A tornado in London damaged several homes and injured at least six people Thursday, authorities said.
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- This will be their last visit to this watery grave to share stories, exchange smiles, find peace and salute their fallen friends. This, they say, will be their final farewell.
WASHINGTON -- In a case that could shape firearms laws nationwide, attorneys for the District of Columbia argued Thursday that the Second Amendment right to bear arms only applies to militias, not individuals.
WASHINGTON -- Senators raised sharp questions Thursday about a special Iraq commission's recommendations for changing U.S. diplomatic and military strategies in the war, as the panel's leaders urged the Bush administration and Congress to urgently work out a new bipartisan approach.
The Upland Brewing Company in Bloomington is hosting a benefit auction today to help pay for the recovery of associate chef Fred Newell. Newell, who began working for Upland over the summer, was hit Nov. 2 by a drunk driver whose blood-alcohol level was 0.24 at the scene. Newell sustained numerous injuries, including two skull fractures, hemorrhaging of the brain and a broken collarbone, according to the company's Web site.
A Ku Klux Klan rally might be held in Bloomington this spring. The director of Bloomington's Safe and Civil City program, Beverly Calender-Anderson, received an e-mail Wednesday from Phil Lawson, the Imperial Wizard of the United Northern and Southern Knights of the KKK.
The Bloomington Common Council heard emotionally charged testimony from citizens for and against a resolution supporting a plan for government-paid health insurance Wednesday night.
I fear that we, as the Opinion section, have reached a misunderstanding with our readers. And this week I hope to reconcile some differences that have come to light during the fall 2006 semester.
I was standing in my kitchen, frosting an American flag onto a cake, when I saw the headline proclaiming that Rep. Charles B. Rangel's intent to introduce a bill calling for the draft to be reinstated.
It's that magical time of the year. Since Thanksgiving, advertisements trying to bolster our consumerism have taken over the three-minute breaks in my favorite TV shows. It's a predictable nuisance, but this year I saw something a little bit different -- the politically correct "Happy Holidays" is apparently not PC enough. I've noticed an increasing reference to the "holiday season" in lieu of actually wishing viewers "happy holidays."
Upon reading the Nov. 29 IDS story "County Republicans file for vote recount in three races," a reasonable person might have laughed it off as a joke. But sure enough, just before the recount deadline, the Monroe County Republican Party paid the $11,000 needed to demand a recount of three races. The races, which were chosen to be a "random sampling" of government levels, are county recorder, District 2 county council and the ever-controversial race of Van Buren township assessor. All were chosen randomly to show the "voter fraud" that Republicans mean to seek out could have happened at any level.
IU professors formally announced on Wednesday the formation of the Black Faculty and Staff Caucus at the IUPUI Conference Center as part of IU's ongoing effort to diversify its student body and faculty. The caucus, proposed at an October summit of black faculty and staff members, aims to be "an umbrella organization to assist the University in carrying out its commitments to diversity and equity and to advocate for improving conditions for Blacks on all campuses," according to an IU news release. The University has been under pressure to form such a group since an IU board of trustees retreat Sept. 20, when the board adopted a resolution supporting the University's goal to double minority enrollment by the 2013-2014 school year. A "commitment to diversity and equity" is one of IU's four core mission activities, according to the IU news release.
On Tuesday afternoon, his back pressed against an Assembly Hall corridor wall, Rod Wilmont was asked if he was in a slump. The senior guard began laughing. He knew better. Wilmont -- who scored just four points total in IU's previous two games -- tallied 20 points and 10 rebounds in the Hoosiers' 92-40 victory against Western Illinois University on Wednesday night in Bloomington. The double-double marked the first of Wilmont's career and helped the Hoosiers improve to 5-2 overall on the season. Wilmont said after the game that he and IU coach Kelvin Sampson took a unique approach to getting the senior guard's offense back on track. "Coach emphasized in practice for me to start getting back in the gym, like I was doing at the beginning of the season, and I went two nights in a row," Wilmont said. "Then me and Coach, before the game today, played Horse."
An IU wrestler remained in the critical-care unit at Bloomington Hospital on Wednesday night after surviving a leap from the third floor of the Walnut Center parking garage early Sunday morning, hospital officials said.
Police said they arrested an 18-year-old IU student Tuesday afternoon on charges of voyeurism, a class D felony.
Even after the successor of IU President Adam Herbert takes office, the University will require the outgoing president to stay involved with IU, according to Herbert's contract.
The conductor gave the signal, the band stood up and the music of the annual "Chimes of Christmas" filled the halls of the IU Auditorium.
WASHINGTON -- In the final hours of Republican rule, the Senate on Wednesday put forward an all-purpose bill covering everything from normalized trade with Vietnam and tax breaks for millions of taxpayers to an expansion of offshore oil drilling.
Audiences resisted the urge to get up and dance at the A-221 and African American Dance Company final exam. The soulful and rhythmic vibe filled the Willkie Auditorium on Tuesday night. The program opened with A-221 students performing "Lamba," which "illustrates the journey of Mansa Musa across the desert on a pilgrimage to Mecca," according to the program. The second dance was choreographed by Iris Rosa, associate professor and the dance company's director. She said the song by Spanky Wilson had a 1970s feel and inspired the choreography she created for the dance company's performance in "Potpourri of Arts." "It made me want to dance," said Colleen Welch, a modern dance major in the audience. She said was interested in taking one of the courses in the future. Brynne Mitchell, also a modern dance major, agreed that it was hard to resist the urge to get up and dance. She said that she recognized a lot of modern dance in the performance. "I had the jiggle leg," she said. "It's hard to be a dancer and come and not dance."
Girls Inc. of Monroe County will hold its annual Holiday Hoopla event this Saturday at the Fountain Square Mall. For $5, guests will be able to check out the kids-only boutique, a hot pancake breakfast and a 1 p.m. showing of the animated movie "The Polar Express" at The Cinemat, among other activities at the all-day event, said Amanda Smith, development intern for Girls Inc.
