Annexation is back on the agenda for Bloomington after it won a legal battle with the state. The plan would bring more than 9,000 acres and 14,000 people into the city. But the proposal is a hard sell for some non-city residents.
Downtown Bloomington has seen a boom in apartment building over the past decade. The demand for student housing continues but is there a tipping point?
And, parents of Indiana University students gathered at the Sample Gates to protest the university’s vaccination policy.
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Annexation is back on the agenda for Bloomington, but the proposal is a hard sell for some non-city residents. The demand for student housing continues, but is there a tipping point. And parents protest IU’s vaccination policy.
Bloomington’s mayor wants to catch up on the size of the city by annexing property in Monroe County’s jurisdiction into the city. The city’s last annexation took place in 2004.
Volunteer artists braved the heat and cicadas Saturday afternoon outside Bloomington’s Creative Glass Center making a 27-foot “paint by numbers” mural to hang on the center’s walls near the northern entrance of Switchyard Park.
He said the total population of cicadas is currently peaking with the latest emergence at the end of last week. He anticipates a handful of late arrivals but says majority of the population will taper off by the end of June.
Scott County ends a needle exchange program. Indiana University is still requiring vaccinations for all student, staff, and faculty, but they won’t have to submit proof. And plans are approved to dredge Lake Lemon.
How airports and airlines are handling the increase in travelers after the loosening of COVID restrictions. Roger Penske’s initiative to diversify IndyCar racing. And truckers are asking the state to increase the number of parking spots at rest stops.
Simona De Silvestro drives for Paretta Autosport and will be the only woman driver in the field of 33 cars. But that’s not the only unique aspect of Paretta. The team is made up of mostly women, about 70%.
The EPA took steps this month to remove Neal’s landfill, Lemon Lane landfill and Bennet Stone Quarry superfund sites from its EPA’s National Priorities List.
The vast majority of the Indiana Senate Republican Caucus sent a letter to IU Thursday, expressing “grave concerns” over what they call its “heavy-handed mandate.”
Advocates are boosting efforts to promote Scott County’s syringe service program. Indiana resettlement groups are eager to resume their work helping refugees. And hundreds of Native American remains were returned to southern Indiana.
President Joe Biden recently raised the cap on the number of refugees the U.S. accepts to 62,500, a reversal of Trump-era policy of lowering the level for years.
Glenn Black discovered the remains during digs at the southern Indiana site between 1939 and 1964, but modern techniques have changed the way the mounds are studied.
Researchers predict Bloomington will be one of the places hardest-hit by the periodical cicadas, with millions expected to emerge over the next couple of days to begin molting and mating.
The state’s latest push to encourage people to get vaccinated. Local officials acted swiftly to reinstate mask orders after a new state law. Bloomington native and best-selling author Michael Koryta talks about his new film starring Angelina Jolie.
The report from the city Traffic Commission pitches the signs as a way to advance Bloomington’s Comprehensive and Transportation plans: it’ll improve pedestrian access and prioritizes safety and accessibility over capacity.
Bloomington native Michael Koryta's thriller novel "Those Who Wish Me Dead" starring Angelina Jolie premieres Friday in theaters nationwide and HBO Max.
According to University of Indianapolis history professor A. James Fuller, what we’re seeing now pales in comparison to what happened during the Civil War, when Oliver Morton was governor.
Restaurants that survived the last 14 months, are now struggling to find workers. Get ready – here come the cicadas, we’ll answer your questions. And how new public restrooms means festivals are back in Spencer.
The book is called “Charlie Bird Loves Bloomington,” and it features Charlie and Porowski doing their favorite activities around town — whether it’s biking the B-line trail or dancing at the famers market.
Brood X (pronounced "Brood Ten"), is the group of periodical cicadas that emerges from the dirt once every 17 years to shed their crunchy exoskeletons, sing, mate and usher their babies back into the dirt before the cycle starts anew.
In 2015, Scott County was the epicenter of a severe HIV outbreak spurred by intravenous drug use. A syringe service program helped slow the epidemic, but county commissioners feel it might be time to end them.
Residents and local officials gathered in Spencer Monday to celebrate the grand opening of the town’s new public restroom facility – complete with a “ribbon cutting” of a roll of toilet paper.
State health officials are redoubling their efforts to make it easier to get COVID-19 shots. Bloomington is resuming its annexation process. And we talk to experts about how to handle the invasive emerald ash borer.
Instead of the traditional April race dates, the men’s and women’s races will be on a Wednesday, May 26. And because the race will come well after the end of IU’s spring semester, and graduation - some teams had to drop out.
The Indiana Department of Health called a news conference Wednesday to provide updates on the vaccine rollout and discuss trends. It began with a literal plea from the health commissioner for Hoosiers to get vaccinated.
A look at the state’s spending priorities. Graduation ceremonies are just a couple weeks away, why it’s important to read the fine print before booking a hotel. And one of the greatest threats to native plant species.
Midwestern springtime is heralded by the return of birdsong and sunshine, but warmer temperatures also mark new growth cycles for invasive – and sometimes stinky – plant species.
One of the most controversial measures being considered is legalizing duplexes in most of the core neighborhoods, where they are currently not allowed.
