The work will cover 4th, 6th, Walnut, and College Avenue. The project will also include removing the eastbound right turn lane at &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=10465\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Local News Headlines: August 26, 2024<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news-headlines"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Local News Headlines: August 26, 2024 - Bloomington News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=10465\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Local News Headlines: August 26, 2024 - Bloomington News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Local traffic projects will break groundBloomington\u2019s Downtown Street Maintenance Project&nbsp;kicks off this week, which will involve asphalt resurfacing, installation of curb ramps, replacement of damaged sidewalks, and construction of bump-outs at multiple locations. 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