{"id":302,"date":"2021-02-10T12:27:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T12:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=302"},"modified":"2021-02-11T00:56:47","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T00:56:47","slug":"local-news-headlines-february-11-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloomingtonnews.online\/?p=302","title":{"rendered":"Local News Headlines: February 11, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today\u2019s Local Headlines are brought to us by . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carpetcleaningbrothers.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carpetcleaningbrothers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/logo.png\" alt=\"Brothers Carpet Cleaning \u2013 Carpet Cleaning Bloomington IN Logo\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Annual Public Safety Report Presentation Highlights Decrease in Overall Crime,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The public presentation of the Annual Public Safety Report showcased progress made toward shared goals for public safety by the Bloomington Police Department, the Bloomington Fire Department, and the Community and Family Resources Department.\u00a0 Tuesday\u2019s report highlighted a nearly seven percent decrease in overall crime in the City in 2020 and the fourth straight year of no fire-related fatalities within city limits. The Public Safety Report to the community is related to the effort to establish greater transparency and accountability in government functions and services.\u00a0 Bloomington Police Chief Diekhoff welcomed a nearly seven percent annual decrease in overall crime during 2020 including a 20% decrease in crimes against persons, but acknowledged a continuing serious concern with increasing gun violence. Diekhoff cited a 52% increase in the use of a gun in connection with a crime in 2020 and a 150% increase in gun permit applications. Bloomington Fire Chief Jason Moore noted the department\u2019s record of zero fire-related fatalities in Bloomington over four years, during which time the department has made ten saves-of-life. Moore described the BFD\u2019s fleet of emergency vehicles as in the best condition in nearly two decades, and pointed to an evaluation in coming years of needed repairs and replacements of the City\u2019s fire stations. Since 2017, the BFD has earned an ISO rating of 2, placing it in the top one percent of the state\u2019s and the top two percent of the nation\u2019s fire departments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Big Ten Men\u2019s Basketball Conference Tournament has been moved to Indianapolis.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Big Ten Men\u2019s Basketball Tournament which was originally scheduled to take place at Chicago\u2019s United Center, will now take place between March 10<sup>th<\/sup> and 14<sup>th<\/sup> at Lucas Oil Stadium, in Indianapolis. The Big Ten released a statement which said that multiple factors weighed into the decision; however, \u201cFirst and foremost was the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, officials and conference constituents. Hosting both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball tournaments in the same city allows for cohesive testing and medical protocols for both events, as well as centralized accommodations surrounding the competition venues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Big Ten tournament concludes on the same day the NCAA makes its bracket selections for this year\u2019s Men\u2019s Basketball Collegiate Championship Tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IU School of Public Health names new chair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Richard J. Holden will join the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington as chair of the Department of Health &amp; Wellness Design beginning in July. Holden is a research scientist with the IU Center for Aging Research at the Regenstrief Institute, an associate professor of medicine at the IU School of Medicine and chief health care engineer with the Center for Health Innovation &amp; Implementation Science. 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