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Police take person into custody after shooting on North Illinois Street

October 9, 2026 Police took a person into custody Thursday night after another person was shot near 1005 North Illinois Street, according to scanner dispatches. Dispatches reported that officers were ...
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Bloomington council rejects $2.5 million cut, withholds housing and parking money amid debate over workers’ pay and spending oversight

October 8, 2026 The Bloomington City Council rejected a proposed $2.5 million reduction to the city’s 2027 General Fund budget Wednesday, while withholding $5.5 million for housing and parking ...
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Analysis: State tax changes, rising costs and expensive housing put pressure on Bloomington — and its workers

October 8, 2026 Bloomington’s budget debate reaches well beyond the walls of City Hall. Decisions made at the Indiana Statehouse, fuel prices shaped by global markets and housing costs that outpace lo ...
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Police: Daycare worker forcefully rocked crib before it broke, injuring 1-year-old

Written from court documents BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - October 8, 2026 A former employee of a Bloomington daycare faces two Level 5 felony charges after police said video showed her forcefully rocking a ...
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Monroe County shifts emergency-preparedness position from state health fund over immigration-eligibility rule

October 8, 2026 Monroe County's public-health emergency preparedness coordinator will be funded from a local health account rather than Health First Indiana money after county officials said the state ...
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IU funds six teams for defense-focused biotechnology research

Written from press release BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - October 8, 2026 Indiana University has awarded six research teams funding for biotechnology projects aimed at defense-related applications, including ...
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Bloomington parents charged with neglect after teenage daughter’s death

Written from court documents Bloomington, Ind. - October 7, 2026 A Bloomington couple has been charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in death after their 14-year-old daughter died in July 2025 ...
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Bloomington approves $1.125 million change order after Dillman filters fail

October 6, 2026 Bloomington’s Utilities Service Board approved a $1.125 million change order Oct. 5 to replace underdrains in filters at the Dillman Road wastewater treatment plant after failures left ...
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Month: October 2026

Staff report BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — October 9, 2026 Police took a person into custody Thursday night… ...
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Children of the Corn: Motorcycle rider who fled police called mother for pickup from cornfield

Staff report Bloomington, Ind. - October 5, 2026 A Bloomington man who police say fled from an officer on a motorcycle after running a red light was found in a cornfield and later taken into custody ...
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Bloomington seeks design proposals for police headquarters at 714 S. Rogers St.

October 6, 2026 The Bloomington Redevelopment Commission unanimously approved issuing a request for proposals for architectural and engineering services to adaptively reuse the city-owned building at ...
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Monroe County commissioners ask Stinesville to suspend ICE agreement pending public vote

October 6, 2026 The Monroe County Board of Commissioners has asked the Stinesville Town Board to suspend the town police department’s federal immigration-enforcement agreement until elected town ...