The FDA’s decision Monday to pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine over fears of blood clotting was met with a flurry of activity.
Indiana paused its use of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine – ahead, the potential blow to public confidence in all of the vaccines. More on a tax program aimed a reducing child poverty. And the challenge getting broadband internet to all Hoosiers.
Terre Haute Mayor Duke Bennett says the city’s first deposit of The American Rescue Plan Act fund is supposed to arrive by May 11. The problem is, he can’t start working on what to do with it.
The federal COVID relief package includes an expanded child tax credit for 2021 that for the first time will include direct payments to families. The IRS announced Tuesday payments will start July. Some have hailed the plan as a new direction for anti-poverty policy.
A controversial bill that would remove protections for Indiana’s wetlands is another step closer to becoming law. Crown Point residents welcomed home a police car that infamous gangster John Dillinger used in his jailbreak. And an exhibited dedicated to Bob Ross.
Legal experts agree private companies are not subject to the First Amendment, therefore can censor any voices they choose, but Rokita hopes to understand how companies craft policies and whether they break any Indiana laws.
Black vultures have been harassing and sometimes killing calves, costing Indiana cattle farmers money. Purdue University researchers need farmers’ help to study the problem so they can come up with solutions.
The bill change also alters mitigation requirements, which Republican Rep. Harold Slager, of Schererville, said is meant to help property owners cut down costs associated with wetlands upkeep.
The month-long hearing process has resulted in significant additions to the local zoning law. Most notably, legalizing duplexes in many of Bloomington’s core neighborhoods despite heavy community pushback.
Minorities wonder how Indiana’s GOP of all White people can represent the whole state. COVID cases rise as restrictions loosen. The Hoosier women’s historic NCAA Tournament run ends and the IU men’s team has a new coach.
In the 1950s, Second and Rogers was the type of neighborhood that no longer exists - a neighborhood where nobody locked their door, and kids spent every hour of sunlight in the park.
COVID-19 statistics have all been going in the wrong direction in recent days or weeks. And State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box said the state has identified the UK, Brazil, South Africa and California variants of the virus in Indiana.
The governor is lifting COVID restrictions. But is it too soon? Some caregiver families say they’re struggling with strict policies that make it hard to coordinate visits. And the pandemic’s toll on restaurants.
Throughout Indiana, long-term care visitation policies vary widely. Some are adhering to the guidance; others remain fully closed to unvaccinated outside visitors.
Indiana officials Wednesday defended the decision to end all statewide COVID-19 restrictions, weeks or months before all Hoosiers will get a chance to get vaccinated.
Arsenic naturally occurs in the ground, but long-term exposure to the metal in drinking water can increase your risk for all kinds of health problems — including bladder, lung, prostate, and skin cancers.
In January 2020, COVID-19 wasn’t an issue on most Americans’ minds. But IU history professor Ellen Wu said she had a feeling that something that could endanger the Asian American community – beyond just a virus – was coming.
Why Indiana is not expanding vaccine eligibility as quickly as other states. Proposed legislation makes it easier to send convicted juveniles to adult prisons. And how food delivery services are cashing in at the expense of local restaurants.
After splitting sales with food delivery services for a year, many restauranteurs are hoping the waning pandemic will bring business back to their physical locations.
Some families have called for the state to cancel standardized testing, while officials say learning loss due to remote schooling makes the tests more important than ever.
It’s been a year since COVID-19 arrived in Indiana. We reflect on the Hoosiers we’ve lost and those who became heroes. The pandemic ground the economy to a halt, a record number turned to foodbanks, and measuring student progress.
Statewide, overdose events increased by 50 percent in 2020, and administration of Naloxone, the drug used to reverse the effects of an overdose, increased by nearly 70 percent.
COVID-19 has claimed the lives of more than 12,000 Hoosiers in the last year. It’s difficult to understand the magnitude of a number like that until you start talking to people who have lost loved ones.
Indiana and the federal government’s Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued new visitation guidance Wednesday for long-term care facility operators that effectively end year-long lockdowns in many facilities.
Almost one million Hoosiers were food insecure before 2020, about 15 percent of the state’s population. A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, that number has roughly doubled.
Hoosiers 50 and older can now get the COVID vaccine, and teachers can get the shot as well. Why are customers paying higher electric bills? And how state leaders are addressing racism, equity, and civility.
The measure would have offered certain protections to people experiencing homeless in the Bloomington community who are currently sleeping outside in public spaces.
Some rural communities are facing an uphill battle to administer the vaccine. How racially restrictive covenants limited access for African-Americans to get a home during the 20th century. And an Indiana Statehouse update.
The proposed law would ban the city from removing homeless encampments, like the ones seen in Seminary Park this winter, unless sufficient housing options are available.
Our look back at Black history in Southern Indiana stays right here in Bloomington, where reporter Mitch Legan tackles a City Limits question: What's the city's history of racially restrictive housing covenants?
Indiana officials announced Wednesday they’re cracking down on clinics that are vaccinating Hoosiers for COVID-19 who are not eligible under the state’s guidelines.
The COVID-19 vaccine age requirement is pushed back due to the winter storms. Some argue a bill expanding private school vouchers would divert funds from public education. And we visit a Tuskegee Airmen training ground in Seymour.
